Erik Evensen (also known as Erik A. Evensen) is an award-winning designer, illustrator, graphic novelist, and educator.
About[]
Erik was born and raised in western New Hampshire, on the Vermont border. He was raised in an arts-focused household of educators. He currently lives outside Minneapolis with his wife, musician Erika Svanoe. Erik holds an MFA in Design from Ohio State University, a BA in Studio Art from the University of New Hampshire, and a post-baccalaureate degree from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Erik studied with design research pioneer Liz Sanders, president and founder of MakeTools. [1]
Related to Ghostbusters[]
He has done pencils in comic book stories:
- Ghostbusters Volume 2 Issue #12
- "Field Trip"
- Ghostbusters Annual 2015
- "World of the Psychic"
- Ghostbusters International #9
- Pages 12 to 19
- Ghostbusters Annual 2017
- "Second City Ghostbusters"
Other Projects[]
Erik Evensen designed for
- Wells Fargo
- AirTran
- Captivate Network
- Coca-Cola
- GE
- National Guard
- Dean Kamen's FIRST, as well as many non-profits and arts organizations.
- Erik has published and presented research about designing for education and information delivery, covering disciplines such as game design, the role of comics and comics-making in education, using tools such as data visualization, user-centered practice, and generative design research.
- Erik has served on
- The advisory board of Bemidji State University's department of Technology, Art & Design
- The board of directors of the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra and Bemidji Area Community Band
- The coordination team of Bemidji's Pecha Kucha Night
Other Comics[]
Erik's work and contributions in comics includes
- Gods of Asgard
- The Beast of Wolfe's Bay
- Erik's Sketchbook Diary
- Super-powered Word Study (Co-Author/Illustrator)
- Invincible
- Hoax Hunters
- Grounded
- Fear Agent from Image Comics
- Zombie Bomb from Terminal Press
Trivia[]
- Erik is also an active amateur saxophonist
- In Ghostbusters Annual 2017, on page 23, the Ghostbusters II mug that Ron drinks from is from artist Erik Evensen's cupboard.