BIO
Eva is primarily a figurative artist whose work features realistic subjects in somewhat
magical moments.
She was born in Poland and moved to the United States at the age of thirteen.
Assimilating to a life in a new country as a teenager was challenging, but creating art
was something that helped to make the process easier. The recognition her art
received during high school, contributed to forming her identity as an artist and set the
direction for further pursuit. She went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in Art and a
Master's degree in Art Education from Northern Illinois University.
At the school she learned the basics of a wide variety of art media. As she focused on
portraiture after finishing school, she used charcoal, pastel, watercolor and oil to create
her commissions.
Instead of becoming an art teacher she felt the need to continue to learn about art and
culture so she chose other art related professions. She spent 6 years at a commercial
art studio managing storyboards for TV ads, followed by 10 years working as a tattoo
artist. Through the many media she has worked with, portraiture and female figure has
been a consistent focus.
Today she uses primarily oil to create her personal work as well as portraiture and live
wedding painting. She works from a home studio located in the Chicago suburbs.
Eva Evangelista
CV
Born in Gliwice, Poland, 1978
Education: Northern Illinois University – Master of Science in Art Education
Lunar Codex Artist
https://www.lunarcodex.com/
Group Exhibitions
2024 Awakening Earth, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL
2024 FLESH online exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024 Stupid Cupid, online exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2024 Glorious Point, Juliet's, Joiliet, IL
2024 Preposterous! Dadaism 2024, 116 Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2023 TEN by TEN, Jackson Junge Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 Environment, 116 Gallery, St. Charles, IL - BEST OF SHOW
2023 The 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2023 Rhythm, Color & Movement: Seeing the Music, 116 Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2023 International Biennial Portrait Competition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2023 Unbroken, 116 Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2023 Mujer 2023, online exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2023 The Artistry of Beauty, 116 Gallery, St. Charles, IL
2022 The 6th Annual Juried Exhibition, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wausau, WI
2022 Me, Myself & I, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2022 Mujer, online exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021 Au Natural, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2021 International Women’s Day Pop Up Show, online exhibition, 33 Contemporary Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 8x8 Self Portrait Exhibition, Art NXT Level Projects, Chicago, IL
Publications
2023 PoetsArtists, Summer 2023
2023 PoetsArtists, Hashtag Art Magazine: MUJER 2023, March 2023
2021 iARTistas, INVENTION: Curated by Charles Jensen, Summer 2021
2018 PoetsArtists, 10th Anniversary Issue: Oranges and Sardines, Issue 92, March 2018
Book Cover
Longing for Life, Author- RLY, Newman Springs Publishing 2021
Related Experience
Tattoo Artist, 2012 – 2022
Krol Tattoo Club (formerly Krol Body Art), Chicago, IL
Project Manager (creating storyboards for TV commercials), 2006 – 2012
The Art Bunch, Commercial Art Studio, Chicago, IL
Portrait Artist, 2002 – 2010
Graphic Pointe, Harlem Irving Plaza, Norridge, IL
Art Teacher, 2001 – 2003
Multiple Schools