Byron Shire
Coris Evans is a visual artist working in Bundalung Country / Byron Bay, Australia. Her acrylic paintings, simultaneously supple yet bold, concentrate on two principal themes: femininity and memory. Using hints of the body, face and skin, her art developed a sensual body image that celebrates the empowered female in defiance of censorship and sexualisation.
The diversity and complexity of the female form inspires Coris’ art practice. Her work is about advocating the uniqueness of femininity and investigating the realm outside societal constructs regarding physical ideals and beauty. Her strong use of colour, geometric shapes and lines show the power in women’s bodies rather than fetishising it.
For Coris, painting the nude female body is a powerful vessel to make room for an empowered version of nakedness in a world that has since always objectified it.
