Barnaby Evans

Barnaby Evans

Executive Artistic Director, WaterFire Providence

Barnaby Evans is an artist, designer, developer, thought leader and consultant. Originally trained as a scientist focusing on the environment and ecology, Evans creates original artworks and design solutions involving major urban interventions, site-specific sculpture installations, photography, landscape, architectural projects, writing and conceptual works. He created WaterFire in 1994 as part of an effort to rebrand and re-establish Providence, R.I. Evans designed WaterFire as a city-scale intervention that combines a design approach with aesthetics, land art, installation, site specific work, music, ritual and spectacle.

Barnaby Evans was a speaker at Northstar Meetings Group's Destination East in September 2025.
Barnaby Evans Featured on Northstar Meetings Group