Evan Jones (b. 1992) is a painter from western North Carolina, currently working in Atlanta, Georgia.

Education

2016 BFA, Savannah College of Art and Design 

Exhibitions

2023-

DESTRUCTION DERBY DREAMLAND. Solo exhibition. Thomas Deans Fine Art. Atlanta, Georgia.

THE GREAT AMERICAN THRILL RIDE. Solo exhibition. The Drey Gallery. Toronto, Canada.

2021-

COUNTRY STORE. Solo exhibition. Thomas Deans Fine Art. Atlanta, Georgia.

GOALS. Group exhibition. La Loma Projects. Los Angeles, California.

2020-

Large Works Exhibition. Group exhibition. Greenville Contemporary. Greenville, South Carolina.

2019-

BLVD. Group exhibition. 54 Boulevard SE. Atlanta, Georgia.

2018-

Family Pictures. Solo Exhibition. Matre Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia.

Fresh Blood. Group exhibition. Mason Fine Art. Atlanta, Georgia.

Generations. Group exhibition. Besharat Contemporary. Atlanta, Georgia.

Artfields 2018. Juried group exhibition/competition. Lake City, South Carolina

2017-

Sparkle Crackle. Solo Exhibition. Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

2016-

UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA. Juried group exhibition. Paper Plane Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

Short Shorts 2016. Juried group exhibition. Whitespace Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

2015-

Electron Salon. Group exhibition. Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California.

Governors Island Art Fair. Juried group exhibition. Governors Island, New York, New York.

The American Wilderness. Two person exhibition. That Gallery, Cashiers, North Carolina.

Phase 1. Group exhibition. Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

Phase 2. Group exhibition. Matre Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

Phase 3. Group exhibition. The Mammal Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia.

2014-

The Epic of Flight. Solo exhibition. Albany Museum of Art, Albany, Georgia.

Press / Publications

2023-

Interview and review with Felicia Feaster for the Atlanta Journal Constitution: https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/evan-jones-shows-destruction-derby-dreamland-in-atlanta/E4CI7CDMLJB6NAJY4SSV6U3FAA/

Jerry Cullum writes about Destruction Derby Dreamland in ArtsAtl: https://www.artsatl.org/cullums-notebook-four-artists-reflect-on-americas-rapidly-changing-culture/

2021-

Felicia Feaster reviews COUNTRY STORE for the Atlanta Journal Constitution: https://www.ajc.com/life/arts-culture/scad-grads-solo-show-collides-nascar-evel-knievel-with-european-history-painting/TUOQRRDSYNEPZMLSI54MP2BOAY/

Press for COUNTRY STORE at Thomas Deans Fine Art: https://www.artsatl.org/cullums-notebook-metro-artists-comment-on-change-wrought-by-nature-history/

2020-

Do More Art: Acrylic, Laurence King Publishing.

New American Paintings, No. 148, South Issue.

Under the Bridge, Painting. Winter 2020.

2019-

          @Paintguide instagram, 1/1/2019

2018-

Booooooom.com editor's pick, 8/3/2018.

2017-

New American Paintings, No. 130, South Issue.

Evan Jones: A Painted History? Interview and publisher's prize in the Winter 2017 edition of Friend of the Artist Magazine.