Evan Paul English

Evan Paul English

Brooklyn, NY, United States

About Evan Paul English

Evan Paul English is an interdisciplinary artist, born and raised in Meridian, Idaho, and currently resides in Brooklyn, New York. He recently had a solo exhibition at NAPOLEON Gallery in Philadelphia, exhibited work at The Boiler | Pierogi in Brooklyn, and presented his MFA thesis exhibition. He is a recent solo artist-in-residence at Surel's Place in Boise, Idaho, artist-in-residence at Vermont Studio Center, and upcoming artist-in-residence at The Wassaic Project. "My main influences stem from my childhood growing up in rural Idaho. My mother was an antique collector, so I was surrounded by things like vintage floral textiles, cross stitches, and paint-by-numbers. I would spend a lot of time with her at thrift and antique stores looking around. At the time, I didn't care for antiques because they possessed a sense of traditionalism that I despised. But now, I'm constantly thrifting, scavenging for objects that resonate my past in Idaho. Most of the materials in my sculptures are found, and I have developed a visual language by borrowing certain aesthetics. My work serves as a celebration and critique of their embedded ideologies. "I hope to provoke a dialogue around the issues in my work relating to gender and domesticity. My work often investigates the construction of self through the dualistic perception of one’s public and private identity. Confronting the various forms of traditional, often heteronormative, domesticity, my work is intended to challenge the gender ideologies associated with the mythos of The American Dream. Utilizing found objects, I examine their metaphorical qualities as stand-ins for the human body. As a result, much of my work conveys the unity of dualities and notions of ambiguity, questioning what is disguised and what is revealed." Link: http://fadmarket.co/features/2017/7/24/qa-with-evan-paul-english

Education:

BFA - University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
MFA - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Events:

Haunted Mill Opening (in Collaboration with Omar Aqeel), October 28, 2017, 3-9pm. The Wassaic Project. Wassaic, NY.

The Other Art Fair. November 9-12, 2017. The Brooklyn Expo. Brooklyn, NY

Exhibitions:

Recent Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibition "Stratum" MFA Thesis Exhibition. Pratt Institute. Brooklyn, New York. 2016

"The Land of Here and Now" The Fed Galleries at KCAD. Grand Rapids, Michigan. 2016

"Babylone - U.S.A." Curated by Daniel S. Palmer. The Boiler | Pierogi, Brooklyn, New York. 2016

Solo Exhibition "CAMOUFLAGED" Curated by Liza Coviello. Napoleon Gallery. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2016