Coris Evans (b. 1985) is a painter and tapestry weaver working in Byron Bay, Australia.
Even from a very early age her acrylic paintings, simultaneously supple yet bold, concentrate on two principal themes: femininity and memory. Using outlines of the body, face, and skin colour, her art developed a sensual body image that celebrates the empowered female in defiance of censorship and sexualisation.

For Coris, painting the naked female body has never been about removing the sexual aspect. Instead, it is about making room for an empowered version of nakedness in a world that only has space for objectified nakedness. She is not concerned with removing all sexuality from the female form as Coris believes our bodies should, and always will, be naturally intertwined with sex.

The female form and particularly areas of the body that are forgotten such as eyelids, the bridge of the nose and the crease of the chin inspire Coris’ practice. Her work is about advocating the uniqueness of femininity, and her artworks investigate the realm outside societal constructs regarding physical attractiveness and beauty. Her clean and strong use of colours, geometric shapes and lines show the power in women’s bodies rather than fetishising.