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Original Works by Evan Marnell
Tiny Tulip Paintings
Tulip Pinch Pot
Tending to my Tulips, Necklace
Thank you for the grass.
The trees are budding.
I’m getting my sense of whimsy back.
The futures unclear, but I can tell you where here is.
I can feel when the sun sets.
Thank God for the Microorganisms.
All the things I can not see but I know are real.
My best sunset yet.
I will love again and again.
Look at all the people.
I see community everywhere I look.
I have more than enough.
Born and raised in Rural Vermont, I experienced homelessness for the first time at age 14. I evaded displacement with the help of my community through my admittance to The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where I acquired the skills necessary to create the emotionally provocative work you see today. Although my work is personally motivated it relates to the world at large, as I know my feelings nor experiences are unique to me but rather are a reflection of the time and place I arrived. By speaking on my own experience I hope viewers can broaden their understanding of topics that may be hard to reach, difficult to discuss, or overwhelming so that we may reach a better understanding of each other and the validity in our unique experiences and our inherent differences.
