THE MUSEUM OF EVERYTHING IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE INCLUSION OF ARTISTS IN THIS YEAR’S 59TH VENICE BIENNALE, CURATED BY CECILIA ALEMANI. IMAGES: MINNIE EVANS UNTITLED OIL PASTEL, PENCIL, PAPER MOUNTED ON BOARD 52 X 66.5 CM / 20 1/2 X 26 1/8 IN + INSTALLATION PHOTOGRAPH VENICE BIENNALE 2022 THE BOLD OPUS OF MINNIE EVANS WAS INFORMED BY HER LOVE OF FLORA AND FAUNA AND A PROFOUND CHRISTIAN BELIEF SYSTEM. EVANS, WHO ACKNOWLEDGED TRINIDADIAN AND SLAVE DESCENT, WAS GATEKEEPER AT AIRLIE GARDENS IN NORTH CAROLINA: A PHYSICAL SURROUNDING WHICH INFLUENCED THE PARADISAL LANDSCAPES WHICH SHE COMMENCED IN MIDDLE AGE. EVANS EXPLAINED THE ILLUSTRATIONS - WHICH WERE DOTTED WITH MAGICAL FACES, BENEVOLENT ANGELS AND MYSTICAL BEASTS - AS THE VISIONS SHE HAD EXPERIENCED SINCE CHILDHOOD. TODAY THEY ARE CONSIDERED AMONG THE 20TH CENTURY’S MOST IMPORTANT BLACK VISIONARY ARTWORKS. EVANS WAS MOST RECENTLY INCLUDED IN THE BOTANICAL MIND (2020) AT CAMDEN ART CENTRE AND IS IN COLLECTIONS AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM AND THE MUSEUM OF MODERN ART IN NEW YORK. WORKS FOR SALE BY MINNIE EVANS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE GALLERY OF EVERYTHING (@gallevery). @CeciliaAlemani @LaBiennale #minnieevans #laBiennaleDiVenezia #biennaleArte #veniceBiennale #biennalearte2022 #themilkofdreams #airliegardens #northcarolina #southernfolkart #moma #whitney #smithsonian #camdenartcentre #thejohnsoncollection #afamuseum #blackart #selftaughtart #folkart #womenartists #thegreatwomenartists #outliers #gallevery #galleveryuk #galleryofeverything #thegalleryofeverything #musevery #museumofeverything #themuseumofeverything Courtesy of The Museum of Everything www.musevery.com