Born in Ohio, Jon Evans is an artist, photographer and musician who earned his B.A. in Art Education from Wilmington College (OH). He pursued masters coursework at his alma mater, as well as Xavier University and the Art Academy of Cincinnati. He enjoyed a brief stint in the field of historic artistic restoration before teaching art for 14 years in public and charter schools. He now is pursuing various artistic projects full-time but continues to tutor.
Working in various media, his specialty is conté crayon on paper. Over the years, he has cultivated a visual world that is thematically concerned with faces as well as industrial objects and nature/landscapes, finding a different kind of beauty in each of his pieces that are brought to life by his realistic drawing technique. He has exhibited work at the Phyllis Weston Gallery (Cincinnati, OH, the Pop Up Gallery (Cincinnati, OH), The Dairy Barn (Athens, Ohio), and Wilmington College (Wilmington, OH). He
Currently, he is working out of Mexico City, Mexico and is available for commissions.