Chris Evans (artist)

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Chris Evans is a British artist based in London and a tutor at De Ateliers in Amsterdam. He was the bassist for the now-defunct band Life Without Buildings. [1]

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Biography

Evans was born in Eastrington in 1967. He studied graphic design at Leicester De Montford University and completed a Master in Fine Art in 1993 at Winchester School of Art, which was located at their now-defunct annex in Barcelona. Since 2005, and on numerous occasions worldwide, Evans has invited representatives from national police forces to give recruitment presentations at art academies, including at the Pratt Institute, New York (2008), and at the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg (2015). His work is held in various national collections including the Arts Council England, [2] Sculpture International Rotterdam [3] and the Lithuanian Parliament.

Exhibitions

In 2005, Chris Evans participated in the 6th British Art Show and the following year in Eastinternational. Since then, he has exhibited in several international art Biennials: Athens Biennial in 2007, Taipei Biennial in 2010 and Liverpool Biennial in 2014. He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including: Praxes Centre for Contemporary Art, Berlin (2015); Markus Lüttgen, Cologne (2015); Project Arts Centre, Dublin, Ireland (2014); The Gardens, Vilnius (2014); Piper Keys, London (2014); Juliette Jongma (2012); Lüttgenmeijer, Berlin (2011); Marres, Maastricht (2010); British School in Rome (2008); Artpace, San Antonio (2007); STORE, London (2007); Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam (2006); and Studio Voltaire, London, (2006).

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References

  1. "Life Without Buildings: Any Other City | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. "Home Entertainment | Arts Council Collection". artscouncilcollection.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  3. "Sculpture International Rotterdam".
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  5. "Chris Evans, Collected Filmscripts, 2006-2009 | Institute of Contemporary Arts". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
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