Ned Evans
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Born 1950, Burbank, CA
Lives and works in Venice, CA
EDUCATION
1974 M.F.A. University of California, Irvine, CA
1972 B.F.A. University of California, Irvine, CA
 
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 “Water Bound" Recent Paintings and REsin Reliefs, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“King Tide," Paintings + Resins, Gallery 169, Santa Monica, CA
“H2O-20: A 20-Year Survey of Paintings, Drawings, Wall Reliefs" , Cambria Cruise Control Gallery, Cambria, CA
2021 “By the Seaside: New H20 Paintings," Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica
2020 “Paintings,” Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“FLUX MAZE,” Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2018 “New Paintings,” Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Paintings and Keyholes,” Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2017 “Graphite Squalls + H2Os: Paintings and Drawings,” Gallery 169, Santa Monica, CA
2016 "H2O Paintings", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2015 "Slight Return: A Selection of Paintings from 1985-2015", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2013 "New Paintings and Resin Reliefs", Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Selected Postcard Collages, 1979-1991," Craig Krull Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2012 "H20s At S.E.A.," David Hertz Studio, Venice, CA
"Ned Evans: New Work," William Turner Galery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2011 "Ned Evans: Recent Paintings and Works on Paper," William Turner Gallery
"H2O's: Paintings and Drawings", Rumba, Santa Monica, CA
2010 "H2O's: Paintings and Drawings",James Beach, Venice, CA
2009 "Ned Evans: Inside the Prism", William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
"Ned Evans: H2O - Pixels, Paintings, Photos, and Prints", Mollusk Surf Shop, Venice, CA
2008 "Ned Evans: New Work", William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2007 "From the Desert to the Sea", William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2005 "Selected Works: 1980-2005", Berman/Turner Projects, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2004 “New Paintings”, William Turner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2003 “H2Os”, Painting and Drawings, Acerol Studio, Santa Monica, CA
“A Drawing Installation, Paper Moons” Les Deux Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2001 “Ned Evans: Recent paintings”, Aldis Browne Fine Arts, Venice CA
2000 “Watercolors on Japanese Paper”, Hiromi Paper Int., Santa Monica, CA
“New Paintings”, Off Main Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1998 “Floaters”, Deanna Izen Miller Gallery, Venice, CA
1996 Recent Paintings, Deanna Miller Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
1992 Recent Paintings, Jan Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1990 New Paintings, Michael Maloney Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
1988 Small Paintings and Collages, Maloney Butler Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1987 New Paintings, Michael Maloney Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
1985 Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1984 Roy Boyd Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna, CA
1981 Malinda Wyatt Gallery, Venice, CA
1978 Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1977 Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1976 Wenger Casat Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1975 Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1974 Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1973 Jack Glenn Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 "We Are L.A". Selecteds from the Weisman Foundation Art Collection, Silverman Art Gallery, Cal State Los Angeles, CA
"Black & White"; Selections fromthe Weisman Foundation Art Collection, Laguna Beach Museum of ARt, LAguna Beach, CA
"7x7 Group Show", Mike Kelley Gallery Beyond Baroque, Venice , CA
"Ned Evans + Mitch Jones Paintings," Andrea Shwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2021 "Inspirational: The Influence of Place",Gallert Art 1307 in conjunction with the American Consulate, University of Naples, Naples, Italy
"On The Edge, Jack and Joan Quinn Art Collection, Bakersfield Art Museum, Bakersfield, CA
2019 “UFOs: Ned Evans + David Lloyd,” Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Industry of Meaning,” LA Historical Society Group Show, Venice, CA
“See Sea Si,” Ernie Wolfe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Out of Town,” Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Abstract Diversity,” Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
2018 “Barry McGee: SB Mid Summer Intensive, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, CA
“The Californians,” Pacific Gallery, Huntington Beach, CA
“Relevant,” Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Black and White and In Between: Selections from the Weisman Art Foundation,” Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
“Group Show,” Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
“Art in a New Place,” The Art Exchange, Long Beach, CA
2017 “California Dreaming,” Frederick R.Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA
“Group Show,” Area 35 Gallery, Milan, Italy
“Group Show,” Melissa Morgan Fine Art Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
“Volcanos and Waterfalls: Ned Evans + David Lloyd,” Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Venice Now + Then,” Mike Kelly Gallery, Venice, CA
“Group Drawing Show,” Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2016 “Differing Feathers,” The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA
“Strata,” Jamie Brook Fine Art, Costa Mesa, CA
“Gallery Artists Group Show,” Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
“Volcano: Ned Evans + David Lloyd", Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
“Made in California: Selections from the Frederick Weisman Foundation", Mana Contemporary, NJ
“Tales from Topographic Oceans", The Great Highway, San Francisco, CA
2015 “Group Show", Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
“Made in California: Selections from the Frederick Weisman Foundation", Mana Wynwood, Miami, FL
“Group Show", Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“MANA Artists in Naples", Gallery 1307, Naples, Italy
“This is Not Surf Art,” Surfing Heritage and Culture Center, San Clemente, CA
“MANA Artists,” Riverside City College, Riverside, CA
2014 “Art and Nature", Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
“ORALE! The Kings and Queens of Cool", Harwood Museum, Taos, New Mexico
“Group Show", Malibleu Gallery, Malibu, CA
“Joan Quinn Captured: Selections from the Quinn Collection", Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, CA
“Group Show: Artists from the film MANA", Gallery Meld, Kailua-Kona, HI
“The No-Shows", TazBones' Ned Evans + Jim Evans Collaborative, Icon Los Angeles, Hollywood, CA
“Summer Group Show", Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
“The Spirit of the Summer", Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH), Lancaster, CA
“Group Show 7th Year Anniversary", Gallery 1307, Naples, Italy
“LA Artcore: Steve Johns, Andy Moses, Ned Evans", LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA
2013 “Surf Gallery Retrospective", ART4, Laguna Beach, CA
“MANA Artists", Meld Gallery, Kona, Hawaii
“Local Fish", Ernie Wolf Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“H20 Photos", EIS Gallery, Venice, CA
“Ned Evans + Andy Moses", Joe's Restaurant, Venice, CA
2012 “Ned Evans & Charles Christopher Hill", Gallery 478, San Pedro, CA
“H2Os", AK Gallery, Venice, CA
“Surf Junkie: Kevin Butler, Herbie Fletcher, Ned Evans + Dane Peterson”, POP Gallery, Culver City, CA
“Artists X Architects”, Joe’s Restaurant, Venice, CA
"California Art: Selections from the Frederick Weisman Foundation", Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
“Ed’s Party: Spheres Of Influence In The LA Art Scene”, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Impact: Emotions of Color”, Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL
“Light and Space”, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA
“California Abstract Painting: 1952 to 2011”, Woodbury University Nan Rae Art Gallery, Burbank, CA
2011 “California Art: Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation”, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
““Best Kept Secret/Pacific Standard Time”, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA
“Mysterious Objects: Portraits of Joan Quinn”, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, CA
“Surf’s up”, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA
2010 “Swell: 1950-2010”, Nyehaus gallery, Metro Pictures, and Friedrich Petzel gallery, Chelsea, NY
“Group Show”, Virginia Miller Gallery, Coral Gables, FL
“Verbatim: Inspiration In Translation”, Nahcotta Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
“Dark Wave”, IGM Art gallery Univ. Of Southern California, los Angeles, CA
Group Show, Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
2009 “Unframed: Works On Paper”, Surf Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
“ETA LA II”, Nahcotta Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“ In A Different Light”, Eric Phleger Gallery, Encinitas, CA
“ETA LA”, Nahcotta Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Insight L.A.”, Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA
“California Visions”, Melissa Morgan Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
“Versions of Abstraction”, Art Dimensions Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 “Ten year Group Show”, Toomey-Tourell, San Francisco, CA
“Drawings: New York-Los Angeles”, Manchester Gallery, Westchester, CA
“Group Show”, Diana Ferrone Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
“Group Show”, Applegate Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Surf Art Nouveau”, Montanaro Gallery, Newport, RI
2007 “Modernism Today”, LAX , Bradley terminal, Los Angeles, CA
“4th Annual Art and Surf Culture Exhibition”, Sao Paulo, Brasil
“The Eclectic Eye: Pop And Illusion”, Frederick R. Weisman Foundation, Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
“Ned Evans & Eric Johnson”, Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 “Good To Go”, Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Abstract Notions”, Berman/Turner Projects, Santa Monica, CA and Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
“Group Show”, Applegate Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“L.A. Scene”, The Surf Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
“Group Show”, Victoria Boyce Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2005 “Pattern and Practice”, William Turner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
“Group Show: Skate and Surf”, Westside Underground Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2004 “Work on Paper”, Calix Fine Art, Seattle, WA
“Group Show”, Applegate Art Gallery, Malibu, CA
“Art Wave”, Finegood Art Gallery, West hills, CA
“Pink”, Cartelle Gallery, Marina Del Rey, CA
“Masters of Venice”, Half a Dozen Rose Gallery, Venice, CA
“Surf Culture: The Art History of Surfing”, Milk Gallery, New York, NY
2003 “The Art of Paint”, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
“Minimalism and More”, Contemporary Art From The Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
“Surf Odyssey”, Ned Evans, David lloyd, Grant Rohloff, Universal Art Gallery, Venice, CA
“Anonymous Connections”, Fresh Paint Art, Culver City, CA
“Surf Culture”, The Art History of Surfing, San Jose Museum, San Jose, CA
“Surf Culture", The Art history of Surfing, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
2002 Group Show, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA
“Surf Culture: The Art History of Surfing”, Laguna Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2001 Ned Evans \ Nancy Kay, Art at Michael's, Santa Monica, CA
2000 “Surf Trip”, Yerba Buena Art Center, San Francisco, CA
Track 16 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Group Show, Remba Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Drawing Show, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA
“Update 2000”, Fresh Paint Art, Culver City, CA
1999 “Intimate Abstract Paintings”, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles, CA
“Group Show: BIG”, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Malibu, CA
1998 “Group Show”, Fresh Paint Art, Culver City, CA
1997 “Forms of Abstractions”, Deanna Izen Miller Gallery, Venice, CA
“East West”, Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“California/New York”, Rush Gallery, Sag Harbor, New York, NY
“Group”, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1996 L.A. Notables, Deanna Miller Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
1995 Small Works, Deanna Miller Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA
1994 Group Show, Janie Beggs Gallery, Aspen, CO
1992 Telephone Group Show, South Coast Metro Center, Costa Mesa, CA
1991 Group Exhibition, U.C. Irvine, Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Seductive Geometry, Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990 Group Exhibition Palms Blvd., B & B Gallery, Venice, CA
Group Show, Karl Bornstein Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1989 Ned Evans, Jim Ganzer, Jon Stokesbury, LJB Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
1988 Works on Paper, Maloney Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1986 A Southern California Collection, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1985 Monotypes, Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, CA
1985 Group Show, Roy Boyd Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1984 A Broad Spectrum, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery Artists, Roy Boyd Galley, Los Angeles, CA
Selected works,Thomas Babeor Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1983 Group Show, Galerie Arcadia, Paris, France
"Lights, Camera, Action”, Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Environs 11, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA
Monotypes, Art Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1982 Canvassing L.A., Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. As Subject Matter, Center for Photo Studies, Los Angeles, CA
Art Collection of Security Pacific Bank, Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
1981 “The Intimate Object”, Downtown Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Monotypes”, Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“LAVA '8 1”, Japanese Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
“Some Paintings 'For Example'”, Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, CA
“3 Views at Space”, Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Anti Static, Baxter Art Gallery, Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
1979 Ned Evans, Joe Fay Collages and Drawings, Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
Drawing Show, Texas Gallery, Houston, TX
Ned Evans, Joe Fay, Stage One Gallery, Orange, CA
“10 Abstract Painters”, Montgomery Art Gallery, Pomona College, Pomona, CA
Group Show, Janus Gallery, Venice, CA
Ned Evans, Bruce Richards, Greg Erickson, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1978 100 + Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
1977 100 + Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Miniatures, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Six West Coast Artists, Dorothy Rosenthal Gallery, Chicago, IL
“Abstract Paintings: A Selected Exhibition”, Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
1976 "PrimeTime: L.A. Painting”, Libra Gallery, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
West Coast Artists, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Attitudes, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
“Drawings by Artists Who Live and Work in Santa Monica and Venice”, Tortue Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Irvine Milieu, La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, CA
First Decade, M.F.A., University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA
“Omnium Gatherum 1975”, La Tortue Gallerie, Santa Monica, CA
Last Picture Show, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Five Artists”, Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, CA
“Collage and Assemblage in Southern California”, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Artist Choice, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Off the Stretcher Works”, College of Marin, Marin, CA
Newspace at Bowers Museum, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA
1974 Group Show, Susan Rush Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Fifth Annual Group Show, Jack Glenn Gallery, San Diego, CA
Jack Glenn Selects, San Bernardino State College, San Bernardino, CA
1973 Market Street Program, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Four Artists, Newspace Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
1972 Quiet Space 5 Artists, El Camino State College, Torrance, CA
“2 Man Show: Ned Evans and Gary Beydler”, Jack Glenn Gallery, Corona Del Mar, CA
“New Art of Orange County”, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA
1971 Third Annual Painting Competition, Laguna Beach Art Museum,(Purchase Award)
 
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Los Angeles County Museum of ARt
Rockwell International, Costa Mesa, CA
Frederick R. Weisman Foundation Collection
Arco Financial Corp., Orange County, CA
Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Bank of America, Seattle, WA
Highwave Inc., Oxnard, CA
Ron Rogers Agency, Beverly Hills, CA
Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY
Pacific Enterprises, Los Angeles, CA
Bank of America, Los Angeles, CA
Quinn, Kully & Morrow, Los Angeles, CA
Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA
First Seattle Bank, Seattle, WA
Kaufman & Broad, Paris, France
Pacific Gas & Electric, Houston, TX
Paul, Hasting, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, CA
Stuart Karten Design, Marina Del Rey, CA
Nissan Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA
Unocal Corporation, Costa Mesa, CA
Flour Corporation, Orange, CA
Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
Hale & Dorr, Boston, MA
Spieker Properties, Orange County, CA
Sheraton Hotels, CA, MA
AMFM, Boston, MA
Goodwin, Procter and Hoar, Boston, MA
Boston Stock Exchange, Boston, MA
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Arnold & Porter Los Angeles, CA
Warner Brothers, Hollywood, CA
Hard Rock Hotel, Tampa, FL
Trump International, Atlantic City, NV
Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, NV
LAX Hilton, Los Angeles, CA
Four Seasons, Houston, TX
Turtle Bay, Hawaii
Net Zero, Northridge, CA
Karrass and Associates, Beverly Hills, CA
Korpinen-Erickson, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA
The Blankfort Collection
Arco Corporation
MGM Grand
Loomis Sayles & Company, boston, MA