Evan Andrews

Teaching Artist

Evan Andrews is a Louisiana native who grew up in a creative household and originally moved to New Orleans in 2008 to study photography at Loyola University, quickly becoming embedded in the local punk scene. After long terms in some other coastal communities, studying sculpture, social practice, and education, Evan returned home to expand their many crafts. They’ve shown work in Louisiana, Oregon, and Rhode Island, performed on “stages” big and small, and in 2021 was accepted into the Saint Petersburg Arts Residency (SPAR) in Russia. They hold a Bachelor of Arts in Art Practice: Sculpture from Portland State University, as well as a Master of Arts in Teaching from the Rhode Island School of Design. They are now continuing their own practice while happily combining their love for arts integration with community engagement, accessibility needs/access, trans rights, immigrants’ rights, and creative re-use.

Due to a devastating illness, Evan took some years away from the classroom, but couldn’t stay gone for long, and has worked to develop new ways to think about art, disability, and the concept of process. Elsewhere about town you can find Evan eating vegan soul food, working as a legal advocate for abused and neglected children, dispersing harm reduction materials, making Mardi Gras costumes, and performing music with/for their spouse and two cats.