Tyler Evin (b. 1991) is an artist from West Fargo, North Dakota, currently based in Houston, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Art and Art Education from Minnesota State University Moorhead and is currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at the University of Houston.
Evin's work explores the emotional and psychological complexities embedded within everyday life. Drawing from familiar domestic spaces, he creates images inhabited by recurring subjects that function as stand-ins for broader human experiences. Through layered compositions, shifting perspectives, and moments of quiet observation, his paintings and drawings examine themes of care and vulnerability, and the search for meaning within ordinary routines.
He currently teaches undergraduate painting and drawing courses at the University of Houston while serving as an Instructional Assistant in the Painting Department.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, Painting, University of Houston, 2024–2027
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Studio Art (Painting) and Art Education, Minnesota State University Moorhead, 2011–2016
Selected Exhibitions
2026
67th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Harris County Juried Exhibition, Silver Street Studios, Houston, TX
30th Annual Spring Gala Art Auction, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Katwerks, University of Houston Project Gallery, Houston, TX
University of Houston School of Art Exhibition, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
2025
You’ve Changed, University of Houston Elgin Street Galleries, Houston, TX
Slow Wonder, Spring Street Studios, Houston, TX
Emerging Visions, Redbud Art Center, Houston, TX
66th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
University of Houston School of Art Exhibition, Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, TX
29th Annual Spring Gala Art Auction, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
Nothing Stable Under Heaven, University of Houston Elgin Street Galleries, Houston, TX
2024
The Abstract Show, Hardy & Nance Studios, Houston, TX
16th Annual Juried Exhibition, Archway Gallery, Houston, TX
65th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
28th Annual Spring Gala Art Auction, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2023
Grayscale, Ardest Gallery, Houston, TX
64th Midwestern Invitational Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
Sojourn, University of North Texas CoLab Art Gallery, Denton, TX
2022
The Great Winter Crow Show, The Spirit Room Art Gallery, Fargo, ND
2020
24th Annual Spring Gala Art Auction, Plains Art Museum, Fargo, ND
2019
Objective, North Dakota State University Memorial Union Gallery, Fargo, ND
Figure That! 3 Square Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2018
Southern Appalachian Artists Guild (SAAG) National Juried Show, Blue Ridge Mountains Art Center, Blue Ridge, GA
Northern National Art Competition (NNAC) Juried Exhibition, Nicolet Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
Disconnect ver. 1.12, Great River Arts, Little Falls, MN
This Week Only, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND
2017
(Dis)Connect and Coexist, North Dakota State University Memorial Union Gallery, Fargo, ND
25th Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
Awards & Honors
2023
Honorable Mention, Sojourn Exhibition, University of North Texas CoLab Art Gallery, Denton, TX
2020
Second Place Award, 61st Annual Midwestern Exhibition, Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN
2017
Award of Excellence and People's Choice Award, Art on the Edge Juried Exhibition, Edge Center Gallery, Bigfork, MN
Merit Award, Americas: Paperworks Exhibition, Minot State University Northwest Art Center, Minot, ND
Curator's Purchase Award, Heart and Soul: Portraiture and the Body, Flow Art Space, St. Paul, MN
2015
Honorable Mention, Torrit Grey Competition, Gamblin Artist Colors
Selected Press/Publications:
CanvasRebel Magazine — Meet Tyler Evin (2025)
Manifest Gallery — Featured Artist, International Painting Annual 9 (INPA 9) (2021)
Fargo Monthly — Cover Artist and Feature (March 2017)
Fargo Monthly — Artist Spotlight Interview (January 2016)