Working as an artistic duo since 2017, Evan and Stacey combine their different backgrounds of art and science to create artwork that distills complex personal themes into quiet visuals. Their work does not prescribe meaning but allows space for reflection. Evan earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from Webster University and his Master of Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Stacey studied Civil Engineering and now manages roadway design and construction projects in the St. Louis area. In 2017, Evan began an artistic collaboration with Stacey to pursue more complex technologies and concepts. Stacey’s experience as an engineer brought new expertise to enhance the sculptural works and installations he was creating. This partnership has shown them the power of a collaborative process and has led to several exhibitions with such institutions as the International Sculpture Center, Museum of Art – DeLand, VAR Gallery in Milwaukee, and the Kranzberg Arts Foundation in St. Louis. Evan and Stacey’s past work has taken inspiration from childhood memories, sacred spaces, and the shifting qualities of place and time. In their newest work, the duo draws from personal experience and investigates the spaces where memory, infrastructure, and landscape intersect, considering the tension between human-engineered systems and the open beauty of the landscapes around them. They live and work in St. Louis, Missouri.
Curriculum Vitae
Selected Awards and Grants
2024 Honorable Mention Award, Museum of Art - Deland, Form + Space 2024 Exhibition
2023 Artist Support Grant, Regional Arts Commission
2023 Thomas and Carol Gipe Award in Sculpture
2023 Research Grant for Graduate Students (Collaboration)
2022 Nathan Miller Award, juror Kendall Buster
2022 Outstanding Student Achievement In Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center
2022 Research Grant for Graduate Students
2022 David C. Huntley Founder's Award
2021 Karey G. Orness Award in Sculpture
2021 Sculptors at Wagner
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Take Care Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2024 Jump, Twist, or Dive! Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
2023 Continuum, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2021 Respite, High Low Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2021 Voids, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Liminal Spaces, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Reliquary, Art Gallery at East Central College, Union, Missouri
2017 Liminal Space, Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Form + Space 2024, Museum of Art - DeLand, DeLand, Florida (Honorable Mention Award)
2023 International Sculpture Center Awards Exhibition, Seward Johnson Atelier, Hamilton, New Jersey
2023 Passing Clouds, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, Missouri
2022 Sculpture on Campus 2022, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois
2022 Belonging: Cross River Art Exhibition, TechArtista, St. Louis, Missouri
2022 Varsity Art XXVI, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2022 Annual Juried Art and Design Student Exhibition, Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2021 Annual Juried Art and Design Student Exhibition, Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2021 Sculptors at Wagner Art Exhibit, Online due to COVID-19
2021 Self Reflections, Foundry Arts Center, St. Charles, Missouri
2020 Minimalism, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California
2020 Small Works Art Show, Wood River Museum, Wood River, Illinois
2020 Full House, Localhost Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Illumination, City Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Contemporary Art Museum - Open Studios STL, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Kinesis, Innovation Hall, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Contemporary Art Museum - Open Studios STL, St. Louis, Missouri
2017 Dimensions of Art and Technology, Brick City Makes, St. Louis, Missouri
Residencies
2024 Stove Works, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2023 Farwell House, Frederick, Illinois
2021 Paul Artspace, Ferguson, Missouri
Public Collections
2023 Past into Present, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois
2023 Alone Together, Jeske Sculpture Park, Ferguson, Missouri
2021 Latency, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Reliquary, Art Gallery at East Central College, Union, Missouri
2018 Through the Wonder, Webster Groves Public Library, Webster Groves, Missouri
Education
2023 Master of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [Evan]
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Webster University (Summa Cum Laude) [Evan]
2014 Associate of Fine Arts, St. Louis Community College [Evan]
2008 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri [Stacey]
2024 Honorable Mention Award, Museum of Art - Deland, Form + Space 2024 Exhibition
2023 Artist Support Grant, Regional Arts Commission
2023 Thomas and Carol Gipe Award in Sculpture
2023 Research Grant for Graduate Students (Collaboration)
2022 Nathan Miller Award, juror Kendall Buster
2022 Outstanding Student Achievement In Contemporary Sculpture Award, International Sculpture Center
2022 Research Grant for Graduate Students
2022 David C. Huntley Founder's Award
2021 Karey G. Orness Award in Sculpture
2021 Sculptors at Wagner
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2024 Take Care Catapult Creative House, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
2024 Jump, Twist, or Dive! Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
2023 Continuum, Foundry Art Centre, St. Charles, Missouri
2021 Respite, High Low Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2021 Voids, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Liminal Spaces, Sheldon Art Galleries, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Reliquary, Art Gallery at East Central College, Union, Missouri
2017 Liminal Space, Gallery of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, Missouri
Selected Group Exhibitions
2024 Form + Space 2024, Museum of Art - DeLand, DeLand, Florida (Honorable Mention Award)
2023 International Sculpture Center Awards Exhibition, Seward Johnson Atelier, Hamilton, New Jersey
2023 Passing Clouds, Foundry Art Center, St. Charles, Missouri
2022 Sculpture on Campus 2022, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois
2022 Belonging: Cross River Art Exhibition, TechArtista, St. Louis, Missouri
2022 Varsity Art XXVI, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
2022 Annual Juried Art and Design Student Exhibition, Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2021 Annual Juried Art and Design Student Exhibition, Art & Design Gallery, Edwardsville, Illinois
2021 Sculptors at Wagner Art Exhibit, Online due to COVID-19
2021 Self Reflections, Foundry Arts Center, St. Charles, Missouri
2020 Minimalism, ShockBoxx Gallery, Hermosa Beach, California
2020 Small Works Art Show, Wood River Museum, Wood River, Illinois
2020 Full House, Localhost Gallery, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Illumination, City Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
2019 Contemporary Art Museum - Open Studios STL, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Kinesis, Innovation Hall, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Contemporary Art Museum - Open Studios STL, St. Louis, Missouri
2017 Dimensions of Art and Technology, Brick City Makes, St. Louis, Missouri
Residencies
2024 Stove Works, Chattanooga, Tennessee
2023 Farwell House, Frederick, Illinois
2021 Paul Artspace, Ferguson, Missouri
Public Collections
2023 Past into Present, SIUE, Edwardsville, Illinois
2023 Alone Together, Jeske Sculpture Park, Ferguson, Missouri
2021 Latency, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri
2018 Reliquary, Art Gallery at East Central College, Union, Missouri
2018 Through the Wonder, Webster Groves Public Library, Webster Groves, Missouri
Education
2023 Master of Fine Arts, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville [Evan]
2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Webster University (Summa Cum Laude) [Evan]
2014 Associate of Fine Arts, St. Louis Community College [Evan]
2008 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, University of Missouri [Stacey]