Sarah Evenson
(they/them/theirs)
b. 1993 (old) // based in Minneapolis (cold)
(←That’s me.)
I am a gay, transgender (FTN) printmaker/zinemaker/illustrator/animator/artist-at-large living and working in Minneapolis, Minnesota. My bright and colorful work centers play as resistance, celebrates queer joy, and testifies to the strength and creative potential of the transgender body.
My zines and artist books are included in more than 40 institutions across the English-speaking world and beyond, most notably, the libraries of the Walker Art Center, the MoMA, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Tate Britain. But above all, I make art because I believe it is the right thing to do and it makes me happy to do so.
I love trading zines with people and will happily mail you one of my pieces in exchange for what you have made. If you would like to do this please email or DM me :)
hellosarahevenson(at)gmail.com // IG @saltysweetsarah
EDUCATION
2017 Coursework, Rare Book School, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
2016 Certificate in Papermaking, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC
2016 BFA in Print/Paper/Book, Minneapolis College of Art And Design, Minneapolis, MN
2011-12 Coursework in Liberal Studies Program, New York University, New York City, NY
SELECTED HONORS // AWARDS // RESIDENCIES
2023 Jerome Early Career Artist Residency Program, The Anderson Center, Red Wing, MN
2022 Semi-finalist for The Minneapolis College of Art & Design Jerome Emerging Artist Residency, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Finalist for the New Voices Program at Print Center New York, New York, NY
2021 Jerome Emerging Printmakers Resident at Highpoint Center For Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN
2021 Resident Artist of Cellar Press at The Grand, New Ulm, MN
2021 Finalist for Best Art Zine of 2021, 2021 Broken Pencil Zine Awards
2020 Finalist for Best Art Zine of 2020, 2020 Broken Pencil Zine Awards
2020 Jerome Emerging Book Arts Fellow at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Winter Artist in Residence at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, NC
2019 Resident Artist at The Future in Minneapolis, MN
2017 CERF+ Get Ready Artist Grant Recipient
2016 Caxton Club Rare Books School Scholarship Recipient
2016 Metropolitan Regional Arts Council Grant Recipient through Hamilton Ink Spot in St Paul, MN
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Museum of Modern Art Library, New York City, NY
The Metropolitan Museum of Art Thomas J. Watson Library, Special Collections, New York City, NY
New York University Special Collections, New York City, NY
Pratt Institute Library Special Collection, New York City, NY
Barnard College Zine Library, New York City, NY
The Schulz Library at the Center for Cartoon Studies, White River, VT
Tufts University, W. Van Allen Clark Library Special Collections, Boston, MA
Harvard University, Fine Arts Library Special Collections, Cambridge, MA
Fleet Library Special Collections at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Brown University, John Hay Library Special Collections, Providence, RI
Yale University, Robert B. Haas Family Arts Library Special Collections, New Haven, CT
Maryland Institute College of Art, Decker Library Special Collections, Baltimore MD
University of Iowa Special Collections Library, Iowa City, IA
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Library Special Collections, Chicago, IL
University of Minnesota, HOMEWORK Collection at the Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis College of Art and Design Library Artist Book Collection, Minneapolis, MN
Macalaster College Library Special Collections, Minneapolis MN
Hennepin County Library Special Collections, Minneapolis MN
Minnesota Historical Society Gale Family Library, St Paul, MN
Walker Art Center Library, Minneapolis, MN
Colorado College, Tutt Special Collections Library, Colorado Springs, CO
University of Utah, J Willard Marriott Library Special Collections, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Oregon Art and Architecture Library Special Collections, Eugene, OR
University of California Los Angeles Library Special Collections, Los Angeles, CA
California Institute of the Arts Library Special Collections, Valencia, CA
University of British Columbia Library Special Collections, Vancouver, Canada
Tate Britain Library and Archives, London, United Kingdom
University of Portsmouth, The Zineoplolis Project Collection, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Salford Zine Library, Manchester, United Kingdom
Glasgow Zine Library, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Athens Zine Bibliotheque, Athens, Greece
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2022 Jerome Emerging Printmakers Residency Exhibition, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis MN
2022 The Dark Blue: An Exploration of Vampirism, Rogue Buddha Gallery, Minneapolis MN
2021 Jerome Emerging Book Arts Fellowship Exhibition, Minnesota Center for Book Arts Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2021 Speculative Futures, Present Imaginations, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery at St Catherine University, St Paul, MN.
2020 Foot In The Door, The Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
2019 New Editions, Minnesota Center For Book Art, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Hellavision vol. 4, Trylon Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
2018 Minnanimate 2018, St Anthony Main Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Borders, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN
2017 Don’t Stop Till You Get Enough, Hamilton Ink Spot, St Paul, MN
2016 Masks: The Art of Disguise, Hamilton Ink Spot, St Paul, MN
2016 Made @ MCAD, MCAD Main Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Parts of A Whole, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2014 Made @ MCAD, Minneapolis College of Art And Design Main Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2021 Artist Talk, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis MN, April 3
2019 Teacher, “Workshop: Low-tech Screenprinting,” Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, MN, November 22-24
2018 Teacher’s Assistant, “Open Edition Printmaking Seminar”, Minneapolis College of Art And Design, Minneapolis MN, September 13-November 15
2018 Teacher’s Assistant, “Introduction to Letterpress.”, Minneapolis College of Art And Design, Minneapolis MN, June 2-30
2017 Teacher’s Assistant, “Open Edition Printmaking Seminar”, Minneapolis College of Art And Design, Minneapolis MN, February 9- April 13, June 8- August 10, September 21-Nov 16th
2016 Teacher’s Assistant, “Printmaking for Teens.”, Minneapolis College of Art And Design, Minneapolis MN, August 1-5
2016 Teacher’s Assistant, “Open Edition Printmaking Seminar”, Minneapolis College of Art And Design, Minneapolis MN, September 8-November 10
2016 Artist Talk, Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC, June 9