Melbourne born artist Kim Evans works primarily in the mediums of Acrylic Painting and Graphite drawing. Her detailed, other-worldly imagery is drawn from, and explores the unconscious and the rich language of dreams & symbols. Inspired by Nature, Wisdom Traditions, and Symbolism, re-occurring themes in Kim’s work include the feminine psyche, transformation/metamorphosis and human/animal nature.
Exhibiting for 30 years in Australia and Internationally, Kim has worked solidly in creative career paths since 1988, including success as an Editorial illustrator in the 1990’s to 2010, with clients including ‘The Bulletin’, ‘AFR Boss’ Magazine & the ‘Melbourne Age’ Newspaper, and as a lecturer to Illustration diploma & degree students from late 1990’s to 2012 at NMIT (now Melbourne Polytechnic).
Kim’s exhibiting career began to flourish in the early 2000’s with participation in 2 major group shows, ‘Brave Destiny’ in Brooklyn, New York in 2003 and the ‘Fantastic & Visionary Art’ touring exhibition throughout Australian Regional galleries in 2003-2004. Kim was one of the original artists showcased in the online Beinart Collective, set up by Jon Beinart in the early 2000’s, and published in the first Beinart book ‘Metamorphosis’ 2007, she continues this relationship as an exhibiting artist at Beinart Gallery since its opening in 2016.
Kim’s paintings and drawings are recognised within the Fantastic and Visionary art traditions, with her works held in private collections around the world and published in 2 international encyclopedias, the first in 2009 and most recent, 2017 ‘Lexicon Phantastischer Frauen’ - Encyclopedia of Fantastic, Symbolist, Surrealist, Visionary women. (Hardback) (Publisher and Editor: Gerhard Habarta, Austria)
Kim lives and creates at her home studio in the Yarra Valley, Victoria, Australia.
Recent/Current exhibitions include :
2019- E-Volve, AXIS Gallery Richmond, Illinois, USA
2019- NAIA Museum, Chateau, Rochefort-en-Terre, France.
2019- ‘Small Works’ Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
2018-‘Revolve’ True Love Gallery, Seattle USA
2018- ‘Small Works’ Beinart Gallery, Melbourne
2018- ‘Chimeria Beinalle’ Sedan, France
2018-‘FLOW’ Beinart Gallery
2018- ‘Wheel of Re-Creation’ AXIS Gallery Seattle, USA
2017- ‘Small Works’ & ‘Creatures’ exhibitions, Beinart Gallery Melbourne, Australia.
2016- Beinart Gallery Inaugural show.
2015-‘Phantastische Venus’ Bavaria, Germany
2014 and 2015- ‘Dreams and Divinities’ Mexico shows
2012-‘Visionaries: Art of the Fantastic’, QCC Gallery, Bayside, New York. USA
Recent Articles/Publications include:
2018- Miroir Magazine ( Feature artist article) 'Forces Of Nature'.
2018- LEXIKON PHANTASTISCHER KUNSTLERINNEN: Encyclopedia of (Women Artists) Fantastic, Surrealistic and Symbolic art. Editor: G. Habarta. Austria.
2017- Miroir Magazine (Double page spread) 'Inner Visions'.
2010- ‘Art Visionary Box Set’ – Art Visionary collectors edition. (Publisher: Damian Michaels)
2009 & 2nd Edition- ‘Lexikon der Phantastischen Künstler’ International encyclopedia of Surreal, Visionary and Symbolic art. (Hardback) (Publisher and Editor: Gerhard Habarta.) Austria)
2010- ‘Art Visionary Box Set’ – Art Visionary collectors edition. (Publisher: Damian Michaels)
2009 & 2nd Edition- ‘Lexikon der Phantastischen Künstler’ International encyclopedia of Surreal, Visionary and Symbolic art. (Hardback) (Publisher and Editor: Gerhard Habarta.) Austria)
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