Trained in fine art with a Bachelors degree from the University of Florida, Evelyn has devoted much of her professional life to instructing students in fine art and commercial photography. She has taught at such prestigious learning institutions as The Maine Photographic Workshops in Rockport, the Southeastern Center for the Arts, formerly in Atlanta, and the Portfolio Center in Atlanta, where she currently teaches. She does private tutoring, custom designed classes, and personal workshops internationally.

Evelyn has been honored with an NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) grant and a GCA (Georgia Council for the Arts) Individual Artist Grant during her long career. Her work is in private and corporate collections from Chicago to Miami. She has received numerous National awards and print commissions for her work.

Evelyn's images invite viewer participation and have been described as sensitive, introspective, pictorial images of an idealistic world.