Beth Evans

Tannery Press
Australia
1 Fifth Street Brompton, SA 5007

email: bethevans@picknowl.com.au
website: www.bethevans.com.au

Curriculum Vitae:
2006 Bachelor of Visual Arts and Applied Design Adelaide Centre for the Arts
2003 Bookbinding and Repair, Croydon TAFE

Recent Exhibitions:
2010   Atlas, Artisan Books, Fitzroy, Victoria, The Face, The Waist, The Foot and The Bottom, Barr Smith Library, Adelaide University, SA, The Story Is The Thing, Tuggeranong Art Centre, Canberra, ACT
2009   Southern Cross University Acquisitive Artists’ Book Award, Barratt Galleries, NSW, Between The Lines, Artisan Books, Fitzroy, Victoria

Artist Statement:
Many of my artist books are emblematic of my fascination with the human body and its functionality. My career as a Chiropractor and Osteopath began my study of the human body and then later as a visual artist, I became intrigued with historical representations and misconceptions of the female body in particular.
Other books come from my personal history. These present an often-outlandish story that simultaneously thrills and amuses, taking the viewer back to their childhood.

Amy Loves Animals, 2004, hand bound, hardcover book with slip cover; intaglio images with hand colouring on Somerset Velvet 300 gsm paper, digital text on glassine; signed limited edition of 2; 24 x 17 cm; £300; CATEGORY: limited edition, £150-

The Face, The Waist, The Foot and The Bottom, 2008, a boxed set of playing cards; letterpress printed relief photopolymer plate, hand colouring, silver leaf, digital concertina book; signed limited edition of 10; Box 13 x 32 cm, individual cards 11 x 7 cm, concertina book folded 20 x 9 cm, book open 20 x 118 cm; £450; CATEGORY: limited edition, £150-

The Laundry Monster, 2008, boxed concertina book with hard covers; pen and ink, watercolour, archival ink jet prints, digital text; signed limited edition of 4; book folded 19 x 14 cm, book open 19 x 167 cm; £200; CATEGORY: limited edition, £150-

Leonardo’s Notebook, 2009, concertina book with leather covers and tie; etched and intaglio images; signed limited edition of 3; book folded 16.5 x 8 cm, book open 16.5 x 60 cm; £100; CATEGORY: limited edition, £50 - £100

Atlas of Human Anatomy, 2010, wooden book bound with brass hinges; intaglio images with hand colouring, resin insets with hand drawn and coloured images; Unique; 21 x 15 x 6 cm; £200; CATEGORY: One off, £150-