Shannon Evans is a contemporary oil painter who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. With a BFA in Drawing and Painting from CSU Long Beach, Evans’ uses color and brush marks expressively and intuitively to create an immersive abstract landscape. Her paintings are mirrors of the human experience and are influenced by what is happening in her own life. Evans’ work has been collected internationally, including Switzerland, England and New Zealand. Selected group shows include Sturt Haaga Gallery, Brea Gallery, Gallery 825, JCO’S Art Haus and Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Employing the medium of oil paint, my work delves into themes of love, loss, and longing, seeking to unravel the complexities of our existence. My paintings explore the nuanced emotional turbulence inherent in the female experience, particularly in dating, sexuality, beauty, nostalgia, and the inevitable progression of time. Drawing inspiration from daily walks, the work infuses imagery from memories, endowing the pieces with layers of nostalgic sentiment and echoes of the natural world. Utilizing elements of nature—whether in its vibrant bloom or delicate decay— metaphorically delves into the entanglement of human relationships with others and oneself.
The work addresses the tender, painful, and bittersweet realities of girlhood and womanhood, often overshadowed in visual art. Seeking to make sense of intense, volatile, and complex emotions, these paintings become a sanctuary for rest and reflection. The artwork delves into the strength found in vulnerability and the profound act of self-discovery through the painting medium. Conceptualizing the work with the romanticism and sentimentality accompanying the passage of time, the artistic endeavor becomes a contemplative excavation of intimate spaces. I aspire to further investigate the fragmented and disjointed recollection of nostalgia clouded memories and how it influences other aspects of one's choices. Vulnerable and fragile, these constructed spaces emerge as visual diary entries, portraying the intense introspection of oneself and the surrounding environment with visceral intensity and vigor.
EXHIBITON RECORD
Education
2018 BFA in Drawing and Painting, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Group Exhibitions
2024 Becoming, DOMA Arts Complex, Los Angeles, CA
Making Meaning, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2023 Shape + Form, Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens, La Cañada Flintridge, CA
Ghost Shadows, Shockboxx, Hermosa Beach, CA
Dreamscapes & Cityscapes, El Senguda, CA
Metamorphosis, Nous-Ance, Los Angeles, CA
MidSummer, J Alley Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Art at Atelier, Atelier Eva, Brooklyn, NY
Spring Juried Show, realART, Agoura Hills, CA
2022 Open Show (Juried by MOCA curator Rebecca Lowery), Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Little by Little, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ
Small’s Show, Gallery 46, Baton Rouge, LA
Off the Easel, Ashton Gallery, San Diego, CA
Expressing Nature’s Value, Ellis Hall, Hendrix College, Conway, AR
The Next Big Thing 2022, Studio Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
Metaverse, Schmetaverse, DOORS.NYC, West Hollywood, CA
Centered on the Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
2021 BIG, JCO’S Art Haus, Los Gatos, CA
Drawn to Paper, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2018 Arbor, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Art Without Borders, Via G. Leopardi 12, Florence, Italy
Insights, Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA
Everything Must Go, Max L. Gatov Gallery, Long Beach, CA
From Here, Werby Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Displacement, Max L. Gatov Gallery West, Long Beach, CA
Collections
Corporate Collection, AMLI Old Pasadena, Pasadena, CA
Awards & Scholarships
2021 Finalist, Boynes Emerging Artist Award
Publications
2023 “Shannon Evans Explores Human Experience Through Abstract Art,” Magzoid, Read Here
2022 Amy Cruickshank, “Shannon Evans,” Discover Abstract Artists, Read Here
2022 Amy Flores, “Meet Shannon Evans,” CanvasRebel, Read Here
2022 Stephanie Hernandez, “Conversations with Shannon Evans,” SDVoyager, Read Here
2022 Aryanne Lopez, “Artist Shannon Evans,” Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Read Here
Affiliations
2022 Member of the Los Angeles Art Association.