March 9 - May 18, 2024
From Foltz Fine Art:
“James H. Evans is an American photographer who has lived in the small town of Marathon, Texas since 1988. He has dedicated his life to photographing every aspect of the Big Bend area including landscapes, nightscapes, people, animals, weather, and events for the past 35 years.
The result is a vast archive of work that documents a place as it changes. Portraits of babies then men, grassland then fire, characters that are gone and a lifestyle that does not exist anymore. His two books Big Bend Pictures (2003) and Crazy from the Heat (2011) have sold out of all their printings. With the 20th anniversary of Big Bend Pictures, it will be re-released with updated images, stories, and insights. The release will coincide with his FotoFest Biennial 2024 exhibition at Foltz Fine Art in Houston, Texas.
Evans’ work has continued to develop with variation in content and formatting of the images – a range between color, black and white, traditional darkroom, digital, square format, and long panoramas. His work has been featured in Texas Monthly and in many other publications both in the U.S.A. and the U.K. His prints are in the photography collections of the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, The Art Museum of South Texas, The El Paso Museum of Art, The Beaumont Museum of Art, The Longview Museum of Fine Arts, The Art Museum of South Texas, The San Antonio Museum of Art, The Grace Museum and the Witliff Collections.
This FOTOFEST exhibition will coincide with another photographic investigation into Far West Texas and the Big Bend area by Austin based photographer, Sarah Wilson. Each artist presents a unique vision for this singular place, rooted in landscape, memory, history and experience.
James Evans: Artist Talk & Book Signing
March 9th, 5-6pm
Opening Reception: James Evans | Big Bend: Now & Then
March 9th, 6-8pm
Closing Reception: James Evans | Big Bend: Now & Then
April 13, 4-6pm”
Artist talk: March 9, 2024 | 5–6 pm
Artist Talk & Book Signing
Reception: March 9, 2024 | 6–8 pm
Closing: April 13, 2024 | 4–6 pm
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