Evan Woodruffe

Evan Woodruffe

For over 25 years, Evan Woodruffe has engaged with colour as a sensation and a material, extending his painting practice into a language that he applies to canvas, clothing, furniture, and even luxury cars. He has grown his audience from Aotearoa New Zealand out into the Asia-Pacific, with significant exhibitions including the 8th Beijing Biennale (2019), Hastings City Art Gallery (2023), and Sydney Contemporary (2024).

Evan uses his deep sense of materials to develop abstract painting history into lively and fascinating passages of pictorial space. These paintings and painted objects are sites for active contemplation, where themes of wonder, joy, and hope are celebrated as an antidote to our everyday pathos.

Evan is based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and has his MFA (1st Class) from University of Auckland.