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Shane W. Evans (1972) is a multi-talented artist. He is mainly known as an award winning children's book illustrator. He currently resides in Kansas City, MO.

He is the founder of Dream Studio, a community art space in Kansas City, Missouri.

Education

Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts graduated in 1993.

Early Life

Born in Oakland.

Moved to Buffalo, New York when Evans was 3 years old.

Parents divorced when Evans was 9 years old.

Evans lived with his mother in Buffalo, New York.

Evans' mother noticed Evans' artistic talent so she decided that for the 5th grade he should go to the public visual and performing arts academy.

He attended and graduated from Syracuse University School of Visual and Performing Arts graduated in 1993.

After attending college, he interned for Rolling Stone in New York City.

In 1993, Evans was recruited by Hallmark Cards in Kansas City and continued to work for them for 7 years.

After Hallmark, he decided to become an independent artist.

"In 2007, Evans opened the Dream Studio, which he describes as a creative outlet for design that embraces children. Since its opening, Evans has hosted numerous events, encouraging other artists who work across a variety of mediums to showcase their dreams. The studio also has developed a 1-hour television model that looks at the power of dreaming through the arts, and airs in more than 500,000 homes across the Kansas City metro area."

Books

Bintou's Braids

Did I Tell You I Love You Today?

Down the Winding Road

Fishing Day

Free at Last!

Here We Go Round

Hold the Flag High

Homemade Love

No More!

Osceola

Shanna's Ballerina Show

Shanna's Doctor Show

Shanna's Princess Show

Shanna's Teacher Show

Shaq and the Beanstalk

Still the Same Me

Take It to the Hoop Magic Johnson

The Way A Door Closes

More Books

Li'l Rabbit's Kwanzaa

Olu's Dream

When Harriet Met Sojourner

And more books

Black Jack

Chocolate Me!

Mixed Me!

28 Days

Underground

The Way a Door Closes

We March

Lillian's Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Achievements

2004 – 2005 Land of Enchantment Book Award Master Reading List

2002 National Book Festival honor by First Lady Laura Bush

IRA Children’s Book Award Notables List

Lee Bennett Hopkins Honor Book (Penn State University / Pennsylvania Center for the Book)

The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for "Osceola"

Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction for children

Coretta Scott King / John Steptoe New Talent Award "The Way A Door Closes"

Articles

Shane W. Evans | An Artist (and Author) to Study

KC illustrator’s new children’s book sends the right ‘Mixed’ messages

Social Networking

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