Interview With David Evans: Memories and Reflections on Post-April 25 Mural Painting
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David Evans, originally from the United Kingdom, has lived in Portugal since 1966. A self-taught painter, his career includes numerous group and solo exhibitions. He served as director of the Galeria Judite Dacruz in the early 1970s, taught for nearly 30 years, and later became director of English Studies at the British Council in Lisbon. Currently, he is a researcher in Anglo-Portuguese studies at the Nova University Lisbon and also works as a translator.
On June 10, 1974, during a popular festival organised by the Armed Forces Movement (MFA), David Evans, along with 47 other artists, participated in the creation of a collaborative panel at the Modern Art Gallery in Belém. This initiative marked the beginning of a series of mural interventions that would unfold over the following years, embodying the spirit of the era through themes such as freedom, resistance, and social transformation.
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