Community Engagement and Social Justice
2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Vania Evangelique
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Digital / Photography
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Untitled, 2020. Digital photography. 24″ x 18.” From the series “The Space In-Between.”
Isaiah, 2020. Digital photography. 18″ x 24.”
Of Bees & Butterflies, 2020. Mixed media painting on canvas. 24″ x 48.”
Coyfish, 2021. Acrylic paint on canvas. 48″ x 48.”
Untitled, 2024. Digital painting. 7′ x 5.’
About the Artist
Vania Evangelique, formerly known as Zeal Eva, works within the visual realms of painting, photography and curation. Being a visual storyteller her work is deeply rooted in personal history and is heavily influenced by the communities in which she navigates.
Her practice, in its rawest form, focuses its foundation on the idea of looking away to look back. She creates works that move her towards the future, while also stepping outside of the present, and in so doing, being able to create and draw parallels from her past that tell of a more dynamic and vulnerable story. She looks beyond the mere creation of art and centers her work into the personhood of it, that is often found in the mundane, transitional, and sometimes stretching processes of life. In her pieces, she utilizes themes of nostalgia, longing, the complicated realities of comfort, all while exploring the intersections of the natural world and the built environments. Through layered processes, and integrated mediums, she anchors herself to the present, in this way, allowing her to draw from the imagined, to reality and back again.
Photo by Kayce Orwig
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- BA in Photojournalism, Point Park University, 2018
- Trade Institute of Pittsburgh, Certificate in Carpentry and Masonry, 2022
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
No
Joined the Directory
May 2024
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“In my work, I try to bring everyone’s ideas to the forefront while providing a space for us all to grow and learn from each other.”
Vania Evangelique
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
