Eva Avenue maintains a vibrant studio practice in Manhattan’s East Village.
Collaborator and Community Testimonials
“Eva is dynamic in a way that defies description. Within 15 minutes of meeting me, she was cutting my hair with borrowed shears in the restroom of our local pizzeria.” -Amanda Redmond-Neal, Albuquerque
“Your paintings are almost good!” —Dave Hickey, art writer
“What if you rebranded as a Baroque influencer?” — Damian Garde, STAT writer, podcaster
“She’s got her own voice. That is important. I love her paintings.” —Ronnie Landfield, painter
“Based on my clinical, scientific, and personal perspectives, I fully expect her to be a dynamic and prominent artist in the near future. Eva's brain looks like that of a creative genius.” —Dr. Rex Jung, Ph.D, Researcher at UNM’s MIND Institute
"Eva is my art hero!" —Paul Wilborn, Executive Director of Palladium Theater, St. Pete, FL
“She’s a fantastic artist. Listen to this, it’s f*ckin’ awesome. I bloody love it!” ~Nick Tann of Is This Thing On Podcast in the UK
"Thank you, your cover is delicious! I also love your original stuff, my fave upon first listen is No Matter To A Girl. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽" —Jyoti Mishra aka White Town
"You are one of the most prolific artists I have ever met. So many ideas. So much creativity and work.” —Painter Aaron Reichert
“You have a beautiful mind.” ~ Frank O’Cain, Painter & Art Students League Instructor, NYC
“You are 1 part inspired artist and 1 part mad scientist.” ~Allison Cruse, Dali Museum Curator
“You are one of the most amazing people I know. I mean it! I loved how you did this and just your whole style. IT IS SO AMAZING!” —Patti Dobrowolski, TED Speaker and creator of Draw Your Future
"One of the finest, most versatile and surprising artists I know." —Danny Solis, Albuquerque's first slam poet laureate
"Eva's the most ‘artist’ artist I know." —Stacey Holder, Philadelphia Magic Gardens Preservation Manager
“I love what you are doing, I used to do a lot of mail art, it is a fantastic international community!” ~Brainard Carey, Yale Art Radio
“I love your videos. It’s like hanging out with you.” —Marcella Ortega, New Mexican writer
“Eva is efficient, extremely competent, and has an excellent rapport with people of all ages. She maintains a high level of professionalism in everything that she does – pair these qualities with a positive and friendly attitude, and you have a person with limitless potential. I give Eva Avenue my highest recommendation. She is creative, intelligent, and a joy to work with.” —Joanne Lefrak, Education director at SITE Santa Fe
“She will enliven your operation in ways that are hard to imagine.” —Luis Gottardi, Tampa historian and photographer
“Your music blows my mind.” —Peri Pakroo, publisher of Pyragraph.com, Albuquerque, NM
"She's not just an artist - rather, everything Eva does is art, and on top of that she is wise, fun, low-drama, kind, creative and makes really beautiful music. She is a good friend and I give her an A+ human rating." —Jessica Duvearney, owner of Cellar Door Gallery in Albuquerque, NM
"Eva Avenue is one of the most talented, prolific, visionary artists I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is also a hell of a lot of fun to be around." —Mike Smith of Albuquerque, essayist, historian, and author
"The Gold Room is one of the best installations I have ever seen, you need to do more of those!" ~Richard Seidel, resident artist at Morean Arts Center, St. Pete, FL
“Your constant artistic involvement with local innovative projects is so inspiring! Keep up that good shit.” ~Amanda Peach, St. Pete, FL
"Thanks again for setting me up with Eva. Love her work!" —Cady Gonzalez, anthropologist
"One of my favorite editor-in-chiefs to pass through these halls." —Jim Fisher, Student Pub Board Supervisor at the Daily Lobo at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
“When I’m feeling really bored with clothes and/or trying to break out of a mental fashion rut, I have a few people whom I imagine in my mind's eye and their excellent fashion choices, and it helps me think of new things to look for, and one of these folks is Eva Avenue.” —Peri Pakroo, publisher of Pyragraph.com, Albuquerque, NM
Select Solo Shows
2019 A Brief History of Men’s Fashion (Part of the larger Revision Performance Art Festival) - The Black Box, Belfast, UK
2019 Hobo Vodka: The Art Show - Flax Art Studios @Havelock House, Belfast, UK
2016 Paintings From LAla Land - The Studio@620, St. Pete, FL
2014 Gold Room - Oleson Gallery, St. Pete, FL
2005 First Art Show Ever - Blue Dragon, Albuquerque, NM
Group Shows
2023
Dana Parlier Welding Student Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY, NY
Peter Bonner Abstract Painting Student Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY, NY
2022 Ricardo Woo’s POPUP SHOW, 181 Mott Street, NYC
2021
Larry Poons Student Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY, NY
Frank O’Cain Student Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY, NY
Robin Smith Student Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY, NY
Chuck Nitzberg Student Salon, Phyllis Harriman Mason Gallery, NY, NY
2019 Jerwood Space, London, UK
Greetings From - Squirrel Haus Arts/Oxheart Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
ARTSAVEARTH - Gallaratesse Library, Milan, Italy
Glasshouse V, Shankhill Library, Belfast, UK
2018 RANDOMIZE - Mize Gallery, St. Pete, FL
Banquet - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
2017 Le Papier - Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, FL
Tropidelic Art Show - The Sharpie Gallery, Treasure Island, FL
2016 Thursday Art Walk - Lazy Brewing Company, Los Angeles, CA
The Utopian Body - New Boone, Philadelphia, PA
2015 Untitled - OXHEART/NOoSPHERE ARTS, NYC
Damn It's Hot! - Gallery OneTwentyEight, NYC
TranzLucid - Soft Water Studios, St. Petersburg, FL
Kairos - The Venture Compound, St. Petersburg, FL
2014 Group Painting Show- Bloom Art Center, St. Petersburg, FL
Group Show - Blue Lucy Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
2013 SLIDELUCK Seattle - Flutter Studios, Seattle WA
New Painters - Hall Barnett Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2012 It’s A Small, Small World - Family Business, NYC
Fine Fare Presents - The Bikery, Philadelphia
Nagano Lantern Festival - Nagano, Japan
2011 I <3 Cops (curator) - Cellar Door Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Photosynthesis - 105 Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
Black & White Show - Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque, NM
Fun-A-Day -The Normal Gallery, Albuquerque
2009 Semi-permanent display, q-Staff Theatre, Albuquerque, NM
2008 Group Show - Stove Gallery, Albuquerque
2007 Group Show - Stove Gallery, Albuquerque
2006 Frail and Fallible - The Common Space, Chicago, IL
2005 Primero - Factory on Fifth, Albuquerque, NM
2002 Scholastics Art Awards Show - NYC
Juried Student Exhibition - Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
2000 Mainsail Art Festival - St. Petersburg, FL
Interviews, Talks, Lectures
Panelist speaker for “Le Papier” art show, Dunedin Fine Art Center, 2017
Talk “Painting Imaginal Cells” at The Studio@620, 2016
Talk “Intellectual Property and Being Uptight” for Art Talx lecture series, 2015
Interview on Roundtable Special episode for “Self-Employed Happy Hour Podcast,” 2014
Panelist speaker on Mediatwits podcast for PBS Mediashift, 2013
Panelist speaker for “Journalism Bootcamp” at University of New Mexico, 2010
Featured artist talk, “New Work” at Church of Beethoven, Factory on Fifth, 2009
Panelist for talked at UNM class on local arts culture, 2008
Artist Residencies
Draperyworks - Albuquerque, NM, 2021
Park Ave Studio - Savannah, GA, 2019
Hotel Indigo St. Petersburg, FL 2016
Private - Philadelphia, PA, Independent artist residency, Spring 2012
Chamber of Commerce - Bormes-Les-Mimosas, South France, Musician's Residency, Summer 2008
Shakespeare & Company Bookstore -, Paris, France, Writing Residency, Summer 2008
MIND Institute at University of New Mexico - Albuquerque, NM, Artist-in-residence, 2007
Garage - Clinton, PA, Independent artist residency, Winter 2003/2004
Honors & Awards
-Awesome Grant from the Awesome Foundation, 2013
-Best Local Zine 2nd Place, Weekly Alibi, 2010
-Most Avant-Garde Musician 2nd Place, Weekly Alibi, 2009
Top-Ten Local Albums, Weekly Alibi, 2008
-"Reporter of the Year" David Gomez Warrior With The Red Bow Award, Student Publications UNM, 2006
-Grand Prize Juried Student Show, Pinellas County Center for the Arts, 2002
-Scholastics Silver Key Award, NYC, 2002
-Gold Key, Silver Key and Honorable Mention awards for mayoral pre-scholastics art show, Dali Museum, 2002
Education
Lili Lakich Neon Art Studio, Neon Sign Making, Los Angeles, 2016
Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts, NYC, 2015
University of New Mexico, Bachelor’s in Arts and Journalism, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2011
Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, 2006
Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School, Visual Arts Magnet, St. Petersburg, FL 2003
Piano study, Joan Gessler, St. Petersburg, FL 1991-1996
