Evergon
Evergon, also known as Celluloso Evergoni, Egon Brut, and Eve R. Gonzales, is a Canadian artist.
He was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, studied at Mount Allison University and graduated with a master's degree in fine arts from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1974. Throughout his career his work has used the medium of photography and photo-collage.
Major themes in his work include personal sexuality, gender construction, aging, and body image. His work frequently includes art historical references and questions accepted interpretation of certain canonical art. He was among the artists of the 1960s and 1970s who reacted against of the conventions of studio photography established through the post-World War II period. He has had over a thousand shows in Canada and internationally.
Evergon's work has been recognized with awards from the Canada Council and Petro-Canada. He currently lives and works in Montreal and teaches at Concordia University.
