Nicholas Evans

Nicholas Evans (10 January 1907 – 5 February 2004) was a self-taught Welsh artist from Aberdare. He signed his paintings Nick Evans and was sometimes known by that name. His work was influenced by his spiritual beliefs as a Pentecostal.

Early life Evans was born in Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf. Evans' talent in drawing was recognized by one of his primary school teachers, who encouraged him to sketch. He stopped after a while, for want of paper. His mother had also worked in the pits.

In keeping with his mother's wishes, he left mining and became a railwayman, eventually finding a job as a Great Western Railway engine driver for coal trains in the Cynon Valley. He became a member of, and later a lay preacher in, the Welsh Apostolic Church. Evans believed that the inspiration for his paintings came directly from God.

Evans died in 2004 at the age of 96. His depiction of the Day of Judgment has been compared with that of Stanley Spencer.

John Harvey, Director of the Centre for Studies in the Visual Culture of Religion at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, described Evans as "a unique artist in Wales," and as "one of the finest painters Wales has ever produced". Evans's life and work was examined in the BBC Radio Wales programme All Things Considered in 2010.