lilian evans is a transdisciplinary artist currently based in glasgow, enrolled on the master of fine art at the glasgow school of art.
lilian evans' transdisciplinary practice is a sensual exploration into the expanded field of painting. navigating her relationship with discarded materials, the conventions of painting, and notions of attachment and its polar, abandonment, her practice delves into the bounds of assigned value, and concurrently, the influence of perspective on our material surroundings.
a ticket stub, a nail, a cigarette packet,
a discarded object, an opportunity for renewal.
through the use of waste materials, such as large-scale fabrics and drapery formations, she interrogates and penetrates the medium, embracing the capacity art has to transform.
however, the transformation of these objects into art is not permanent. the works she creates are documented, deconstructed, and archived. structures are removed, and materials are placed into parcels, reflecting a cyclical process of creation, use, and abandonment: mirroring their original state, confronting the fluctuating demands of consumer culture whilst modelling sustainable practices.
thus, evans' practice embodies complex relationships between herself and the materials she employs. an encounter with a curtainsider, for instance, pairs with a love letter: an admittance of longing, lust, and desire for the side of a lorry.
evans challenges us to rethink our attachments to objects, advocating for a more thoughtful and sustainable approach to the material world.
About…
2024
Featured artist for New Blood Art
Collaborated with Glasgow based Curator Aliya Prichard-Casey on her first solo show, a place in my heart at The Pipe Factory in Glasgow [collaborative solo exhibition and manuscript]
Exhibited in STIRLING by SWATCHED.X at The Haberdashery [group exhibition]
Featured in a collaborative sound piece titled Radio International, shown in Glasgow International 2024 [sound piece feature]
Exhibited in ‘curtains’ at the Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow [group exhibition]
Exhibited in the MFA ‘interim show’ at the Glue Factory, Glasgow [group exhibition]
Joined the re:PRESENT society committee
Presented and exhibited ‘a love letter to a curtainsider’ at a re:PRESENT event at GSA [exhibition and artist talk]
Exhibited in ‘Do you know who I am?!’ a show curated and organised by David Hicks [group exhibition]
Started working at the Glasgow School of Art Students Association as the Administrative Assistant and Board Secretary
2023
Master of Fine Art year one Course Representative
Enrolled in Master of Fine Art at the Glasgow School of Art
Graduated from Loughborough University (first class honours)
Exhibited in Loughborough University FA 2023 Degree Show [group exhibition]
Organiser and advertisement photographer for the Loughborough University Fine Art Degree Show [commercial photography and event organising]
Nominated for the Freeland’s Painting Prize [painting prize nommination]
Co curated and exhibited in the ‘Welcome Matt’ exhibition at Loughborough University [curation and group exhibition]
2022
Curated and exhibited in the ‘Failures’ exhibition at Loughborough University [curation and group exhibition]
Artist in residence at Loughborough Grammar School [residency]
2020
Enrolled in BA Fine Art at Loughborough University
