Born and raised in San Francisco, Evie Hidysmith works across media, including textiles, ceramics, alternative process prints, and sound. Inspired by the strength and fragility of natural forms, her art reflects on human individualism and collectively shared power. She was musician and artist in residency at The Grove SF and Alchemy Art Center, earned her BA from Brown University and will complete her MFA at SF State in 2026.
EDUCATION
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, expected 2026
Masters of Fine Art, Art Practice
Brown University, Providence RI, 2021
Bachelor of Arts, English Non-Fiction
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025 - Quilting: A Verb, Small Works Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Coagula, SWIM Gallery, San Francisco, CA
What the Sea Remembers, Martin Wong Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Disolve, Five Olive Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Tide is Turning, Alchemy Art Center, San Juan Island, WA
Finding a Path, South San Francisco Cultural Arts Commission, South San Francisco, CA
Consumed, The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
2022 - Group Show, WAVE Collective, San Francisco, CA
Sea, The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
2020 - For Your Parents, In My Friend’s Basement Gallery, Providence, RI
2019 - Friends, In My Friend’s Basement Gallery, Providence, RI
Staying in Providence, In My Friend’s Basement Gallery, Providence, RI
AWARDS & RESIDENCIES
2025 - Artist in Community Residence, Alchemy Art Center, San Juan Island, WA
Martin Wong Summer Residency, San Francisco State University, SF, CA
Visiting Artist Lecture, San Juan Islands Museum of Art, San Juan Island, WA
Leo D. Stillwell Scholarship, San Francisco State University, SF, CA
Martin Wong Scholarship in Ceramics, Martin Wong Foundation, SF, CA
2024 - Musician in Residence, The Grove, San Francisco, CA
2023 - Visiting Artist Lecture, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
PUBLISHED WORK
2025 - Secret Language 1 & 2, Makeshift Magazine, San Francisco, CA
2021 - Exiting the Ivory Tower, The College Hill Independent, Providence, RI
2020 - Searching for Stability, The College Hill Independent, Providence, RI
Progressive Percolation, The College Hill Independent, Providence, RI
Psychedelic Grief, The College Hill Independent, Providence, RI
DISCOGRAPHY
2025 - The Buccaneer, Album, Sockslammer Records, SF, CA, forthcoming
2025 - Harmonizing with the Microwave, EP, Sockslammer Records, SF, CA
2025 - Boredom Songs, EP, Sockslammer Records, SF, CA
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2025 to present - San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Teaching Associate - ART222: Introduction to Textile Arts
Graduate Teaching Associate - ART380: Visiting Artist Lecture Series
Graduate Teaching Assistant - ART546: Advanced Photography, Alternative Practices
Graduate Assistant - Ceramics Department
2024 to present - Recology, San Francisco, CA
Assistant, Educational Tour Program
2021 to 2024 - Urban School of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Long Term Substitute - Art Department
Academic Support Coordinator
U Period Teacher