Evan Hobart
Bitumenasuras, 2017
ceramic and glass
12 x 11 x 7 inches
C-lective Curator’s Cut:
Evan Hobart’s Bitumenasuras exemplifies his practice, centered on humanity’s lasting impact on the environment. Its complex clay body, woodfired with borosilicate to achieve shimmering violet tones, highlights his mastery of difficult materials. Blown-glass teeth in warm yellows, reds, oranges, and greens gleam with intensity, while swirling surface patterns recall cave drawings. Atop its head, a small excavator rests in pools of green glass made from melted bottles and tar sands, evoking fragile landscapes altered by human greed. Though small against the dinosaur form, the machine’s placement underscores the outsized impact of human activity on the earth.
We Love Evan. Based in Petaluma, he is a ceramic and flame-work glass artist whose sculptural pieces explore ecology, industry, and the human relationship with nature. His whimsical yet intense dinosaurs and expressive faces immediately draw us in, but it’s the deeper themes that make us stay. Each piece is rich with detail, inviting close inspection and revealing layered worlds, both literal and symbolic.
Evan Hobart
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Masters of Fine Art in Spatial Art from San Jose State University
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Humboldt State University
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Current Visual Arts Instructor at St. Vincent’s High School in Petaluma, CA (2020–present)
Adjunct Professor of Ceramics at Mendocino College (2014–2020)
Ceramics Program Director at the Mendocino Art Center (2014–2019)
Artist-in-Residence at Medalta, Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada (2011–2012)
Highlighted in the Ceramics Annual of America (2012)
Exhibited widely across the United States and Canada through solo and group shows, including regional arts centers, college galleries, and community art spaces.
“My artwork acts as an interrogation of modern life, utilizing the intersection of humanity and nature to comment on global climate change, politics, war, religion, society, overdevelopment and possibly eventual extinction.”
Evan’s work is wildly imaginative, filled with expressive faces, surreal dinosaurs, and sculpted forms that balance humor with intensity. With an easygoing presence, he channels big ideas about ecology, society, and human nature into tactile, detail-rich worlds. His sculptures pull you in with their playful strangeness, then hold your attention with deeper meaning and expert craft.
Interviews in progress, please check back soon!