Eva Crawford 118 E Kingston Ave, Studio 22, Charlotte North Carolina 28203 & 700 N Tryon St, Charlotte North Carolina 28202 Phone: 704-301-3457 E-Mail: evacrawfordart@gmail.com
Introduction
As an artist many styles of art-making and media inspire me, with my strengths being drawing, painting and collage. I have been a freelance artist for over thirty years with portraiture showcasing my ability to capture personalities through realism and expressionism. Narrative is a key element in my art, and as a visual storyteller I use color, texture and sometimes text to enhance the subject matter which is either painted or reimagined from found images. My studios and gallery spaces are at Dilworth Artisan in Southend and VAPA Center in Uptown Charlotte.
Achievements · Charles Ervin Building 5,500 sq foot Retaining Wall Retrospective Mural – May – June 2022
· Your Good Neighbor portrait project - July 2021-June 2022 · Arts and Science Council Cultural Grant recipient – 2021 · ArtPop Street Gallery Award Winner, class of 2022
· Artfields – Spring 2022
· One for the Books - Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation - 500 bookend project supervisor - November 2021
· Van Gogh Artist in Residence – Summer 2021
· CATS Transit Pass Design Contest for 2022 – First Place - 2021
Shows · "See of Humanity" at Matthews Town Hall - September-October 2021
· "On Life" Exhibit at Gallery C3- Featured Artist - June-August 2021
· Duets: An Immersive Open Air Art Show - June 2021
· Open Wall Exhibition with Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County– April - May 2021
· Intersection 2020 - Gallery C3 Juried Art Show - Dec 2nd - Jan 31st
· Pauline Tea Bar - "Human Spirit" painting series show - Fall 2020
· Arts Council of York County's 31st Juried Competition Exhibition - June-July 2020
· Exhibiting artist in The Breath and the Clay juried show - June 2020
· Participating artist in "Illuminate" show at the Bill and Patty Gorelick Gallery at CPCC - January - December 2020
· 9-18-9 Studio Gallery - March 2020 - present
· "See of Humanity" Art Show at New City Church South Park gallery - March 2020 - present
· Pla-stik\ A Pop-up Perspective Art Show at Summerbird Boutique – November 2019
· Art and About Show at Free Range Brewery – September-October 2019
· Arts Council of York County Annual Juried Show – July 2018, 2019
· Fosters Frame Design and Gallery, Huntersville – Summer 2019
· Exhibitor at The Contemporary Art Exchange Gallery– January-April 2019
· Artist on Display at Novant Health Mint Hill Medical Center – September 2018 to present
· Threshold Church Art Gallery Show – Fall 2018; Spring 2019
· Church at Charlotte, Matthews Campus Art Gallery – July 2018
· Watershed Church Art Gallery – July 2018 to present
· ArtPop Pop Up Show at LeMeridien, Charlotte – May 2018
· Sage Salon and Studio Show for Charlotte Uptown Gallery Crawl – Spring 2018
Work Experience
· Private Art Instructor August 2017-present
· Lorien Arts Academy Summer 2018, 2019, 2020 Painting 2 instructor Painting 3 instructor
· Church at Charlotte 2016-2018 Assist with the Arts Program and 2 Galleries Quarterly lead and instruct Art Studio Nights
· Charlotte Christian School August 2004-June 2017 Director of Visual Arts Upper School Art Teacher Taught Art 1, Art 2, Honors Studio Art, AP Studio Art and AP Art History Students attended university art programs and colleges upon graduation. They showed well in local and national art competitions winning several National Scholastic gold and silver medals. Sponsor of National Art Honor Society College Board AP Studio Art Portfolio Reader four years
·Otto and Moore, Inc. Furniture Design Firm, High Point, NC 1984-1992 Illustrator Designer
Volunteer Art Experience
· New City Church Visual Arts Community Leader 2020 · Urban Promise 2017-2019 Weekly (2017-18), bimonthly (2018-19) meet with the Street Leaders to teach creativity · UMAR Arts Center 2017-2019 Taught art weekly to developmentally delayed adults · ArtsCharlotte Visual Arts leadership team 2017-2019 · Project 658: Children Art Camp Leader and Teacher Summer 2015-2018 · Global Hope India: murals and live painting in Tashar Village Community Center October 2017 · Jordan Brand Hyper Local Tee Program Art Instructor Fall 2018
Education
UNC-Chapel Hill 1980-1984 BFA in Painting and Print Making as a Morehead-Cain Scholar
Skills
· Adobe Photoshop · Photography · Speaker · Live Painter · Portrait Artist · Drawing, Painting, Collage · Instructor