LEARNING TO LISTEN // LYNETTE EVANS

Learning to Listen

Lynette Evans

Through repeated visits to the River Frome in Bristol during a period of grief and burnout, Lynette Evans’ new work has emerged as a practice of learning to listen; not only to the landscape, but to herself. Returning to stretches of river over time became a way of slowing down, regulating, and reconnecting with nature and her own needs, limits, and rhythms. What began as site-based exploration evolved into a reflective practice shaped by repetition and attentive presence. The river became less a subject and more a companion to thinking, a space where walking, pausing, and noticing allowed ideas to surface naturally.

Lynette’s multidisciplinary practice is grounded in embodied engagement with nature. Short, accessible walks create a rhythm of observation and reflection that prioritises intuition over outcome. Repeated encounters reveal patterns in thinking, movement, and making. As a neurodivergent and disabled artist, process drawings, gathered materials, soft sculptural forms, and quiet acts of making have become tools for listening, helping her understand how ideas form through the body rather than through thought alone.

This way of working has renewed her relationship with materials and craft, reconnecting her with tactile knowledge and feminist traditions often marginalised or lost. Materials are treated not as neutral resources, but as carriers of memory, labour, and care. At its core, Lynette’s practice is about listening; to nature, to materials, and to the self, creating space for attention, reflection, and connection.

Artist Bio

Lynette Evans is a multidisciplinary artist based in Bristol. A graduate of Bristol School of Art, she is currently studying for a Master’s in Education (Artist Teacher Practice) at Oxford Brookes University.

Lynette has previously exhibited at The Mount Without, Bath Fringe Festival, Test Space, and local art trails. Alongside her own practice, she has collaborated extensively in socially engaged projects, as well as in roles as a creative facilitator and art educator.