This richly illustrated volume takes as its point of departure Diane Evans’ own love of photobooks and sense of sequencing in print. Designed by Judith Steedman, it contains over 90 colour and b&w reproductions; three lucid texts by Helga Pakasaar, John O’Brian and Grant Arnold, exploring various angles of Diane Evans’ life with photography; as well as a chronology written by the book’s editor, Karen Love. Foreword by Reid Shier, Director of The Polygon Gallery, which is home to The Diane Evans Bookstore.
About Diane Evans
Diane Evans received an Honours Diploma in Photography from the Vancouver School of Art (now ECUAD) in 1978, and participated in the 1979 Master Class Photography Workshop at the Banff Centre, associated with the renowned Banff Purchase project. In 1984, she had a solo exhibition at The Photographers Gallery, Saskatoon. Group shows include the Vancouver Art Gallery (1977, 2021); Artropolis 90, Vancouver (1990); Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Ottawa (1992); Presentation House Gallery (2001, touring 2004-05); and Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham, WA (2006).
Evans was Gallery Manager at The Polygon Gallery, formerly Presentation House Gallery, from 1988 to 2023. She also managed the Gallery’s acclaimed bookstore – now named in her honour – with passionate expertise, and curated several exhibitions at The Polygon, the last being Deanna Dikeman: Leaving and Waving (2023). Her photographs are in private and public collections, including the National Gallery of Canada, Remai Modern, and Vancouver Art Gallery.
Diane Evans: Photographs 1976-2023
Hardcover English 176 pages, colour and b&w illus. 26 x 20.3 cm
Published April 2026 by The Polygon Gallery
ISBN 978-0-9959026-3-3