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Evan Trine (b. 1988) lives and works in Long Beach, CA and holds an MFA from Claremont University, Claremont, CA.

Trine has had solo exhibitions at Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA; Sundays Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark; Keller Gallery, Point Loma University, San Diego, CA; Phelps Gallery, at Claremont University, Claremont, CA. His work has been included in group shows at Artemin Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan; The Pit, Palm Springs, CA; Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA; soft.core, Los Angeles, CA; Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA;  Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA, among others.

 

Evan Trine’s work sits somewhere between painting and photography. In the artist’s view, photography and painting are not opposing mediums – the printer and the paintbrush are both expressive and manipulable, and as tools, are equally relevant to the formation of the works.

One of the main components of Trine’s process includes removing and rearranging the ink cartridges in a large format printer, where Trine prints a photo onto linen over and over, with different arrangements of ink, to create alternate versions of a particular image – each version being wholly and inherently unique, irreproducible. Then he cuts apart sections of the linen and sew them back together to create a patchwork of the original. Lastly, Trine layers different segments of paint over portions of the image to complete the composition.

The gridded format and linear path of paint mimics the precision of the printer, while the tactility and texture provide a humanity that is typically not associated with the printed image.

Selected Works

This image depicts an artwork by Evan Trine titled "onion bottom." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures 60" x 40" [HxW] (152.4 x 101.6 cm) 60 ¹⁵⁄₁₆" x 41" x 2 ¹⁄₄" [HxWxD] (154.78 x 104.14 x 5.71 cm) framed. Its medium is Dye ink, and thread on linen.
Evan Trine
“onion bottom,” 2026
This image depicts an artwork by Evan Trine titled "sunshine sunshine." This artwork was created in 2026 and measures 24" x 16" [HxW] (60.96 x 40.64 cm) 24 ³⁄₄" x 16 ³⁄₄" x 1 ¹⁄₂" [HxWxD] (62.86 x 42.54 x 3.81 cm) framed. Its medium is Dye ink, and thread on linen.
Evan Trine
“sunshine sunshine,” 2026

Exhibitions

1988
Lives and works in Long Beach, CA
2013
BFA, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
2015
MFA, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2026
"Spotlight - Evan Tine: Ketchup & Mustard," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA (forthcoming)
2020
"Niña, Pinta, Santa Maria," Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA
"Real/Not Real Sunday," S Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2017
"New Photographic Portraits," Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
2016
"Trending," Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles, CA
"aaeegnrrr," Keller Gallery, Point Loma University, San Diego, CA
2015
"Belly," Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
"ULTRA," Robert Bullock Gallery, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA
"Everything in its Right Place," Heritage Gallery, Azusa Pacific University, Claremont, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024
"SUPERBLOOM," The Pit, Palm Springs, CA
"Color Fields," Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2020
"Magic," Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2018
"Aggregate as Self," Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
"Formless and Fragile," soft.core., Los Angeles, CA
"One Way Or Another," Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, CA
"Vantage," Finishing Concepts, Los Angeles, CA
2017
"ARTBandini Los Angeles," Arturo Bandini, Los Angeles, CA
2016
"Artificial Realities," Flower Pepper Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2015
MFA Graduate Exhibition, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
"Photo Shop," curated by David Pagel, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
"Party," Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
"GLAMFA," California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
MFA Biennial, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2014
"Electron Salon," Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2013
"Show Number One," Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
"Depends on Content," Gallery P Three, Pomona, CA

Bibliography

2019
Family Pictures USA. "Photo Day Series," Family Picture USA, September 5
2017
Staff, Meer. "Evan Trine," Meer Art, June 23
2016
Zellen, Jody. "Roberts & Tilton: Evan Trine," artillery, March 10
Zevitas, Steven. "16 (+2) Artists to Watch in 2016," Huffington Post, February 16