BIOGRAPHY

Born in Los Angeles, California — Resides in Venice, California

EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley, BFA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022 Moonshadows, Luis De Jesus, Los Angeles, CA

2018 Residency exhibition, Two Coats of Paint, Brooklyn, NY

2016  Tree.Lingam.Void, Jason Vass, Los Angeles, CA

2015  Living Quietly Among Things, online exhibition, anotherdayinla

2012  Past is Present, Prospectus, Los Angeles, CA

2008  Psychic River, Cardwell Jimmerson, Culver City, CA  

2006  Keeping Body & Soul Together, Dangerous Curve, Los Angeles, CA  

1999  Mix It Up, POST, Los Angeles, CA  

1997  Clip-On's, Ben Meltz Gallery, Otis School of Art & Design, Los Angeles, CA  

1995  The Oval, Gasworks Studios, London, UK  

1994  Let Me Through, Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA  

1993  Motel Paintings, Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

1992  The Mango, Sue Spaid Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

TWO/THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

1995  Late Spring, Marc Foxx Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

1994  Nancy Evans & Roy Dowell, Fawbush Gallery, New York, NY

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 Picnic at Hanging Rock, Sargent’s Daughters, Los Angeles, CA
 Time and Being, Wonzimer, Los Angeles, CA

2023 Made in L.A. 2023: Acts of Living, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA
 EXCAVATION, Gallery RAM, Bakersfield, CA

2022  Transcendent, Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA

2019  Peace on Earth, Museum of Art and History, Lancaster, CA

2016  Urban Nature, Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2015  Studio System, residency exhibition, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA 
        Box.Art.Show, POST, Los Angeles, CA

2013  California Slam 2013, San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA
          Decomposition, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (Curator, Constance Mallinson)

2012  Facing West/looking East, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA (Curator, Richard Turner)  
          California Sculpture, AnotherYearInLA, Los Angeles, CA 

2010  Genre Studies, Cardwell Jimmerson, Culver City, CA
          Ou-boum, Long Beach City College Gallery, Long Beach, CA (Curator, Linda Day)  

2008  Good Doll/Bad Doll, Armory for the Arts, Pasadena, CA (Curator, Michael Duncan)
          LA Weekly Biennial, Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Curator, Doug Harvey)  

2007  Drawn In:Drawing in Residence Phase III, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA (Curator, Marcy Freeman)  

2002  LA Post Cool, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA (Curator, Michael Duncan)  

2001  Between Representation: LA's Greatest Unsigned Artists, INMO Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Curator, Doug Harvey) 
         The Importance of Being Earnest, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA (Curator, Michael Duncan) 

2000  An Active Life, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH (Curator, Sue Spaid) 
          PaintLand, Schmidt Contemporary Art of Los Angeles, CA (Curator, Terry Meyers)  
          That Perfect Place, The Work Space, New York, NY (Curator, Theresa Hackett) 
          Fahrenheit 2000, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA (Curator, Paul Paiement)    

1998  Sick of Photography, University of California Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies, Santa Barbara, CA (Curator, Michael Darling)

PERFORMANCE

1989  Sleep a Little Death, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, CA (Collaboration, Funded by Rockefellow Foundation)

1987  The Ephemeral Nature of Madame de Sade, LACE, Los Angeles, CA (Collaboration, Funded by NEA)

1986  Tiny Alice, various locations in Los Angeles, CA

1985  Urban Fever, various locations in Los Angeles, CA

AWARDS AND GRANTS

2015  Center For Cultural Innovation Grant

        “Seen&Heard” Grant from anonymous organization

2008  Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant for Painters & Sculptors   

1988  Rockefeller Foundation Grant for Collaborative Projects

1987 Collaborative Artist Grant, National Endowment for the Arts

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

  • Leah Ollman, "Nancy Evans Marries Metaphor and Myth at Jason Vass Gallery”, Los Angeles Times, June 29, 2016

  • Constance Mallinson, “Nancy Evans”, Artillery Magazine, September 6, 2016

  • Duncan, Michael, Nancy Evans at Dangerous Curve, (Image) Art in America, March 2007

  • Freeman, Tom, "Immodesty", (Image), Artweek, November 2006

  • Darling, Michael, "Fresh Paint", LAWeekly, Jan 29, 1999

  • Wilson, William, "Clip-On's", Los Angeles Times, (Image) April 22, 1997

  • Weissman, Benjamin, Artforum, (Image) Summer 1994

  • Tager, Alisa, Art in America, (Image) October 1993

  • Duncan, Michael, "LAX", Art in America, April 1993

  • Pagel, David, "Smart & Sensuous", LA Times, March 4,1993

  • Greene, David, "Nancy Evans", Art Issues, November 1992

  • Pagel, David, "Artistic Breakthrough", LA Times, Sept 10, 1992

  • Frank, Peter, "To be Gifted, Young and Los Angeleno", Visions, 1989

  • Curtis, Cathy, "Nancy Evans de Sade, LA Times, Sept. 11, 1987

  • Apple, Jackie, "The Esthetic of the Perverse", LA Times, Oct.24, 1987

  • Lawrence, Dianne V., "Nancy Evans-Tiny Alice", High Performance, Issue #37,1987, pp 82

  • Evans, Nancy, "Tiny Alice", original text, LAICA Journal, Summer 1986

RESIDENCIES & ART FAIRS

2015  Rhy Art Fair Basel, Switzerland

2012  Berliner-Liste Art Fair, Berlin

2008  Art Channel- Beijing 

1995  Gasworks Studios, London

1994  Art Omi, New York State

COMMUNITY ACTIVITES

1993-1996  Board of Directors & Performance Committee Chair,  Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions
  (LACE)

1991-1993  Board of Directors, Foundation for Art Resources (FAR)