Evanson Mein Elad
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Evanson was born on the 1st of January 1979 at Mankon, in the North West Province of Cameroon. He attended primary school at Cameroon Baptist Convention Nkwen-Bamenda. In 1998 and 2000 he obtained his ordinary level and Advance Level Certificates respectively in Government Bilingual High School (G.B.H.S) Bamenda.
He started very young to draw with pens and pencils. Whenever he came back from school, he spent most of his time drawing and colouring. He went late to school and sometimes even absented, in order to dedicate his time to painting. Evanson's Uncle took him to his friend Spee, a celebrated Bamenda artist, who received him in his workshop. It was there that Evanson's training began in 1991 at the age of 12 only.
Painting then became more and more a central element of his life. He left Spee's workshop in 1996 with a testimonial from the artist. With the help of his family, he continued this activity at home, blending his passion for painting and that for music. He plays the guitar, an instrument, which accompanies and contributes to his creativity.
The contraditions of contemporary life constitute the central theme of Evanson's works. In his images appear an idealized nature - seemingly harmonious and stable, but which also reveals the signs of a hard reality. He paints his canvas liberally with hues of blue and harmoniously blends the colours so that they collide in strange redemptive hues.
Evanson Mein Elad
Phone: +237 7768 4318
Cameroon is in the West Central Africa time zone: GMT+1 (six hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time).
Exhibitions
- Bamenda Trade Fair - November 1999
- Germany, Hamburg - 2001
- America, Buffalo, NY - April, 2002
- Mankon Museum - September, 2004
- The Netherlands / Dordrecht - December, 2006
- Afro week / Bamenda Ayaba Hotel - 2006
- Bonapriso Center for the Arts/ Douala - 26 April, 2007
Permanent Exhibition
- Spee's Gallery, Bamenda
- National Museum Yaoundé
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