British, b. 1934
Garth Evans is central to the story of contemporary British sculpture. His work, which consistently experiments with the potential of scale, weight, medium and form, engages both a formal and conceptual approach — focusing on process to reconsider sculptural possibilities. A hallmark of Evans’s long career is the ways in which he consistently reviews his practice, rejecting any aesthetic position that has become too comfortable. This approach has given rise to a number of apparently distinct bodies of work. Sustaining this self-questioning endeavor throughout his long career has required Evans to maintain an unusual level of intellectual and emotional rigor. His ongoing interest in working with new materials and processes in order to examine established boundaries has resulted in sculptures made from a diverse range of materials, including wood, steel, rubber, plastic ceramics and fiberglass. For Evans this process of exploration is deeply personal; he states that many of his works, even when most abstract, are “triggers for and containers of particular identifiable memories.” Each of Garth Evans’ works are ambiguous, multifaceted and completely original. All of his works, no matter the material, form and method of production, share qualities of an intangible, mysterious and beguiling serenity.
Evans studied sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. He has received numerous awards including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award and the British Council Exhibitions Abroad Grant. He lives and works in Northeast Connecticut.
Evans studied sculpture at the Slade School of Fine Art, London. He has received numerous awards including the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award and the British Council Exhibitions Abroad Grant. He lives and works in Northeast Connecticut.
