Portrait Acquired by National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

My portrait of artist Lois Dodd, a full-length seated figure, 62 x 34”, oil on canvas, done in 2005, was recently acquired by the National Portrait Gallery . The Board of Commissioners met on November 13, 2021, and approved it for acquisition into their permanent collection. Taina Caragol, curator of Painting and Sculpture and LatinX art and history wrote, “This is a wonderful artwork and we love to have artworks that speak to the relationships and friendships between artists. We also love your connections to our museum through the Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition.” Lois is a longtime friend who has been a major influence on me and my work. Though my paintings don’t look like hers, I have learned more from her about what it means to paint than any other living artist.

Arthur Smith blog post "100 Greatest Women Artists" of which I am #85

https://100greatestwomenartists.blogspot.com/

Arthur Smith is an American teacher living in Slovakia and wrote this blog for students to read about various kinds of art. He went looking on the internet and read many years ‘ worth of my own writing from which he culled a very good overview of my work, my ideas, and my purpose as an artist.

Former Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's Portrait Unveiled

Harrisburg Patriot News has an Associated Press photograph of the former Governor speaking at the podium next to my portrait of him. A second article published by Pen Live on line quotes Governor Corbett and First Lady Susan Corbett as they spoke about the official portrait I painted for the State Capitol. A picture of the unveiling by myself and Mrs’ Corbett can be seen here. The historic collection of Governors’ portraits goes back to Ben Franklin and William Penn. The painting will be installed in its prepared niche in the elegant Governor’s offices of the Capitol.

MOSTRA: An Exhibition Celebrating Twenty Years of Gordon in Orvieto, Italy

Gordon College, Wenham Massachusetts, mounted a large juried exhibition of work by professors and former students at the Barrington Center for the Arts to celebrate twenty years of the art-intensive program. I have taught painting in the program located in Orvieto, Italy, off and on since the first semester in 1998. The exhibition, which included two of my portraits, opened on Saturday, September 29, 2018. After an inspiring talk by director of the program Matthew Doll, I participated in a panel discussion of the program led by former director, John Skillen.

Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, to Exhibit Narrative Portraits by 30 artists

"Looking In: Portraits and Their Stories,"  features a curated selection of significant 20th and 21st Century works from regional museums and private collections. The selected portraits express stories of both the artists and their subjects, reflecting movements in modern and contemporary art history.  The show will open February 10, and run through May 20, 2018.  My work will be featured with four paintings as well as that of photographer Shauna Frischkorn of Millersville University.  The participants include many notable artists. You can see the roster and the curatorial statement by Lauren Nye  here

The museum will be free to the public for four consecutive Third in the Burg events, February 16, March 16, April 20, May 18, 5-8 pm.  A Members reception will be held February 20, 5-7 pm.

 

 

 

State Museum of Pennnsylvania Group Exhibit

Purchase Prizes, works which were bought by the museum from the "Art of the State" annual juried exhibits over the last fifty years, chosen by curator Amy Hammond, are on exhibit at the State Museum of Pennsylvania October 20, 2017-February 18, 2018.  

Returning to Orvieto, Italy, Spring 2018

I am excited to be invited back to teach for the Gordon College's Gordon IN Orvieto in the spring of 2018. The class begins on March 26 and finishes April 19. It will be an intensive portrait painting class equivalent to a full semester condensed into one month. We will be working with models and the course is geared to beginning oil painters and advanced students alike.

Women Painting Women: In Earnest, Traveling Exhibit October 4-Dec 31, 2017  

“Women Painting Women: In Earnest,” a traveling exhibit opens August 4 at the Custom House Museum in Clarksville, TN, reception August 10, 5-7 PM. 
Curated by Alia El-Bermani and Diane Feissel, two of the founders of the group, it will travel to the J Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, opening Oct 16-Dec. 31, reception Oct 19, 6-9 PM. I am so pleased to have three paintings in this beautiful show.

 

A catalog of the work is available for purchase, both in print and/or digital, here. 

Portraits of the Emanuel Nine Received by Their Families, June 2016

More than 200 guests from Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church attended the opening reception for the artists. Thank you to Principle Gallery Charleston, which will keep the exhibit up through June. The portraits will then be given to the families.

One of the Emanuel ministerial staff looking at Reverend Pinckney’s portrait

One of the Emanuel ministerial staff looking at Reverend Pinckney’s portrait

Tribute To The Emanuel Nine- A Portrait Project, May 2016

Principle Gallery in Charleston, South Carolina, is hosting an exhibition of portraits of the nine Emanuel AME Church victims for their families and friends. The exhibition is scheduled for May 29th, 2016, and will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the attack. There will be a private presentation of the portraits, gifts to the families, from 5-6 pm, followed by a reception open to the public from 6-8 pm. The paintings will remain on display through June.

I am honored to have painted state senator and Emanuel’s pastor, The Honorable Reverend Clementa Pinckney, and to have worked with the following wonderful artists: Lauren Tilden, who initiated the project and painted Susie Jackson; Stephanie Deshpande, who painted Mrs. Myra Thompson; Mario Robinson, who painted Cynthia Graham Hurd; Terry Strickland -Tywanza Sanders; Ricky Mujica - Reverend Sharonda Ann Coleman-Singleton; Judy Takacs - Reverend Dr. Daniel Simmons Sr.; Paul McCormack - Ethel Lee Lance; and Gregory Mortenson -Reverend DePayne Middleton Doctor. 

More information can be found on the project’s website: https://emanuelnine.tumblr.com and we will post images of the paintings after the May 29 reception. There will be a link to the catalog which will be available for purchase after May 29. See my FB page for updates.

Solo show opening August 26, 2015, Chicago

I have been invited to exhibit new portraits at the Carlson Tower Gallery, North Park University.

The show opens August 26 and closes with a reception for the artist and gallery talk on Friday, September 18, 4:30-6:30 PM

Gallery Hours are Monday-Friday 9AM-9PM
North Park University
3225 Foster Avenue, Box 21
Chicago, Illinois 60625
information: tlowly@northpark.edu

Prize juror for Art of the State, 2015

I was privileged to be the prize juror for Art of the State, the annual juried exhibit for Pennsylvania artists at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. The show, which includes 127 pieces, opened June 28 and runs through September 13.

Inaugural Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Arts at the State Museum of Pennsylvania, 2015

I am very pleased to be invited to participate in a historic exhibition in honor of the Inauguration of Pennsylvania's 47th Governor, Tom Wolf, and First Lady Frances Wolf, which opens on January 20, 2015, at the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The exhibit includes historic works from the collections of Pennsylvania's great museums from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia, honoring the artistic legacy of the state. It also includes many works from arts organizations throughout the state. Rob Evans, an artist whose work I admire very much, and Philip Horn of the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, co-chaired the Exhibition Committee.