Evan Sheldon
My work explores themes ranging from grotesque bodily concerns, trans-generational trauma of being a first generation America, and vapid consumption, all the while injecting my own sense of humor in to these works. I draw out the absurd in my work, to highlight the strange and illogical nature of human behavior. I have a background in illustrating and cartooning, and that helps inform the type of visual principles I use in my work. My inclination to compose my images together from a variety of sources, found and original, is an attempt to focus on the amalgamation aspect of a crafted identity.
CV
Education
2017 BFA, Studio Art – Photography, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Affiliations
2017-’19 Fabrication Studios, Dallas, TX
2017 President, Parallax (UNT Fine Art Photography Club)
Member, Texas Photographic Society
2016 Vice President, Parallax, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Artist Member, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
Selected Group/Juried/Solo Exhibitions
2019
The Big Summer T-Shirt Show, ex ovo, Dallas, TX
Working Class, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
Popup for One, 2606 Bataan, Dallas, TX
2018
Locals Only, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
Expo 2018, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juried by Lee Escobedo
Kook Out, Culture Hole, Dallas, TX
Fuck performance, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
2017
Hot and Sweaty, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Oops performance, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
Raw, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX
five. (BFA Exhibition), Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Nasty Women Exhibition: Dallas, Sunset Art Studios, Dallas, TX
500X Student Expo 2017, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juried by Danielle Avram
2016
It’s Conceptual, UNT on the Square, Denton, TX
500X Expo 2016, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juried by Rachel Rogerson
Distance, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Ethereal, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX
UNT Union Art Competition, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX
2015
Investigate 9/11 performance, Jagoe House, Denton, TX
2014
Push Pinhole Show, UNT Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
Demonstrations/Artist Talks
2018
Kook Out performance/artist talk, Culture Hole
2017
five. (BFA exhibition) gallery talk, Cora Stafford Gallery
Art framing/installation demo, Parallax fine art photography club
Cameraless photography demo, Kathy Lovas’s Alternative Processes course, UNT
2016
Art framing/D-ring installation demo, Parallax fine art photography club
Chemigram demo, Kathy Lovas’s Alternative Processes course, UNT
Commissions
2019 Marmalade promotion materials/edition of 6 prints, And Now Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016 On a Friday EP artwork, Moniker, Denton, TX
Press
2019
Glasstire Top Five: June 27, 2019
glasstire.com/2019/06/27/top-five-june-27-2019/
2018
Speedbump Studio Tours, Chuck and George
chuckandgeorge.net/speedbump/516%20Fabrication/index.html
Locals Only, Glasstire
glasstire.com/events/2018/10/10/locals-only
Kook Out, Glasstire
glasstire.com/events/2018/09/20/kook-out
2017
Fall 2017, Friend of the Artist
friendoftheartist.com/store/fall2017
Member Spotlight, Texas Photographic Society
texasphoto.org/member-spotlight-evan-sheldon
Tuesday Art List – February 7, 2017, Mateo Granados, The Dentonite
thedentonite.com/blog/tuesday-art-list-february-7-2017
2016
Tuesday Art List - December 20th, 2016, Mateo Granados, The Dentonite
thedentonite.com/blog/tuesday-art-list-december-20th
10 for 10: Local Album Art, Mateo Granados, The Dentonite
thedentonite.com/blog/10-denton-album-artists
My work explores themes ranging from grotesque bodily concerns, trans-generational trauma of being a first generation America, and vapid consumption, all the while injecting my own sense of humor in to these works. I draw out the absurd in my work, to highlight the strange and illogical nature of human behavior. I have a background in illustrating and cartooning, and that helps inform the type of visual principles I use in my work. My inclination to compose my images together from a variety of sources, found and original, is an attempt to focus on the amalgamation aspect of a crafted identity.
CV
Education
2017 BFA, Studio Art – Photography, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Affiliations
2017-’19 Fabrication Studios, Dallas, TX
2017 President, Parallax (UNT Fine Art Photography Club)
Member, Texas Photographic Society
2016 Vice President, Parallax, University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Artist Member, Greater Denton Arts Council, Denton, TX
Selected Group/Juried/Solo Exhibitions
2019
The Big Summer T-Shirt Show, ex ovo, Dallas, TX
Working Class, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
Popup for One, 2606 Bataan, Dallas, TX
2018
Locals Only, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
Expo 2018, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juried by Lee Escobedo
Kook Out, Culture Hole, Dallas, TX
Fuck performance, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
2017
Hot and Sweaty, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX
Oops performance, 516 Fabrication, Dallas, TX
Raw, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX
five. (BFA Exhibition), Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Nasty Women Exhibition: Dallas, Sunset Art Studios, Dallas, TX
500X Student Expo 2017, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juried by Danielle Avram
2016
It’s Conceptual, UNT on the Square, Denton, TX
500X Expo 2016, 500X Gallery, Dallas, TX, Juried by Rachel Rogerson
Distance, Cora Stafford Gallery, Denton, TX
Ethereal, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX
UNT Union Art Competition, UNT Union Gallery, Denton, TX
2015
Investigate 9/11 performance, Jagoe House, Denton, TX
2014
Push Pinhole Show, UNT Lightwell Gallery, Denton, TX
Demonstrations/Artist Talks
2018
Kook Out performance/artist talk, Culture Hole
2017
five. (BFA exhibition) gallery talk, Cora Stafford Gallery
Art framing/installation demo, Parallax fine art photography club
Cameraless photography demo, Kathy Lovas’s Alternative Processes course, UNT
2016
Art framing/D-ring installation demo, Parallax fine art photography club
Chemigram demo, Kathy Lovas’s Alternative Processes course, UNT
Commissions
2019 Marmalade promotion materials/edition of 6 prints, And Now Gallery, Dallas, TX
2016 On a Friday EP artwork, Moniker, Denton, TX
Press
2019
Glasstire Top Five: June 27, 2019
glasstire.com/2019/06/27/top-five-june-27-2019/
2018
Speedbump Studio Tours, Chuck and George
chuckandgeorge.net/speedbump/516%20Fabrication/index.html
Locals Only, Glasstire
glasstire.com/events/2018/10/10/locals-only
Kook Out, Glasstire
glasstire.com/events/2018/09/20/kook-out
2017
Fall 2017, Friend of the Artist
friendoftheartist.com/store/fall2017
Member Spotlight, Texas Photographic Society
texasphoto.org/member-spotlight-evan-sheldon
Tuesday Art List – February 7, 2017, Mateo Granados, The Dentonite
thedentonite.com/blog/tuesday-art-list-february-7-2017
2016
Tuesday Art List - December 20th, 2016, Mateo Granados, The Dentonite
thedentonite.com/blog/tuesday-art-list-december-20th
10 for 10: Local Album Art, Mateo Granados, The Dentonite
thedentonite.com/blog/10-denton-album-artists
