DEVA EVELAND
2341 W Charleston, Apt #4, Chicago IL 60647 USA (773) 227-8834, devaeveland@yahoo.com
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EDUCATION
2003 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, emphasis in performance
2000 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond VA
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture, Summa Cum Laude

AWARDS
2006 Illinois Arts Council Governor's International Exchange Program Grant
2006 Illinois Arts Council Fellowship
2006 Chicago Arts Assistance Program Grant
2005 Chicago Arts Assistance Program Grant
2003 Graduate Fellowship Award, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

SOLO PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS
2006
"3 Attempts to Convince the Audience of Something Really Important," Installation
and series of 3 performances, MN Gallery, Chicago
2006
"Expedition to Unknown Lands (Nowhere in Particular)," Five Day Continuous Performance,
Centre des Arts Actuels Skol, Montreal, Canada

SELECTED GROUP SCREENINGS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PERFORMANCES
2007
For Public Consumption, “Please Listen,” 5 channel video projection, Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago
Automation, “1-888-EZ-THRET,” interactive automated telephone system, Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit, Detroit
2006
Initiation International Festival: (Re) Fusing Self, "Welcome Center (Surrender Now),"
performance, The Arts House, Singapore
Signal and Noise Festival, "Effluvium," Video Screening, Vancouver BC, Canada
Extrapolations, "Mouthpiece #2," online video exhibition, Wigged Productions
http://www.wiggedproductions.com/html/extrap/curatorial.html
14th Annual Performance Art Celebration, Untitled Site-Specific Performance
in the baptismal font of a 19th century church, South Union Arts Building, Chicago
Smoke and Mirrors, "Everything's Broken," photo book, University of Ohio
2005
Test Performance Art Event “Command Center,” 4 hour performance in a car trunk, Boston
Performance Studies International Conference, Untitled durational performance at conference registration table,
Brown University, Providence Rhode Island
PAC/Edge Festival, "Scheduled Activity," A series of 10 durational performances, Athenaeum Theater, Chicago
2004
Propagandista, Brochures promoting self-cannibalism distributed as part of a group show examining propaganda,
Toronto Free Gallery, Toronto Canada
Gutted An evening of site-specific installation and performance art in a soon to be gutted building.
Installation: “Scenic Viewing Observational Facility.” 1833 N. Leavitt, Chicago
Super Salon, Video work in group show, Samson Projects, Boston
Corporeal Heat, International performance festival at the abandoned D-4 Police Station, Boston
“A Hitherto Unknown Specimen” (Performance) and “Garden” (Installation)
Occurrences: the Performative Space of Video, “Welcome to Your Brand New Body,” Video
Gallery Soleil, Lexington KY (also shown at Betty Rymer Gallery in Chicago)
2003
A Very Special Christmas Message, Sound Installation, The New Gallery,
Calgary, Alberta Canada (also performed live at Gallery 2 in Chicago )
Kink or Pink, “Bog Monster,” Performance/Installation, Dollhouse Gallery, Chicago
Performative Video II, screening, The Remote Lounge, New York, NY