Tricia Rauen Evenson
(b. 1961, Los Angeles, CA)
Currently lives and creates in Santa Barbara, CA
triciaevenson.com / tevenson@evensondesign.com / @treheart
310.339.1079
Affiliations
(SBVA) Santa Barbara Visual Artists
(AAC) Abstract Art Collective, Santa Barbara, California
(SBSA) Santa Barbara Studio Artists
(AIGA) The Professional Association for Design, Los Angeles, CA
(ACCD) Art Center College of Design Alumni Association
Education
2023 Intuitive Abstract Painting, Isaure de la Presle, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Intuitive Abstract Painting, Isaure de la Presle, Santa Barbara, CA
2019 Clackamas Community College, Painting: Landscapes, David Andersen, Portland, OR
2019 Painting Studies, Bloom True Level Two, Flora Bowley, Portland, OR
2018 Clackamas Community College, Painting: Landscapes, David Andersen, Portland, OR
2018 Fusionart Workshop, Freydoon Rassouli, Los Angeles, CA
2018 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Continuing Education, Claiming Voice, Sara Siestream, Portland, OR
2017 Painting Studies, Brave Intuitive Painting, Flora Bowley, Portland, OR
2013 Fusionart Workshop, Freydoon Rassouli, Los Angeles, CA
2011 Printmaking Studies, Talita Long, Los Angeles, CA
1981-1985 Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, BFA in Graphic Design/Packaging, Awarded with Honors
1979-1981 University of California, Santa Barbara, Art Studio, College of Creative Studies
Exhibitions
2023 Group Exhibition, SBVA Group Show, Legacy Arts Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, AAC Imaginings Open Show, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, SBVA Open Show, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Summer Bounty, Charles Lo Bue Gallery, Carpinteria Arts Center, Carpinteria, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Veiled/Unveiled, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Abstract is Everything, Honorable Mention, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Purple Tango, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Online Exhibition, Extinction 2023, Gallerium Art, Ontario, Canada
2023 Group Exhibition, Earth Dance, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Shape and Soul, Charles Lo Bue Gallery, Carpinteria Arts Center, Carpinteria, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Nip It in the Bud, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2023 Group Exhibition, Rendezvous, Voice Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, Wings, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, Ready to Hang, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Community Arts Workshop (CAW), Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Solo Exhibition, T-Squared, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, Aquatic, Best in Show, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, Nip It in the Bud, Honorable Mention Runner Up, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2022 Group Exhibition, Abstract Artists Collective 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, GraySpace Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Ready to Hang, Santa Barbara Arts Collaborative, Community Arts Workshop (CAW), Santa Barbara, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Wings, Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Ocean, The LBCG/Rod Briggs Memorial Gallery, Long Beach CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Mixed Media, Collage, Assemblage, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 Group Exhibition, Women in Art, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 Solo Exhibition, Planetary Narratives, Cascade Sotheby’s, Portland, OR
2019 Group Exhibition, Viewscapes of the Imagination, Niemeyer Alexander Gallery, Clackamas Community College, Portland, OR
2019 Artist’s Vision, Imaginary Landscapes, Juried Exhibition, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts , Lake Oswego, OR
2019 Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
2019 Dual Exhibition, Trail’s End Gallery, Vanishing Acts, Chewelah, WA
2018 Group Exhibition, Viewpoints and Perspectives, Niemeyer Alexander Gallery, Clackamas Community College, Portland, OR
2018 Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
2018 Group Exhibition, 2-D Poems - A Collaborative Exhibition, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
2018 Solo Exhibition, Convergent Landscapes, Pearl Gallery and Framing, Portland, OR
2017 Solo Exhibition, Chasing Light, Bread and Ink Café, Portland, OR
2017 Artist’s Vision, The Skies Opened, Juried Exhibition, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts , Lake Oswego, OR
2017 Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
2016 Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR
2015 Open Show, Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts, Lake Oswego, OR – Honorable Mention
2014 Dual Exhibition, Finding Ground, The Spot Café and Gallery, Culver City, CA
2013 Group Exhibition, Affair of the Arts, The Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, CA
2013 The Peace Project Traveling Exhibition, The Whole 9 Gallery, Culver City, San Francisco, Chicago, Dallas, New York
2012 Artist Exhibition and Sale, Fund Raiser for Aura Imports Sponsorship Project, Yoga Soup, Santa Barbara, CA
1985 Student Exhibition, Art Center College of Design, Student Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1984 Student Exhibition, Art Center College of Design, Student Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Professional Experience
2023 Sole Juror, Goleta Valley Artists Association, November 2023 Group Exhibition
2023 Workshop Leader, Unlocking Your Creative Flow, Community Arts Workshop, Santa Barbara, CA
2008-2019 President and Creative Director, Evenson Design Group, Culver City, CA / Lake Oswego, OR / Santa Barbara, CA
2020 Guest Presenter, Ideation: Concept Generation and Process in Art and Design, Clackamas Community College
2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Guest Presenter, Self Promotion and the Business of Art and Design, Clackamas Community College
2013 Workshop Leader, The History and Art of Mandalas, Treehouse Design, Culver City, CA
2012 Guest Instructor, The History and Art of Mandalas, Westside Neighborhood School, Los Angeles, CA
2010-2011 Co-Chair, Re(design)Awards International Art and Design Competition, Professional Association for Design (AIGA) Los Angeles, CA
2006-2007 Self Expression Leadership Program, Landmark Education, Greening WNS, Los Angeles, CA
1998-2007 Owner and Senior Designer, Treehouse Design, Culver City, CA
1994-1998 Creative Director, Buz Design Group, Los Angeles, CA
1994-1994 Senior Designer, Maddocks & Company, Los Angeles, CA
1989-1994 Senior Designer, Evenson Design Group, Culver City, CA
1985-1989 Graphic Designer, SooHoo Designers, Los Angeles, CA
1984 Internship, Sussman/Prejza Design, Los Angeles Summer Olympics, Signage Fabrication and Installation, USC Olympic Village, Los Angeles, CA
1982 Summer Internship, Gamble and Bradshaw Design, Farmington, CT
1980-1981 Graphic Designer, Student Center and Campus Bookstore, University of California, Santa Barbara
1977-1981 Freelance Calligrapher
Awards and Distinctions - Fine Art
2023 People’s Choice Award, Carpinteria Arts Center, Summer Bounty Exhibition
2022 Wild Heart Gallery, On the Brink: Endangered Species International Juried Art Exhibition, Honorable Mention for two paintings
2022 Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Aquatic, Best in Show
2022 Santa Barbara Tennis Club Gallery, Nip It in the Bud, Honorable Mention Runner Up
2019 Contemporary Art Gallery Online, July Art Competition, All Animals, First Place Winner
2019 Light Space and Time Online Art Gallery, 9th Annual Animals, Online Art Competition, Honorable Mention and Special Recognition
2018 Contemporary Art Gallery Online, June Art Competition, All Water/Seascapes, Winner
2018 Contemporary Art Gallery Online, February Art Competition, All Women Show, Honorable Mention
2016 Contemporary Art Gallery Online, October Art Competition, All Colors, Winner
2015 Lake Oswego Festival of the Arts Open Show, Honorable Mention
Awards and Distinctions - Graphic Design
2014 Identity Awards 24, Distinguished Winner, Marina Tae Kwon Do Signage
2013 Creative Quarterly Journal of Art & Design, Winner, 2013 Virtual Show (print and online)
2013 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, Epic 62 Brand Identity
2013 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, Copenhagen Pastry Branding and Website Design
2013 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, EDG Website Design
2013 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, Inner Life Explorations Logo
2013 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, Real Hope Brand Identity American Corporate
2004 American Graphic Design Awards 2004 – Excellence in Graphic Design – EDG Stan’s Holiday Rub Promotion
2009 Graphic Design USA, American Package Design Award, EDG Olive Oil Holiday Promotion
2004 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, InSymphony Orchestra Quarterly Collateral
2003 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, Mad Dogg Athletics Spinning Brochures
1999 American Graphic Design Awards, Excellence in Graphic Design, EDG Rudolph Holiday Promotion Booklet
1999 American Graphic Design Awards 1999 – Excellence in Graphic Design – Jack Stories Birth Announcement
1997 Print Regional Design Annual, Certificate of Excellence, Adelson Entertainment Branding
1990 American Corporate Identity Awards 9, Award of Excellence, Clean Up Technology Logo
1990 American Corporate Identity Awards 9, Award of Excellence, Gelfand, Rennert, Feldman and Brown Logo, Stationery and Brochure
1990 Strathmore Graphics Gallery, Certificate of Merit, Clean-Up Technology Stationery Suite
1988 DESI Award for Excellence in Graphic Design, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Branding and Packaging
1988 Packaging 100, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift Store Packaging
1987 Art Museum Association of America, Award of Excellence, Los Angeles Museum of Art Branding and Packaging
Features
2023 Voice Magazine, SBSA Studio Tours feature
2022 Santa Barbara News Press, T-Squared show Featured Artist article
2022 Santa Barbara Independent, T-Squared show Featured Artist article
2019 Chewelah Independent, featured artist, Chewelah, WA
2017 Flaming Abstracts, Instagram featured artists
2014 Featured Artist, Artists for Trauma, www.artistsfortrauma.org
2013 Creative Quarterly Journal of Art & Design, Virtual Show
2013 LogoLounge Archives, Next Level Culture, Epic 62
2012 LogoLounge Archives, Management Systems, Inner Life Explorations, Epic 62, Nutrifit
2011 LogoLounge Archives, Peak 2 Pacific, Dr. Howard Nam, Oragami Condoms, 6 Pax Gym, WNS 30 Year Anniversary, Sustainable Movement
2010 LogoLounge Archives, Urban Compass, WNS, Mamma Chia, Mason Law Group
2010 Brand Identity Essentials, 100 Principles for Designing Logos and Building Brands, multiple logos
2010 Go Logo!, A Handbook to the Art of Global Branding, multiple logos
2009 Rockport Publishers, The Best of Business Cards 9, logos and business card design
2007 Graphis Design Annual, brand identity and packaging
2005 Global Corporate Identity Design 2, multiple logos
2004 Graphis Logo Design 6, multiple logos
2002 LogoLounge Master Book 2, PetNet
2001 LogoLounge Book 1, Walt Disney World Discovery Island
2001 Your Perfect Home-Based Studio, featured designer, A Guide for Designers and Other Creative Professionals, Poppy Evans author
1988 Communication Arts Magazine, Los Angeles County of Art, Branding and Gift Store Packaging
1985 Portfolio Magazine, Japan, Student Editorial and Featured Designer
Private Collections
Los Angeles, CA
Santa Barbara, CA
Long Beach, CA
Santa Monica, CA
Santa Cruz, CA
Oakland, CA
Chico, CA
Sonoma, CA
Pacific Palisades, CA
Hanalei, Kauai, HI
Portland, OR
Lake Oswego, OR
Oregon City, OR