Joyce Evans (1929–2019) was a key figure of Australian photography in the late twentieth century. Evans’s initial contribution was as an advocate for the medium. She established Church Street Photographic Centre in 1976, encouraging a broad interest in photography and assisting the careers of many Australian photographers. At Church Street, Evans also introduced audiences to the work of key figures in International photography. The gallery closed in 1982. Evans decided to become a photographer before she opened Church Street, but it was in the early 1980s that she began to focus more productively on her own practice.

(2019)