Thor Evenson was raised in Kenai where he spent his childhood commercial fishing with his family. He later went on to receive a Bachelor in Art from Grinnell College in Iowa and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Washington. Evenson is an accomplished painter who spends his summers commercial fishing in Kenai and his winters working as an architect in Anchorage. Evenson has exhibited his work in galleries and museums throughout Alaska including the Anchorage Museum of History and Art, the Pratt Museum, the Kenai Peninsula College ‘Freeburg Gallery’, the Kenai Visitors & Cultural Center, as well as galleries in Seward and Soldotna. Evenson has participated in four ‘All Alaska Juried Exhibitions’, once receiving an honorable mention. Evenson’s work is owned by the Anchorage Museum, the Alaska State Council on the Arts, the Pratt Museum and many private collections. Evenson has also received commissions for painting murals from several businesses and individuals.