Belinda Evans is a Melbourne (Naarm) based artist dedicated to Drawing as a performative translation of the world.
Her work focusses on unencumbered freedom, a juxtaposition between the orderly logical side of life and the wild creativity found before thought.
Working primarily with paper, canvas and many water based mediums including ink, charcoal, watercolour and pastel, Evans is looking for mediums that can keep up with the speed required to work 'before thought'.
Operating through a philosophical and reflective lens, Evans' work merges the act of observation with an immersion beyond logic. She refers to this as 'searching for what is before thought'.
This dual process explores the documentation of life and nature while simultaneously giving form to the complex emotional and psychological dimensions of the human condition - the struggles, emotions, and introspective thoughts that define what it means to be alive.
Belinda has travelled extensively and documented her surroundings with sketching and painting. These are all inputs to what is evolved to larger works on paper and sculptural elements to create expansive environments and installations.
Solo Exhibitions
2026 Along the Path, Montsalvat Barn Gallery, Eltham
Group Exhibitions
2025 End of Year show, TAR - The Art Room, Footscray
2025 Drawing Intensive, Scotts Uniting Church, Heidelberg
2025 Banyule Art Salon, Banyule Cultural Centre Gallery, Melbourne
2024 Drawing Intensive Exhibition, Banyule Loft Gallery, Melbourne
2014 Norma Bull Portrait Prize Finalist, Vic Artist Society
2010 Banging Doors, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy
2007 Under the Arches, Arches Gallery, London
2002 Sculpture Association Annual show, Victoria Sculpture Association
2001 Graduate Show, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
1998 Carnival, Fringe Festival, Span 1,2,3, Flinders Lane, Melbourne (Curator and artist)
Residencies
2026 Scotts United Church, Heidelberg
2024 Mangga Studios, Banyule
Education
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Box Hill Institute, Melbourne
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) with Honours, RMIT University, Melbourne
Diploma of Fine Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, Sydney
Bachelor of Technology, Monash University, Melbourne
