Bio

Chaz Evans is a scholar-practitioner researching and teaching 3D animation, video games, and other kinds of computer art. He holds an MA in Art History and an MFA in New Media Art from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His artwork has been exhibited at UnionDocs NY, Chicago Artist Coalition, and Antenna Space Shanghai. His writing has been published through Leonardo, Game Studies, and Routledge. His curatorial work has been presented at Ars Electronica, Mana Contemporary, and Christian Petersen Art Museum. His first book Polygon Leviathan: Essays on Autodesk Maya is forthcoming through the MIT Press Platform Studies series.

Courses

FAME 210 Digital Media Art Fundamentals

FAME 380 New Media Art

FAME 573 3D Animation

FAME 701 The Role of Research in Media Arts Practice

FAME 702 Principles of Media Arts Practice

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Publications

“Bewildered by the Apparatus: Toward Opacity in Video Game Production.” Game Studies, Volume 25, Issue 1 (March 2025)

“Applied Systems Aesthetics: Jack Burnham and Contemporary Video Game Art.” Leonardo, Volume 58, Issue 1 (February 2025)