Moments With Dad - June 25th - July 7th 2024, At The Chair -A Gallery at Hay on Wye.
UPDATE:- The Show has been extended for a week. If you wish to visit Hay to come and see it here is a guide of other things to do here:
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20/06/2024 Press Release:
An Exhibition of Paintings and Drawings by Tom Evans.
Moments with Dad will be presented this June at the Chair, Hay-on-Wye, showcasing Tom Evans' most expansive collection to date. The exhibition delves into his enigmatic approach to portraiture, everyday life, and familial bonds.
This series of work is in one sense deeply personal, shaped by Tom’s experience of living with his father on Tom’s journey to become an artist, and his father’s acceptance of this path. On the other, the work invites the viewer to reflect on themes of nostalgia, memory, perception and rediscovery.
Tom's portraits capture essences of moments with his father, revealing a profound yet intangible connection. They evoke introspection and the poignant beauty found in shared moments and solitary reflections.
Notes to Editors
Biography: Tom Evans (b.Barnet, 1978) obtained a BA in Painting from Chelsea College of Arts, graduating in 2000. After a hiatus focusing on more commercial areas of creativity, he returned to the UK from a time spent living and working abroad, in Madrid, Spain, to re-focus on establishing a fine art practice from his home base in rural Monmouthshire at the end of 2017. Tom spent 2022 studying with The Royal Drawing School on their inaugural Online Drawing Development Year, shortly thereafter gaining a place on the final Zabludowicz Masterclass in 2023. He then gained the support of the Arts Council of Wales through their Creative Steps programme as a neurodivergent artist, which allowed him to spend the last academic year completing the Turps Banana Correspondence Course. Tom has recently completed several residencies in Portugal and has also shown work in Wales, London and abroad. His work is included in several private collections. Tom will begin an MA at London's Royal College of Art in September 2024.
The exhibition will take place at The Chair, A Gallery in Hay on Wye.
10 High Town, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AE, 25th-30th June 10-4pm (until 2pm on Sun 30th)
A private view will take place on Thursday 27th, 6-8.30pm. All welcome.
For further info please contact the artist on 07870 241876 / etomevans@gmail.com
A pdf of further available works is accessible upon request.