christian evers

Bio | CV

Christian Evers,

Christian Evers (born 1980 in Wittingen, DE) is a contemporary painter and draughtsman based in Munich, DE. He is known for his dynamic and high-contrast painting style, which illustrates lively scenes and figures that are simultaneously at peace with themselves. He methodically combines elements of Japanese ink painting, which he discovered and practiced through Zen, with Western comic art, especially from the 1960s, which unite to form a striking and serene style. Evers works primarily with ink, using Chinese and Japanese brush tools, closely followed by watercolor and gouache, and less frequently with oil. Depending on the result to be achieved, he chooses different painting surfaces such as rice paper, watercolor paper, drawing board or canvas.

Evers' focus is mainly on creating long series in which he deals with a wide variety of themes that differ in terms of content and motif, but not in style, approach and method. These characteristics are firmly anchored and run like a common thread through his entire collection. He regularly shares his work with a select audience through (mostly) private exhibitions. “In the Spirit of Zen” is Evers' most personal and important series, as he found release from a life crisis through Zen practice, which had a direct impact on his artistic intentions and gave depth and meaning to his works. Another distinguishing feature in almost all of his works is the omission of colors and contours in selected areas of the picture in order to achieve visual stimuli, which at the same time loosens up the depicted scene and allows it to “breathe”.

In addition to his painting, Evers works as an illustrator, gives private drawing and painting lessons and has been responsible for the management of the sansaro art box in Munich since 2024, where artists have the opportunity to present their work to the public free of charge. Since 2023, Evers has been a recognized artist of the Haboku painting style of the 540-year-old Tenkei Sesshu painting school in Japan. His works are represented in national and international private collections (DE, FR, USA, EN, AT, CH).

CV

Christian Evers,
born 1980 in Wittingen, DE,
lives and practices in Munich, DE

Education

Focused self-study in illustration and painting as well as trial-and-error methods shaped his style and led to his recognition as a visual artist among art connoisseurs and collectors over the years.

Exhibitions

2025 Living Silence - In the Spirit of Zen, Mohr - Villa, Munich - Freimann, DE (solo)
2024 Collection Munich - Italy, MVHS Grünwald - Art forum Römerschanz, DE (solo)
2024 DA! Art-Award "Check Your Dogma!", City Museum Düsseldorf, DE (award/ group)
2024 Summer Exhibition 2024, private exhibition, Dietfurt, DE (group)
2024 The Jazz Series Vol. 1, Studio exhibition, Munich, DE (solo)
2024 Kult Kunst 2024, Central Swabian Museum of Local History, Krumbach, DE (award/ group)
2024 In the Spirit of Zen 2, Munich Arthouse | The Malt, Allach, DE (art fair)
2024 Dynamic - Illustrative Works Vol. 4, private exhibition, Munich, DE (solo)
2024 Dynamic - Illustrative Works Vol. 3, private exhibition @ Giesinger Kultursalon, Munich, DE (solo)
2024 In the Spirit of Zen Vol. 1 - 3, sansaro art box, Munich, DE (solo)
2023 Private exhibitions (4), Munich, DE (4 solo)
2023 Collection Munich - Italy, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, DE (solo)
2023 In the Spirit of Zen, Munich Arthouse - Event, München, DE (art fair)
2023 Horizon Line, Privatausstellung, München - Grünwald, DE (solo)
2022 Unreal, Privatausstellung, München - Harlaching, DE (solo)
2022 O.A.4: Lebendige Stille Vol.2, München, DE (solo)
2022 Vivid Slence, Ärztehaus Harlaching, München, DE (solo)
2022 Ink n´ Nature, München - Isar, DE (solo)
2021 Meditative Welten, Privatausstellung, München - Grünwald, DE (solo)
2021 O.A.3, Meditative Welten, München, DE (solo)
2020 Küstenreihe, Privatausstellung, München - Harlaching, DE (solo)
2019 O.A.1, München - Harlaching, DE (solo)

Awards / further activities

2024
sansaro art box - management (non - profit temporary exhibition space by SUSHIYA)

2023
Assignment of a Kanji character and naming (Zasei Sousetsu) according to a more than 500-year-old tradition of Zen painting by Tenkei Sesshu (2nd generation, heir and successor of the Sesshu ink painting school from the 16th century) and associated recognition as the first Western painter to be able to consciously apply and perfect the true Haboku painting method (sensitivity arising from Zen, to paint intuitively and yet unerringly).

Collections

Works in national and international private collections (DE, FR, USA, EN, AT, CH)

Studio works / series

2024 - 25 Jazz Series Vol. 2
2024 - 25 Collection Munich - Italy (ongoing)
2023 - 24 Jazz-Series Vol.2 (upcoming)
2023 - 24 Planetsides (upcoming)
2022 - 23 Unreal (ongoing...)
2022 - 23 Jazz-Series Vol.1
2022 - 23 Board Lovers -Series
2021 - 22 Small collection of proximity
2020 - 23 Horizon Line (ongoing)
2018 - 22 Figurative Nude Studies
2017 - 23 In the Spirit of Zen (onging...)

Projects / jobs

2023 / Illustrator: Finally: Tax Saving for Rich and Poor, Graphic Novel (i.A.)
2023 / Illustrator: Last Instance - Flames and Fire, CD-Cover (i.A.)
2023 / Illustrator: Roots Caravan - One, CD-Cover (i. A.)
2022 / Illustrator: Last Instance - Unchained Mind, CD cover and booklet
2020 / Author and illustrator: Christian kann nicht schlafen, comic book
2019 / Illustrator: Geschichten vom Förster Arthur, Kinderbuch f. d. d. Ulrichshof, Braunlage
2019 / Illustrator: Firmenauftritt, Ulrichshof Braunlage (Website)
2018 / Author and illustrator: Der Fluss, picture book (i.A.)
2016 / Author and illustrator: Wohin willst Du?, graphic novel (i.A.)
2016 / Author and illustrator: Zen und Nicht, graphic novel (i. A.)
2015 / Author and illustrator: Inner Lake, graphic novel (paused)
2008 / Musician and producer: madtools - Masterminds in Vain, CD album, Munich
2004 / Foundation of the instrumental music project: madtools (dissolved 2016)

Contact

Studio / Atelier:
Altersheimerstr. 18
81545 München

Website:
www.c-evers.de
Email:
mail@c-evers.de
Phone:
015227939718

*Book recommendations

The Theory and Practice of Perpective, G.A. Storey, A.R.A. | The Vilppu Drawing Manual, Glen Vilppu | Figure Drawing without a Model, Ron Tiner | A Guide to Better Figure Drawing, Cecile Hardy | Andrew Loomis: Figure Drawing for all it´s Worth, Drawing the Head, Creative Illustration | Famous Artists Course, Famous Artists Schools, Inc., Westport, Connecticut | Line and Form, Walter Crane | Anatomy for the Artist, Sahrah Simblet | Bücher von Gottfried Bammes, Burne Hogarth, Lichen Zhang...