Interweaving ideas and materiality, I make drawings that explore ecological systems, seasonal cycles, and changing landscapes. My artwork is part of a larger practice of developing a relationship with a place by working with the abundance of its flora. Using botanical materials carefully foraged in my backyard and neighborhood, along hikes and while traveling, I fabricate inks, watercolors, charcoal, and paper that carry a specificity of location and season. Experimental studies and tests document an investigation of each material’s characteristics, while intricate renderings of dense vegetation and botanical vignettes reflect and respond to the places of their origin. Together, these drawings speak to the work of tending to and rebuilding a relationship with the more-than-human world while grappling with and grieving our uncertain future.
About the Artist
Andrea Sherrill Evans (she/her) is an Arizona-born, Baltimore-based artist and educator whose work explores local ecosystems, seasonal cycles, and changing landscapes. As a means to interweave ideas and materiality, her drawings utilize handmade inks, charcoal, and paper created from flora foraged in her backyard and neighborhood, along trails and while traveling. Evans is a recipient of the Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award, the Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship in Drawing, and the St. Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Award. Her work has been exhibited at spaces including Montpelier Art Center (Laurel, MD), C. Grimaldis Gallery (Baltimore, MD), Tiger Strikes Asteroid (Brooklyn, NY), Drive-By Projects (Watertown, MA), Montserrat College of Art (Beverly, MA), and phICA (Phoenix, AZ). Evans has attended artist residencies at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and The Studios at MASS MoCA, and was a Denbo Fellow in Papermaking at Pyramid Atlantic Art Center in 2022. Evans is currently a faculty member in the Drawing Department at Maryland Institute College of Art.Featured Work
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