bio
Evelyn and Sophie
Evelyn is originally from New Jersey and Delaware, and has now lived in the Sarasota/Manatee county area of Florida for over 25 years. She received a Bachelors Degree from the University of Delaware and has also attended The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and Ringling College of Art and Design.
In 1984 Evelyn began exploring the world, visiting 48 of the 50 states as a scenic artist with Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus. She now focuses on the educational and conservation efforts of the family business Squalus Inc who is partnering with the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature to establish a critical care center for Manatees. Evelyn’s travels throughout the United States, Europe, Mexico and Canada along with a year residency in Japan have shown a wide diversity of life and given her the opportunity to share experiences through art.
In 2007 Evelyn adopted a nine year old Boxer female named Tilly through Florida Boxer Rescue. After adopting four Boxers over the years she is now officially a Foster for Boxer Rescue Angels of Florida. Evelyn donates her work to rescues and shelters around the country to raise funds that directly help animals in need and their caretakers. Her dog portraits have recently been published in 1000 Dog Portraits - From the People Who Love Them and Richeson75 International, Animals, Birds & Wildlife.
Evelyn’s work is represented by Define Art Gallery in Sarasota, Florida and held in private collections throughout the US, Canada, Australia, France, Spain and the Netherlands. She is a member of the Petticoat Painters, one of the oldest, continuously exhibiting women’s art groups in the United States.
Evelyn shares her 12-acre home Barking Dog Ranch, with her husband Philip, their Boxer Hank, visiting horses, sharks, sea lions and now manatees. Her life is a menagerie of the people, places and happenings of a distinctive south Florida experience.
SELECTED RESIDENCIES AND FELLOWSHIPS
Fellowship, Jentel Artist Residency Program; Banner, Wyoming
Residency at Zion National Park; Utah
Residency at Weir Farm National Historic Site; Wilton, Connecticut
Residency at Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts; Saratoga, Wyoming
Residency at Dorland Mountain Arts Colony; Temecula, California
Website: Evelyn McCorristin Peters