Bio

Evan Tapper was born in Winnipeg and is currently based in Toronto. He received a BFA from the University of Manitoba and an MFA from Carnegie Mellon University. His multimedia work has been exhibited throughout Canada, the United States, Europe, South America and Japan. Recent residencies include the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Center for Contemporary  Art Kitakyushu Japan, and Charles Street Video. Tapper has held academic appointments at the State University of New York Fredonia, Ontario College of Art and Design, and McMaster University.

Works

Crafting with Eddy

  • 2010
  • Evan Tapper

Eddy, a psychic, nervous, little satyr and part-time on-line sex worker, makes crafts with viewers as he speaks about the pain of witnessing sexual violence.

Crafting with Eddy

Swoon

  • 2010
  • Evan Tapper

Inspired by a woodcut from a university art collection, this animation explores issues of myth, art, history, education and sexual violence.

Swoon

Dear Mom and Dad

  • 2009
  • Evan Tapper

After my parents died, I found a box of slides from their wedding. Here are images of my parents looking so young. The unknown photographer captured the events with an awkward, honest beauty. Seeing my parents at a time before they faced so many hardships, I just want to protect these innocent kids.

Dear Mom and Dad

Lot

  • 2001
  • Evan Tapper

A video that examines the paradigm of misogyny, deeply rooted and internalized in our culture. The biblical story of Lot and a horrifying event that my grandfather experienced, forced me to consider my own responsibility and lack of innocence.

Lot

Untitled (Self-portrait in Blue)

  • 2001
  • Evan Tapper

A parody of the art film where sentimentality and self-consciousness are brought to an absurd level.

Untitled (Self-portrait in Blue)

Fleeting Intimacy (long)

  • 2000
  • Evan Tapper

Visitors to the Carnegie Library Pittsburgh expound on a myriad of thoughts and opinions, while a caricaturist listens on and captures their likeness.

Fleeting Intimacy (long)

Fleeting Intimacy (short)

  • 2000
  • Evan Tapper

While posing for caricatures, strangers reveal themselves by sharing their diverse personal stories in rapid succession. This work explores the complexity of intimacy, identity and representation.

Fleeting Intimacy (short)