Previous exhibitions include group shows at the Contemporary Art Museum St. A solo exhibition of her work, “GILT,” is currently on view at Cape Town’s Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa. Originally trained as a painter, she shifted to paper as her preferred medium, deploying it in large-scale installations that address issues central to her own heritage and to the African diaspora. Evans undertook a two-year postgraduate residency at the Rijksakademie Amsterdam. She holds a BA from the Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology, and an MA in fine art from Goldsmiths College. Prior to joining Chelsea College of Arts, Evans taught at Central Saint Martins, also in London. She will fill the role left vacant by Kieren Reed, who has led the institution since 2018 and is departing on sabbatical.Įvans in a statement noted, “It will be a privilege to work in an environment that offers a transformative education to emerging artists, where students and staff can express themselves and take risks in an increasingly equitable environment at this important moment when diverse knowledges are relevant and necessary.” Evans arrives from Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, where she has for the past five years headed the undergraduate fine arts program. She is the first Black person to occupy the position.
Nigerian-born British artist Mary Evans has been chosen to serve as the next director of London’s prestigious Slade School of Fine Art, effective October 4 of this year. Mary Evans Named Director of the Slade School of Fine Art
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