THE INSTAGRAM SERIES

In 2016– after traveling around the world as an aspiring “digital nomad” for six months with nothing more than a 25L backpack, a MacBook Pro, and an iPhone– I started painting a series of canvases based on my photos (with the idea of building a large-scale, real-life “Instagram wall” that wouldn’t simply disappear into the internet abyss), and writing a book-length, travelogue-memoir about my adventures. Spoiler Alert: I had no idea what I was getting myself into.

Please note: I am serving as my own web designer/ developer on this project. Thanks for your patience as I build out the site.

THE CUBE

The Cube is a concept for displaying the Instagram Series– with an added twist. As a free-standing gallery, each wall of the Cube showcases a carefully-curated collection of vibrant images, much like the Instagram feed on which they are based. But what about the stories behind the paintings? The Cube invites the viewer on a multimedia journey “beyond the surface,” into the inner world of the artist, otherwise hidden from view.  (Concept currently in the works; more to follow.)

THE PAINTINGS

All panels are 30″ x 30″ (76 cm x 76 cm), acrylic on canvas

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Sanctuary Sunrise (work in progress)
Nairobi Jam (work in progress)
Golden Gate (work in progress)
Flowing Springs (work in progress)
Jökulsárlón (work in progress)
Before the Storm (work in progress)
Leopard (Kenya)
Gazelle (Kenya)
Tai-O (Hong Kong)
Nakameguro (Tokyo)
DJ Daniel
Ecstatic Dance Philly (work in progress)
Hanoi
Angkor Wat (Cambodia)
Saigon
WhyNam - Koh Phangan
Ecstatic Dance Life (San Diego, California)
Birchrunville
Vancouver Harbor
WhyNam #3
The Sanctuary (Thailand)
The Lizard King (work in progress)
Ubud (Bali, Indonesia)
Encinitas Palms
Golden Temple (Amritsar, India)
Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Railay Beach (Thailand)
Sanctuary Welcome
Vernazza (Italy)
Varanasi (India)
Varanasi Boats
RIshikesh Bull
Kyoto
Reykjavik
Abbey Row
Cinque Terre (Italy)

YOGA + WELLNESS WORKSHOPS

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ABOUT

 EDUCATION & RECENT TRAININGS

  • Africa Yoga Project, 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training (Nairobi, Kenya, 2019)
  • Breath Medicine/ Five Element Dance and Cacao Ceremony Facilitator Training (Koh Phangan, Thailand, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
  • The Light Within Yoga Studio, 200 hr Yoga Teacher Training (West Grove, PA, USA; 2014)
  • Israel School of Herbal Medicine, Foundations in Herbalism (Moshav Aviezer, Israel; 2012)
  • University of Pennsylvania, Master of Liberal Arts in Individualized Study, with a specialization in the philosophy of identity formation and creative writing (Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2008)
  • University of Southern California, B.A. English (Los Angeles, CA, USA; 1998)

I should probably also mention that I’m a completely self-taught artist.

 RECENT WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Freelance Artist (2016 – Present)
  • Yoga-Based Wellness Workshops @ Northeastern University Hillel; Clark University Hillel; Emerson College Hillel (October 2019)
  • Eden Village West, Yoga Specialist, Culinary Arts Specialist, Music Specialist (Healdsburg, CA, USA; 2019)
  • Ecstatic Dance Philly, Founder, Former Director (Philadelphia, PA, USA; 2017 – 18)
  • Eden Village Camp, Director of Camper Care (2015-16), Leader – Teen Apprentice Program (2014), Herbalism Specialist (2013) (Putnam Valley, NY, USA)

RECENT TRAVELS 

You can find a selection of my best travel photos on Instagram: @evanjoblin

2019

  • USA — Ecstatic Dance Southwest Bus Tour (Santa Cruz/ Joshua Tree National Park (CA); Sedona, AZ; Zion National Park, UT; Valley of Fire, NV; Red Rock Canyon State Park, CA)
  • Switzerland (Zurich)
  • Kenya (Nairobi; Amboseli National Park)
  • Portugal (Porto; Lisbon)
  • Thailand (Koh Phangan)

2018

  • USA — Ecstatic Dance Pacific Northwest Bus Tour (Santa Cruz/ SF Bay Area, CA; Corvalis/ Eugene/ Portland, OR; Seattle, WA)
  • Iceland (Reykjavik & the South)
  • Germany (Berlin)
  • Scotland (Edinburgh)
  • Greece (Corfu)
  • Thailand (Koh Phangan)
  • USA (Hawai’i – Maui, Big Island)

 2017

  • USA — Ecstatic Dance Cross-USA Bus Tour (SF Bay Area, CA; Las Vegas, NV; Grand Canyon/ Flagstaff, AZ; Santa Fe, NM; Austin, TX; New Orleans, LA; Asheville, NC; Washington, DC; New York, NY; Pittsburgh, PA; Chicago, IL; Kansas City, MO; Denver, CO; Salt Lake City, UT; Yellowstone Nat’l Park, WY; Boise, ID; Reno, NV, Santa Cruz, CA; Los Angeles, CA)
  • Japan (Osaka, Tokyo)
  • South Korea (Seoul)
  • Hong Kong
  • Vietnam (Hanoi, Saigon)
  • Cambodia (Siem Reap, Phnom Penh)
  • Thailand (Koh Phangan)

2016

  • USA — Ecstatic Dance California Bus Tour (SF Bay Area; Sacramento; Nevada City; Mt. Shasta; San Diego; Los Angeles; Santa Barbara)
  • Canada (Vancouver)
  • St. Lucia
  • England (London)
  • Singapore
  • Indonesia (Bali)
  • Australia (Melbourne; Red Rock Center/ Uluru/ Alice Springs; Darwin)
  • Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
  • Thailand (Bangkok; Koh Phangan)

2015

  • Thailand (Koh Lanta; Krabi/ Ao Nang/ Railay; Phuket; Chiang Mai)
  • India (Kochi; Mysore; Palolem (Goa); Delhi; Jaisalmer; Jodhpur; Pushkar; Jaipur; Amritsar; Dharamsala; Rishikesh; Varanasi; Mumbai)
  • Poland (Warsaw; Krakow)
  • Italy (Cinque Terre; Milan)
  • Denmark (Copenhagen)
  • Iceland (Reykjavik & environs)

2014 (and earlier)

  • Israel (top to bottom, multiple times)
  • Hungary (Budapest)
  • Japan (Tokyo; Kyoto; Nara; Osaka; Hiroshima; Beppu)
  • Panama
  • UK (London; Oxford; Edinburgh)
  • France (Paris)
  • Spain (Barcelona; Madrid)
  • Italy (Rome; Florence; Venice)
  • Netherlands (Amsterdam)
  • Germany (Munich; Berlin)
  • Greece (Athens; Thessaloniki; Mykonos)
  • Turkey (Istanbul)
  • Costa Rica

CONTACT

Thanks for visiting! Your comments and questions are welcome via email: evan@evanjoblin.com