SANTIAGO EVANS
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Mexico City, México (1996)
Mexican artist whose practice explores drawing, publication, and material experimentation. His work moves between intimate sketch-based processes and expanded formats, including artist books, installations, and sculpture.
He has presented solo exhibitions in Antwerp, Caserta, Paris, and Frankfurt, and has participated in international group shows across Europe, the United States, and Asia, including venues such as the Museum Plantin-Moretus, Art Brussels, and The Hole (New York).
His work has been recognized through awards and publications, including the Drawing Prize by Stockmans Art Books and inclusion in the permanent collection of the Museum Plantin-Moretus. He holds an MFA from the Royal College of Art in London and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Antwerp.
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I take inspiration from the autobiographical as well as historical and fictional references that have brought me a sense of wonder throughout my life. The work stands parallel to the constant change in my personal life and is an attempt to always maintain the childlike wonder and imagination I had while growing up my sketchbooks and drawings are a way to develop the different stories that I am working through in my head. When I paint, I use long brushstrokes to slowly find the image through the different textures and swathes of colour in the initial layers of paint. These elements, as well as the composition, are usually dictated by the material of the support I am using for the painting. The images become a kind of still from a movie showing a glimpse of the landscapes, interiors, and characters in my drawings. My work is influenced by observation, abstraction, and imagination. I create a world of magical realism that my younger and current self would be excited to jump into.
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Solo Shows
2023 – Incendios y Sombras (upcoming), Antwerp, Belgium – Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
2022 – A Gawking Fixation, Caserta, Italy – Galleria Nicola Pedana
2021 – Cabin Fever, Paris, France – Galerie Derouillon
2020 – Frankfurt, Germany – Jean Claude MaierGroup Shows
2023 – Hong Kong – Down in the Woods, Up to the Sky (Double Q Gallery)2022 –Miami, USA – To Bodily Go (Superzoom Gallery)
-Brussels, Belgium – Art Brussels Fair
2021 – Antwerp, Belgium – Papieren Stad (Museum Plantin-Moretus)
-Caserta, Italy – Turn On the Bright Lights (Galleria Nicola Pedana)
2020 – Antwerp, Belgium – Wunderass (Gallery Sofie Van de Velde)
-Antwerp, Belgium – Tangier (TickTack)
Awards & Publications
2021 – Museum Plantin-Moretus, Permanent Collection (Papieren Stad)
2021 – Stockmans Art Books, Drawing Prize (publication forthcoming)
2020–2019 – Publications and editions with Tick Tack and Antwerp Art Book Fair
2019 – Selection of six sketchbooks, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp