Dick Evans, having grown up in a rural farming community in the panhandle of Texas, he had no exposure at all to art until he started college. Fortunately he was required to take drawing and design courses as he started his supposed major of architecture. He soon realized architecture was not right for him but also that he loved ART! As he progressed through an advertising art program at Texas Tech, he realized he was more interested in the Fine Arts and transferred to a rich art program at the University of Utah, where he obtained a BFA in Drawing and Painting and went on to obtain an MFA in Ceramics and Sculpture. After completing college, Evans began a university teaching career. His first position was back at the university where he began as a student, Texas Tech. In 1987 the Evans’ made the decision to leave academia and devote full time to their art. In 1990 he decided to return to New Mexico and his early love of painting. Evans’ art is found in Art Museums and several corporate collections.