b. 1995
Dayton, Ohio
Lewis is a painter currently residing in her home town of Dayton, Ohio. She attended Wright State University for her BFA in painting with a minor in Art History, graduating in 2017. She did a summer residency at Mount Gretna School of Art, participated as a fellow at the Dayton Art Institute, and began teaching art in Catholic Schools. In 2020 she began graduate school at Boston University, formed many friendships, new understandings of life and paintings, and graduated in 2022 alongside her first solo show with the Laisun Keane Gallery. Moving back to Ohio, she began teaching again. Currently she is teaching at Archbishop Alter High School, and at a local arts center, Rosewood Arts Center. She continues painting at her home studio, inspired by the Midwestern landscape, friendship, and the color red
Education:
2022 MFA in Painting, Boston University, Boston, MA
2017 Residency at Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna, PA
2017 BFA in Painting, Minor in Art History, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Awards/Fellowships:
2022 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grantee
2017 Residency at Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount
Gretna, PA
2017 Three Arts Women Visual Arts Scholarship,
Three Arts, Cincinnati, OH
2017 Yeck Fellowship, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
Exhibition Record -
Two Person and Solo Shows:
2024 Two Person Show, Eva Lewis and Meghan Murray, Rose’s Grenadine, Laisun Keane Gallery, Boston, MA
2023 Two Person Show, Eva Lewis and Erin Smith Glenn, Dutoit Gallery, Dayton, OH
2022 Solo Exhibition, Disparate, Laisun Keane Gallery, Boston, MA
2021 Two Person Show, Eva Lewis and Veronica Dannis-Dobroczynski, Welcome Onlooker, BU Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
2020 Two Person Show, Eva Lewis and Josh Cigrang, Alumni Gallery at Front Street Buildings, Dayton, OH
2019 Solo Exhibition, Nuanced Perspective, K12 Gallery and TEJAS, Dayton, OH
Group Shows and Art Fairs:
2025 Group Exhibition, Leo Birthday, Laisun Keane Gallery, Boston, MA
2024 Future Fairs, Daniela Mercuri Gallery, New York, NY
2024 Group Exhibition, Drawing from Perception, Invention, and Memory, Robert and Elaine Stein Galleries, Dayton, OH
2023 Group Exhibition, BRIDGE EDU: Support, Connect, Dana Wiley Gallery, Dayton, OH
2023 Group Exhibition, 130th Annual Juried Show, The Barn - WACC, Cincinnati, OH
2022 Group Exhibition, Fresh Faces, Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston, MA
2022 Group Exhibition, Here + Now, 263 Gallery, Boston, MA
2021 Group Exhibition, Art@Sloane, Sloane House, Boston, MA
2021 Group Exhibition, Dinner to Follow, BU Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA
2021 Group Exhibition, Gaze: A Virtual Art Exhibit With 30 International Women Artist Arts to Hearts x All SHE Makes
2021 Group Exhibition, IYKYK, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
2019 Group Exhibition, 2018 Bowery Gallery National Competition, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
2018 Group Exhibition, Side by Side, The Orphanage at Front Street Buildings, Dayton, OH
2017 Group Exhibition, Yeck Fellowship, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH
Periodicals/Directories:
The Daily Free Press, "BU grad 'tackles' women objectification with South Boston art exhibition" by Jasmine Grant - dailyfreepress.com/2022/04/22/bu-grad-student-tackles-women-objectification-with-south-boston-art-exhibition/
Boston Art Review, “Mark Your Calendars: Eight Shows to Check Out in Greater Boston This Spring" by Jessica Shearer - "bostonartreview.com/reviews/calendars-spring-2022-exhibition-roundup/
Artsy – Online platform designed to connect collectors to art, 2022
https://www.artsy.net/search?term=eva%20lewis
Studio Visit Magazine: Volume 50, 2022, https://www.studiovisitmagazine.com/pastvolumes/volume50
All She Makes Directory - Creative online directory for women creatives worldwide, 2021
https://www.allshemakes.org/directory
Dayton Metro – “Artist of the Week: Eva Lewis” by Bill Franz - https://mostmetro.com/entertainment/visual-arts/artist-of-the-week-eva-lewis.html