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Curriculum Vitae:

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008: Que Piensa. Galeria 409, Brownsville, TX.

2008: Rock Installation. Atrium Gallery, McAllen, TX.

2008: Sealed for Your Own Protection. South Texas College Library Art Gallery, McAllen, TX.

2008: Facelift: South Texas College Faculty Exhibit. South Texas College Art Gallery, McAllen, TX.

2008: 3rd Annual Human Rights Exhibition: Juried Traveling Show. South Texas College, McAllen, TX, Progreso Art Gallery, Progreso, N.L., Mexico, University of Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico

2007: South Texas College Annual Faculty Art Exhibit.South Texas College Starr County Campus, Rio Grande City, TX.

2007: As of Now:  A Collection of Rio  Grande Valley Artists. Ben Bailey Art Gallery. Kingsville, TX.
                                   
2007: The Subjective Hand:  Mixed Media Paintings by Phyllis Evans. Galveston College, Galveston, TX.

2007: South by Southwest:Faculty Exchange Show. Houston Community College Southwest. Houston, TX.

2006: articulation + permutation Faculty Exhibit. South Texas College, McAllen, TX.

2006: Phyllis Evans:  Survival of the Fittest  And Mexico Montages.South Texas College Starr County Campus, Rio Grande City, TX.

2006: Women and War Conference and Art Exhibit. South Texas College, McAllen, TX.
                                   
2006: Revelations of Lylith and EveBrownsville Heritage Complex, Brownsville, TX.

2006: Corazon. Valley Museum, Harlingen, TX.

2005-2006: Cigar Box. South Texas College Gallery. McAllen, TX.

2005: Manichaus. Edinburg, TX.

2005: Collage. International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, TX.

2005: Arte Rio Grande. International Museum of Art and Science,McAllen, TX.

2004: Survival of the Fittest. South Texas College Gallery. McAllen, TX.
                                    
2004: Northwest Vista College Exchange Show. Northwest Vista College. San Antonio, TX                                        
           
2004: A Taste of Art. International Museum of Art and Science, McAllen, TX.                                  

2004: Tachuachismo II. Blue Onion. McAllen, TX.
                                                     
2004: Save a Furry Friend. South Texas College Gallery. McAllen, TX.
                     
2003: Emboss. South Texas College Gallery. McAllen, TX.
                                                                       
2003: Digital Art Exhibition. University of Texas, Pan American. Edinburg, TX.
                       
2002: Phyllis Evans -  Recent Work. Lenoir Community College. Kinston, NC.

2001: Allusions. Horace Williams House. Chapel Hill, NC.
                       
2001: Faculty Show. Lenoir Community College. Kinston, NC

1999: Phyllis Evans –  Recent Digital Images. West Virginia High Tech Consortium. Fairmont, WV.

1999: Empty Pleasures -  M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition. Laura Mesaros Gallery, West Virginia University.
Morgantown, WV.

1999: Fresh Air. Annex Galleries and Studios. Charleston, WV.

1998: Formal Tease. Laura Mesaros Gallery. West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV.

1997: Self Portraits. Summer Street Studios. Houston, TX.

1996: Recent Drawings -  M.A. Exhibition. SOFA Gallery, Sam Houston State University. Huntsville, TX.

1996: Faculty Show. Gaddis Geeslin Gallery. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.

1995: Faculty Show. Gaddis Geeslin Gallery. Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX.

1994: Masquerade Internationale. University of Houston, Clear Lake, Houston, TX.

 

EDUCATION


Post-Graduate Studies in Art History, 2005-2008: University of Texas, Pan-American, Edinburg, TX

M.F.A., Painting, 1999: West Virginia University. Morgantown, WV

M.A., Drawing, 1996: Sam Houston State University. Huntsville, TX

Post- baccalaureate Studies in Studio Art, 1991-1993: University of Houston, Houston, TX

B.A., Visual Art and Applied Design, 1990: University of Houston - Clear Lake. Houston, TX                               

A.A., Commercial Art, 1984: Texas State Technical Institute. Waco, TX
 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003-present: Instructor of Art, South Texas College, McAllen, TX

2003: Instructor of Art, American Intercontinental University Online, Hoffman Estates, IL          

2000-2002: Instructor of Art, Lenoir Community College, Kinston, NC
                                                        
1999-2000: Instructor of Art, Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, PA

1999: Photoshop Instructor, Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

1997-1999: Graduate Teaching Assistant, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
                                                       
1995-1996: Graduate Teaching Assistant, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX


GUEST LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS

Sealed For Your Own Protection. October, 2008. South Texas College. McAllen, TX.

The Subjective Hand: The Art of Phyllis Evans. November, 2007. Galveston College. Galveston, TX.

Phyllis Evans: A Diversity of Interests, Influences, and Obsessions. February, 2007. Houston Community College, Houston, TX.

Body Art. February, 2007. Scarcella Center, Houston Community College Southwest, Stafford, TX.

Female Genital Mutilation. April, 2006. South Texas College Women and War Conference. South Texas College, McAllen, TX.

Body Art. April, 2005. Artists In The Raw Lecture Series. International Museum of Art and Science. McAllen, TX.

Figurative Art in the The Amarna Style.  March, 2004. Artists In The Raw Lecture Series. International Museum of Art and Science. McAllen, TX.

 

PUBLICATIONS

"Reaching for the Stars: Brian Wedgeworth's Ascension, McAllen, Texas."

"Process in Action: Systematic Drawings by Jesus de la Rosa at South Texas College. Voices of Art Magazine, Vol. --, No. -, 2007, pp. ----.

"Reflex: Scott Nicol at South Texas College." Voices of Art Magazine, Vol. --, No. -, 2007, pp. ----.

“Interview with Serena Rosenkrantz” Voices of Art Magazine, Vol. 13, No. 2, 2005, pp. 12-13.

“American Studio Glass” Voices of Art Magazine. Vol. 13, No. 1, 2004, pp. 20-21.

 "Andrew Johnson at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill," ArtPapers, Vol. 24, No. 4, July/August 2000, pp. 32-33.

"Susanne Slavick and Andrew Johnson at Mesaros Galleries, University of West Virginia," ArtPapersVol. 24, No. 3, May/June 2000, pp. 42-43.

Empty Pleasures. Internet access to written thesis and exhibition images at:
http://157.182.199.25/etd/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=632


PRESS COVERAGE / REVIEWS OF EXHIBITIONS

Lubben, Richard. “Evans Exhibits at Starr County Campus”. Staying Connected. July, 2006.

Moyer, Nancy. “Surface Treatment: Women and War Exhibit at STC Stretches Perception of Conflict.” The Monitor. April 28, 2006.

Moyer, Nancy. “Surface Treatment: Arte Rio Grande 2005 takes control at IMAS” The Monitor. July 15, 2005.

Freeman, David. “Survival of the Fittest”. Voices of Art Magazine. ---------

Moyer, Nancy. “Surface Treatment: STC Faculty Members Ponder Darwinism at College’s Art Gallery. The Monitor. December 3, 2004.

“’Survival of the Fittest’ Opens at STC Art Gallery”. Valley Town Crier. Nov. 26, 2004.

“A Taste of Art at IMAS”. Valley Town Crier. Thursday, September 9, 2004.

“A Taste of Art.” The Monitor. September 13, 2004.

Moyer, Nancy. “Surface Treatment: Save A Furry Friend! At STCC Hopes to Save Animals Through Art Works.” The Monitor. June 18, 2004.

“STCC Professor’s Art Featured at IMAS.” Valley Town Crier. March 10, 2004.

Moyer, Nancy. “Surface Treatment,” The Monitor. December 5, 2003.

"Artist Gives Insight into Work," Technology in the Mountains, Vol. 3, No. 33, November 22-28, 1999.

Hinchliffe, Mary. "M.F.A. Exhibitions," The Daily Athenaeum, April 22, 1999, p. 9. Reproduction.

 "Reception, Exhibit Set for Phyllis Evans," Technology in the Mountains, Vol. 31, No. 1, November 8-14, 1999. Reproduction.