The David W. and Beatrice C. Evans Biography Awards
The Evans Biography Awards encourage the best in research and writing about the individuals who shaped the Mountain West through the awarding of two biennial prizes for excellence in biography, autobiography, and memoir.
The Evans Biography Award is a $10, prize given to the best biography, autobiography, or memoir of a person who lived a significant portion of his or her life in the Mountain West, or, in the words of the awards’ founders, “Mormon Country,” which is the region historically influenced by Mormon institutions and social practices. The region is roughly an expanded Great Basin and Rocky Mountain region, extending south into Chihuahua and Sonora, Mexico, and north into southern Alberta, Canada.
The $2, Evans Handcart Award is given to a biography, autobiography, or memoir addressing similar subjects as the Evans Biography Award, but broadens the criteria to include family histories, and encourages first-time and emerging authors to submit their published books.
All book submissions are read by a local jury of five scholars and book experts. This group selects three finalists that are then sent on to a national
Franklin Evans in his studio, New York, NY,
Franklin Evans (b. in Reno, NV) received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa in
He has had numerous solo exhibitions including “franklinsfootpaths,” Figge Art Museum, Davenport, IA; “fugitivemisreadings,” Miles McEnery Gallery, New York, NY; “selfportraitas,” Federico Luger Gallery, Milan, IT; “XLtime,” Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY; “spreadsheetspace,” Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway; “headandhandinhand,” Spazio 22/FL Gallery, Milan, Italy; “juddrules,” Montserrat Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA; “juddpaintings,” Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA; “timepaths,” Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; “paintingassupermodel,” Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY; “houstontohouston,” Diverse Works, Houston, TX; and “eyesontheedge,” Sue Scot
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Franklin Evans
An American contemporary artist, Franklin Evans creates immersive works constructed from amassed art supplies and materials found in his studio space such as artists’ tape, bubble wrap, old newsprint, unstretched canvas, and press releases from gallery exhibitions. Obliquely autobiographical, these works are meant to“de-heroize” the artistic process and the artistic genius.
Born in Reno in , Evans currently lives and works in New York. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in and his Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Iowa in He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including those at Federico Luger Gallery, Milan, IT; Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY; Prosjektrom Normanns, Stavanger, Norway; Spazio 22, FL Gallery, Milan, Italy; Montserrat Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA; Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, MA; Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV; Ameringer | McEnery | Yohe, New York, NY; Diverse Works, Houston, TX; and Sue Scott Gallery, New York, NY.
In his work, Evans uses paint to create hyper-realistic, illusionistic effects of layering and wear, while exploring the process of making art. He also encourages
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