Diane Evans

Diane M. Evans is a Hawaiʻi-based painter whose work explores landscape, perception, and the historical construction of space and light. Her practice is informed by a deep engagement with art history and conservation, drawing on Renaissance and Romantic traditions while reflecting on contemporary ecological and political conditions.

Alongside her studio practice, Evans has an extensive career as a curator and museum leader. She currently serves as Exhibitions Manager at the Honolulu Museum of Art, where she develops exhibitions and collections initiatives across the museum’s galleries. She previously held leadership and curatorial roles at the Museums of Sonoma County and the Nevada Museum of Art. During her tenure in Nevada, she contributed to building a significant collection focused on New Topographics photography and the Altered Landscape, deepening her engagement with representations of land, environment, and human intervention.

Evans holds an MA in Art History from the University of Delaware, where she also completed all doctoral requirements except the dissertation (ABD). She completed graduate coursework in art conservation through the Winterthur Program. Her work bridges painting, curatorial practice, and research, bringing historical insight to contemporary questions of landscape.

Diane M. Evans is in residence at Can Serrat during October 2026.