Joanne Evers

Joanne Evers grew up in Lake Tahoe, California. She received a BA in Graphic Design and Illustration from San Diego State University, and painting instruction with Wayne Thiebaud at the University of California, Davis. More recently she is learning Chinese Calligraphy from Aqin Zhou, at the University of California Berkeley.


Evers has had solo exhibitions, participated in group shows, and has sold artworks both nationally and internationally.

Evers paints in plain aire, in the Sierra Nevada mountains with the outdoors as her studio. Bringing the majesty of the Sierra Nevada to canvas and paint, Evers' outdoor plain aire painting is influenced by other plain aire artists such as: Monet, Van Gogh, Millet, The Group of Seven, Helen Frankenthaler, Georgia O'keefe, Emily Carr, Maynard Dixon, Elmer Bishoff, Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, and Chiura Obata.

She expresses the peace, power, life force, and joy of nature to her paintings. Exploring themes of climate change, time, water, and an ever evolving relationship with the trees, wildlife and mountains. While at the same time sharing space with the sunshine, mountains, shadows, fresh air, and bird song in the environment; part painting, part just being outside.

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Education
• Graduate studies in Art History, Painting taught by Wayne Thiebaud, University of California Davis, Davis, CA, 1996-7
• B.A. Graphic Design and Illustration, San Diego State University, CA, 1987

Exhibitions (*solo shows)
2024 Open Studios, Nevada County, Grass Valley C
2021 Small Works, Asif Gallery, Grass Valley, CA
2015-present Saatchi Art, Online gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2016 Tree Shadows, New Moon, Nevada City, CA
2013-16 UGallery, Online gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Snow Goose Festival, Avenue 9, Chico, CA (“Artist’s Choice” award)
2012 Bird Paintings, 151 Union Square, Grass Valley, CA*
2009 Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Group Show, Danielle’s, Sacramento, CA
2008 Large Works, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2007 50/50 Show, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2006 Buildings, Elliot Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Foothill Conservancy Art Show/Auction, Terre Rouge Vinery, Plymouth, CA
2005 Have a Heart, Elliot Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA
New Season, New Works, New Gallery, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Bob Returns to a Bigger Home, 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Foothill Conservancy Art Show/Auction, Terre Rouge Winery, Plymouth, CA*...