Khana Evans

My name is Khana Evans, I am 26 years old. I have always been into art and I can't imagine life without it. I originally started my art career amongst the Northern Soul DJs at the 100 club when I was seventeen and from there I was commissioned to design and paint the huge backdrops they proudly drape behind the DJ area at their soul nights.
At the age of twenty-five one of my paintings, of a notable Member of Parliament, was recognise by the National Portrait Gallery as being important to British portraiture and sits in the Heinz Archive and Library next to Gainsborough and Chuck Close.
My interest in fine art has also led me to study old masters like Caravaggio and Ingres. There is a similarity of style between the two which I most admire because of the fine detail they achieve from life painting. I have painted many different subjects and have kept the skills and clarity of the masters in mind as I try to develop my own style by injecting humour and colour.
My paintings are a reflection of society as we know it and can be read as a story of the present; a snapshot of time and what is happening politically and socially.
I studied at Weston College University and Goldsmiths where I found myself in a constant battle of idea...