Rob Evans; Magic Realist Artist Elevating the Ordinary into the Extraordinary

Send us Fan MailDecember 17th, 2024Creative ContemplationS3E9 Rob Evans; Magic Realist Artist Elevating the Ordinary into the ExtraordinarySuzanne Lago Arthur, host and creator of The Creative Contemplation Podcast interviews famed Magic Realist Artist, Rob Evans about his fantastic work and his amazing career which includes hanging alongside many of his own artistic idols. Website: robevansart.orgInstagram: @robevansartPartial List of Artists Mentioned:Jerome WitkinJulio LarrazChris Van AllsburgAntonio López GarcíaNFT Sites:SuperRare.comObjkt.comBio:Rob Evans is an artist and independent curator who lives and works near Wrightsville, PA. He received a BFA from Syracuse University in 1981 and has been awarded numerous grants including two fellowships from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, and a prestigious fellowship from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation.Evans' work can be found in more than 30 prominent public collections across the nation including the Metropolitan Museum of Art; National Gallery of Art; Corcoran Museum of Art; Library of Congress; San Francisco Art Museums; Baltimore Museum of Art; and the Portland (OR) Art Museum among others. His paintings have been featured in numerous books, newspapers and magazines and on public radio and television. His work has also been showcased in many blogs and online publications including a recent interview on the Huffington Post.Host Bio:Suzanne Lago Arthur is a contemporary realist painter from Northern Virginia. Born in Puerto Rico to Cuban-American parents, her artistic explorations were nurtured from an early age by her family.Through her paintings Suzanne explores the themes of beauty, transience and memory.  She has exhibited both nationally and internationally in such venues as the Corcoran Gallery of Art and Art Museum of the Americas in Washington DC, Booth Museum of Western Art in Cartersville, GA, the United States Interests Section, Havana, Cuba and in art galleries across the United States. She holds a BFA from the Corcoran School of Art and an MA in Museum Studies from George Washington University.Website: www.lagoarthurstudio.comInstagram: Suzanne Lago Arthur (@lagoarthurstudio)Logo design by Elisa Nader,  Mag7Artwork, "Abby in Contemplation" by artist Suzanne LagoMusic by Up North Music