Elizabeth “Evie” King
We are very excited to have Elizabeth “Evie” King as Our Special Guest. We have so many wonderful things to share about Evie’s art and service projects. Evie is a visionary and is dedicated to serving children and youth in poverty. The South Central Los Angeles Garden Project, is just one of many ways Evie has selflessly worked to expose under-served communities to the creative process of self-discovery.
Ms. King is the founding Director of the Esperanza Community Housing’s Art & Science Program where she has served for 12 years. She has worked as a teacher and an artist-in-residence in Los Angeles, San Francisco and South Korea. Ms. King runs programs for under-served children and youth that includes extensive outreach excursions, workshops and creative projects with museums and science centers throughout the Los Angeles area.
As an advisor to the J. Paul Getty Museum and Science Center, Ms. King consulted on their Arts & Science Development Program. Evie is also the recipient of various international and national fellowships for art and environmental research projects. Among her fellowships are two International Tides Painting Fellowships and two Earthwatch Fellowships. During her fellowships, Evie served as Science and Art Coordinator with the Global Children’s Organization (GCO), working in a Bosnian summer camp for war orphans. She also studied natural dyes in Manitoba and sustainable forestry in Puerto Rico.
Her landmark mural, A Meeting of the Minds (121’ x 33’) can be seen on Mercado La Paloma in Los Angeles. Evie has also painted murals for Escuelas Para La Vida in Cuneca, Spain and in Tuscany, Italy. Her paintings are currently on exhibit at the Watts Art Gallery.
In additional to her painting and humanitarian service, Evie has published many interesting written pieces that include two books, field reports and lesson plans for organizations such as Earthwatch and the J. Paul Getty Museum and Science Center.
Ms. King holds a B.A. Cum Laude and teaching credentials in English, Drama, Art and Biology from San Francisco State University, California.
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ART & PROJECT LINKS
Photos of Evie’s “A Meeting of the Minds” Mural
PUBLICATIONS
“Dirk Snigby’s Guide to the Afterlife in The Devil's Bathtub.”
J. Paul Getty Museum and The California Science Center educational linked website on Genetics and Portraiture, Self Portraits and Dream Children. 2001
Published reports on animal behavior, communication and lesson plans for Earthwatch, on their website. 2002
One of Ten International Prizewinning Short Stories from the Biscuit Publishing Competition 2005. The prize included publication, a CD disk, and featured as the Keynote Speaker at The Devil’s Bathtub Celebration Event at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle.
First Prize IntermoonLit: “The Tragedy of Dewy C. McCray.” 2005
Glimmer Train Press Top 12 Short Stories, “Tragedy of Dewy McCray.” 2006
“Family Stories,” Honorable Mention in Writer’s Digest Essay Contest. 2006
Descending Darkness webzine, “Dirk Snigby’s Guide to the Afterlife.” 2006
Whidbey Student Choice Contest, “The Tragedy of Dewy McCray,” Reader’s Choice Awards. 2006
Aeon Award, long listed “Dirk Snigby's Guide to the Afterlife.” 2005-2006.
“Synesthesia: I am This Meat,” A Susurrus Press Anthology, electronic edition published October 31, 2007
"Dirk Snigby's Guide to the Afterlife: Next Stop Hollywood,”
St. Martin's Press. 2007 (Reading at Dutton’s Book shop Los Angeles 2008)
"The Tragedy of Dewey C. McCray" by Elizabeth Eve King, 2008
“Synesthesia,” Best of Everydayfiction Anthology 2010
Nature is much more inclusive than we are taught to believe.
-Evie King
