Steven Evans Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas Area

Steven Evans is executive director of the award-winning arts organization FotoFest International, which created the first and longest running international Biennial of Photography and New Media Art in the U.S. Appointed in 2014, he is responsible for leadership, administration, fundraising, exhibitions, art programs, and FotoFest Biennial organization.Evans curated, co-curated and organized the FotoFest 2024, 2022, 2018 and 2016 Biennial central exhibitions “Critical Geography,” "If I Had a Hammer," "India/ Contemporary Photographic and New Media Art" and "Changing Circumstances: Looking at the Future of the Planet." He co-edited the related hardcover books (Amsterdam: Schilt Publishing, and Houston: FotoFest, 2022, 2018, 2016), and contributed introductory essays. He co-edited and contributed to the books "African Cosmologies: Photography, Time and the Other" (Amsterdam: Schilt Publishing, and Houston: FotoFest, 2020) and "Velvet Generation" (Houston: FotoFest). He regularly represents FotoFest at photography events around the world.FotoFest's purpose is to promote the exchange of art and ideas through international programs and the presentation of photographic art. Its programs work globally and locally, bringing together an international vision of art and cross-cultural exchange with a commitment to community involvement and the enrichment of Houston's cultural resources.In addition to its internationally known Biennial, FotoFest sponsors year-round programs - exhibitions, international exchange programs, and publications. In grades 3-12, FotoFest also operates a year-round classroom learning program, Literacy Through Photography, using photography to strengthen writing skills, visual literacy, and cognitive learning.

Fine artist working in a range of media. The work examines the intersections of individual and collective history, memory, and identity.

As an independent consultant, Evans provided strategic guidance and leadership transition support to the Board of Directors and staff of Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum of San Antonio, TX.

San Antonio, Texas

While at the Linda Pace Foundation, Evans organized projects with the foundation’s collection of contemporary art and with individual artists including Isaac Julien, Susan Philipsz, Adam Schreiber, and Shahzia Sikander; worked with the Trustees of the foundation on acquisitions, grant making, and planning; and managed the operations of the private foundation.

Dia:Beacon

At the Dia Art Foundation, Evans was an integral part of the team that successfully transformed a former Hudson Valley box factory into a world-renowned museum for Dia’s collection, and became its Managing Director. In that role, Evans was responsible for administrative and programmatic aspects of Dia:Beacon’s operations, overseeing such critical successes as the Merce Cunningham Dance Company residency at Dia:Beacon.

Greater New York City Area

As Operations Deputy for Dia Art Foundation, Evans worked on Dia's capital projects in New York City and in Beacon, NY. From late 1999 - 2003, he devoted his efforts to the renovation of a 1929 Nabisco box-printing plant into Dia's museum for its collection of primarily minimal and conceptual art. Evans was part of a on-site owner's representative team which oversaw all aspects of the renovation.

Mfa, Studio, Art History & Theory

Graduate interdisciplinary studio coursework as well as coursework in art history and theory. Designed the curricula for and taught.

Bfa, Photography

Concentration in photography with teaching assistantships in photography and at the Atlanta College of Art Gallery.