Evan Lindquist has lived in Jonesboro, Arkansas, since 1963. He was born in Salina, Kansas, 1936. His wife is also an Artist and native of Kansas. They have two adult sons. His creative work explores the medium of burin engraving for intaglio printing. Other creative print media at various times include etching, drypoint, woodcut, and wood engraving. Recipient of the Arkansas Governor's 2004 Lifetime Achievement Award and the Emporia State University 2004 Distinguished Alumni Award.

Exhibitions

More than fifty solo exhibitions and one hundred invitational group exhibitions. Recent solo exhibitions have been at The University of Iowa, Iowa City,1995; William Rainey Harper College, Palatine, Illinois, 1996; Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa, 1997; Arts Center of the Ozarks, Springdale, Arkansas, 1998; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, 2002; University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2005. His prints have been included in more than 200 juried exhibitions and have received more than 60 awards, including: Boston Printmakers, Potsdam State University, San Diego State University, Hunterdon Art Center, Silvermine Guild of Artists, Montgomery Museum of Art.

Collections

His prints are in the permanent collections of many public institutions, including the following:

The Albertina, Vienna; Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock; The Art Institute of Chicago; Boston Museum of Fine Arts; Gallería degli Uffizi, Florence; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha; Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson; Municipal Gallery of Modern Art, Dublin; Reina Sophía, Madrid; Nelson-Atkins Gallery, Kansas City; New Jersey State Museum, Trenton; New Orleans Museum of Art; Portland Art Museum, Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts, Portland, Oregon; San Francisco Art Museum, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts; St. Louis Art Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. (See a more-inclusive list)

Employment

May 2003-present. Emeritus Professor of Art, Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.

1963-2003. Professor of Art at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Teaching includes courses in Printmaking, Drawing, Honors courses, and others at various times.

1996 and 1997. Exhibition Director of the Delta National Small Prints exhibitions.

1981. Named Outstanding Faculty Member at ASU and first chairman of the President's Fellows.

1970-80. Served as director of Arkansas State University Art Gallery 1970-1980.

1958-60. Staff Artist, Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas.

Education

1960-63. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Master of Fine Arts.

1954-58. Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, Bachelor of Science in Education with Honors.