b. Santa Ana, CA; Lives and works in Bloomfield Hills, MI

Evan Mazellan’s paintings grapple with privacy, injury, and ownership, lifting images from news media, personal photos, and belongings in and around the studio. Familiar images take on new meaning as they are fragmented and re-assembled into a pictorial space that highlights the permanence found in media archiving and mass production. Mazellan explores the sought-after transformation found in restoration and medical surgery, where the pursuit of enhancement can swing between helping and harming, a process prone to unexpected outcomes and mishaps.

The artist is currently a Cranbrook Academy of Art candidate for his MFA in painting. Mazellan’s paintings have been featured at Lisa Boudet in Paris, France (2023); Massey Klein Gallery in New York, NY (2022); Bunker East and Bunker West, curated by John Garcia in Queens, NY and Malibu, CA (2021); and the Rockaway Artist Alliance in Queens, NY (2019); and in a two-person exhibitions with Dot Jackson at Mouse Gallery in Detroit, MI (2024); and Walker Walls Tarver at Passageway Gallery at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI (2022). His work has been included in group exhibitions at Art Clvb Detroit, MI (2024), the Rockaway Artist Alliance (2021), and Shrine Gallery in New York City (2021). Mazellan and his paintings have been published in print and online publications, including Architectural Digest, The Rockaway Times and The Wave.