Jonesboro- Evan Leroy Lindquist passed away December 18, 2023 in Jonesboro.

He was born May 23, 1936 in Salina, Kansas to the late Elmer and Linnette Lindquist. He lived in Odessa, Missouri until 1945, then Emporia, Kansas until 1960.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Kay Harter.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Sharon and sons, Eric of Jonesboro and Carl of Bangalore, India and his dog, Bogie.

Working continuously as a calligraphic and graphic artist, he graduated with a BSE degree in 1958 from KSTC in Emporia and in 1963 with a MFA degree from State University of Iowa. He immediately began teaching art in Jonesboro at ASU where he established the area of printmaking. For the next forty years he worked dual careers as an exemplary teacher and productive artist.

During his career, before and after retiring in 2003, he participated in more than 60 solo exhibitions and received more than 80 awards in 300 competitive exhibitions. His prints can be found in over 70 public institutions and in permanent collections and museums worldwide. These include the Albertine in Vienna, Art Institute of Chicago, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Dublin Museum of Modern Art, Memphis Art Museum, Museo Espanol del Arte Contemporaneo in Madrid, Uffizi in Florence, Whitney Museum in New York, and the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock has some 200 works by Lindquist in its permanent collections.

Awards include the ESU Distinguished Alumni Award (2004), Department of Arkansas Heritage Arts Councils Lifetime Achievement Award (2004), First Artist Laureate of the State of Arkansas (2012) and ASU Outstanding Faculty member (1981).

In 1996 a longtime dream was fulfilled with his founding of the Delta National Small Prints Exhibition held annually at Bradbury Art Museum.

For lasting memorials please consider the DNSPE of BAM, Arkansas State University Foundation, State University, AR 72467 or Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House 1148 E. Matthews Ave, Jonesboro, AR 72401 or Emporia State Univ. Foundation, Art Dept., 1500 Highland St, Emporia, KS 66801 or NEA Humane Society, P.O. Box 1042, Jonesboro, AR 72403.

In accordance with his wishes, no services were held. Arrangements were entrusted to Gregg- Langford Bookout Funeral Home.