Evan Woodruffe was born in 1965 in Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, where he currently lives and works. He is a Master of Fine Arts (1st Class Honours), University of Auckland, and the recipient of the 2011 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award and 2003 Becroft Premier Award. Wood-ruffe exhibits throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and has work in significant collections in Singapore, Beijing, Sydney, Melbourne, and New Zealand, including the prestigious Wallace Arts Trust in Auckland. His recent exhibitions include Tauranga Art Gallery, Sydney Contemporary at Carriageworks, Spring 1883 in Melbourne, and Dunedin Public Art Gallery. He has collaborated with Jaguar Singapore, BMW Australia, performers, musicians and fashion designers to extend his painting practice beyond the wall.