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Shelley Lowell

  • Paintings & Poetry 2004-Present
    • Last Tree Standing Video
    • Last Dawn Video
    • Walk & Talk – Ridgefield Guild of Artists
  • Paintings 1996 – 2003
  • Feminist Art – Early Work
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(aka Shelly Lowell)

Born
1946  The Bronx, New York

Education
6/1967  Bachelor of Fine Arts – Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
               Advertising Design & Visual Communications, Dean’s List

Awards & Honors
2022-2023  Marquis Who’s Who in America, bio and photo
2019  Honorable Mention, 9th Annual Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
2017  Walk & Talk, 40th Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
2011  Elizabeth A. Sackler Feminist Art Base, Brooklyn Museum:
           www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/feminist_art_base/gallery/shelleylowell.php
2011  Contemporary Women Artists Files and WAAND, Rutgers,
           The State University of New Jersey,New Brunswick, NJ, biographical information
2010  Honorable Mention, Ridgefield Guild of Artists 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition
2005  Clara Database of Women Artists, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
2003  Honorable Mention, Dog Days Of Summer (And Cats Too!), Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
1991   Honorable Mention, Decatur Arts Alliance Annual Exhibition
1987  Grand Prize, Diet Dr. Pepper National Art Competition
1986  Society of Illustrators NYC, 28th Annual Exhibition, Juried Show, Merit Award, published in
           Illustration 28, Annual of American Illustration, Arpi Ermoyan 1987
1985  Merit Award, Regional Exhibition, Juried Show, Augusta Art Association, Augusta GA
1983  Outstanding Young Women of America, biographical listing

Museum Exhibitions 
2021  Katonah Museum Artists’ Association, All Member Artists Show, www.kmaaonlinegallery.com
1999  Small Works, Museum of Contemporary Art, Washington, DC
1980  Artists in Georgia 1980, The High Museum of Art, Peter Morin, Curator, Atlanta, GA
1975   The Year of the Woman, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Judith Van Baron, Director, Bronx, NY
1974  International Museum of Erotic Art, San Francisco, CA

Solo Exhibitions
2023  Center for Spiritual Living Prescott (upcoming) Private exhibit, Prescott, AZ
2018  Art As Messenger, Brookfield Arts Commission, Brookfield Town Hall, Brookfield, CT
2016  Lauretano Gallery, Bethel, CT
2015  Good News Cafe Gallery, Southbury, CT
2014  Bethel Public Library, Bethel, CT
2013  Susi Laura Massage Therapy Day Spa, satellite gallery of the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
2013  New Milford Public Library, New Milford, CT
2013  BRC Gallery in the Beanrunner Café, Peekskill, NY
2013  Howard Community College, Art Department Gallery, Columbia, MD
2007  Southeast Community Development Corporation, Baltimore, MD
2007  Margaret W and Joseph L. Fisher Art Gallery, Schlesinger Center,
           Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, VA
2005  Montage Gallery of Federal Hill, Baltimore, MD
2003  Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD

Two-Person Exhibitions
2004  Slayton House Gallery,  Columbia, MD

Group Exhibitions
2023  AZ Arts Alliance, Interpretations VIII, WHAM West Gallery, Surprise, AZ, 3/2-3/31,
           Virtual exhibition on the AZ Art Alliance website
2023 Mountain Artists Guild, Wild and Wonderful, Mountain Artists Gallery, Prescott, AZ  –
           Juror: Timothy Hull, Manager, Yavapai College Prescott Art Gallery, 3/10-5/6
2020 Shutdown Throwdown, Online Exhibition, Rowayton Arts Center, Rowayton, CT –
           Jurors: Frank Bruckmann, Ben Larrabee, Wendy Pieper
2019 Art and Text, Bethel Library, Bethel, CT, By invitation, 2 paintings with their poems
2019 9th Annual Member Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT – Juror: Isabella Garrucho,
           Isabella Garrucho Fine Art and Art Services International in Greenwich, CT
2018  101st Annual Exhibition, Bendheim Gallery, Greenwich Art Society, Greenwich, CT – Juror: Randall R. Griffey,
           Curator of Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2017 40th Annual Juried Show, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT – Juror: Lisa Hayes Williams,
           Curatorial Assistant at New Britain Museum of Art
2016 RiverWinds Gallery, Beacon, NY
2015 DREAMscapes, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT– Juror: Alexandra Monroe, Senior Curator
           of Asian Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
2014  It Narratives: The Movement of Objects, Franklin Street Works, Stamford, CT
2012  Positive Art That Lifts The Spirit, Manhattan Arts International, online exhibition – Jurors: Nancy Reyner,
           Edward Rubin and Renee Phillips
2012  Katonah Museum of Art Association, Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco, NY
2011  4 Artists –  4 Journeys, Danbury City Hall, Danbury, CT
2010  33rd Annual Juried Exhibition, Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT – Juror: Steven Assael
2010  Summer, Westport Art Center, Westport, CT – Juror: Alexandra Monroe, Senior Curator of Asian Art,
           Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
2010  Botanical Dreams & Nightmares, Group Show, Gallery of Contemporary Art, Sacred Heart University,
           Fairfield, CT – Juror: Cynthia Roznoy, Ph.D., Curator of Exhibitions, Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT
2009  Bike Project Exhibition, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD, Invited by Curator: Rebecca Balford, Gallery Director
2006  Not to Scale, Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA – Juror: David C. Levy
2006  Making an Entrance, Columbia Festival for the Arts, Columbia, MD
2006  Singular Sensations, Columbia Art Center, Columbia, MD
2005  Montage Gallery of Federal Hill, Baltimore, MD
2004  Montage Gallery of Federal Hill, Baltimore, MD
2003  Art HoCo Biennial, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD
2003  Dog Days Of Summer (and Cats Too!), Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
2003  Healing Power of Art, Manhattan Arts International, online exhibition
2002  New Symbols, Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
2000  The Artist & The Process, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD
2000  International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC
2000  2000 Views, Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD
1999   Bell Atlantic Art Gallery, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale, VA
1998  From The Gut, Urthona Gallery, Asheville, NC
1998  Pink Neck Gallery, Asheville, NC
1997  Pink Neck Gallery, Asheville, NC
1996 Pink Neck Gallery, Asheville, NC 
1993  The Sacred Prostitute, New York Open Center, NYC
1992  Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club, NYC
1991  Decatur Arts Alliance Annual Exhibition, Curator: Dorothy McRae, Director, ArtSpace, Atlanta, GA
1987  Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, National Arts Club, NYC
1985  The Augusta Art Association Regional Exhibition, Augusta, GA
1981  Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Artists in Georgia Exhibition, Savannah GA
1981  Atlanta Women In The Arts Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1976  Erotics, Group Shows NYC
1974  Audabon Artists, Inc, National Exhibition, National Academy Galleries, NYC
1973  Witticisms By Women, The Erotic Art Gallery, 114 West 29th Street, NYC
1966  Drawings, Society of Illustrators, NYC

Selected Reviews & Publications
2013  The Howard County Times, “Jeans Make A Fashion Statement”,
           Mike Giuliano, April 18
2011  The News-Times,  Four Ways of Looking at the World, July 15    
2011  The News-Times, Neighbors, DanburyResident Accepted Into
           Elizabeth A. Sackler Feminist Art Base, March 10
2010 The Advocate, Pulse Section, “SHU show explores world of dreams, nightmares,” May 2
2005  Baltimore Sun, “Examination of Soul,” Glenn McNatt, Art Critic, April 26
2004  Columbia Flier, “Duo takes dual view of nature,” Mike Giuliano, May 6
2003  Columbia Flier, “At Center, A Scream For Metaphor,” Mike Giuliano, March 13
1998  Asheville Citizen-Times, “Women Artists Explore Emotions
           in Gutsy Exhibit,” Catherine Agrella, January 25
1998  Mountain Xpress, “Women’s Art, Women’s Wisdom,” Maria Fire, January 14
1996  Asheville Citizen-Times, “Pink Neck Gallery Makes Art
           Novices Feel Welcome,” Heather Rayburn, December 20
1996  Asheville Citizen-Times, “Pink Neck Artists Add To
           Flowering Artistic Community,” Frank Thomson, May 19
1991  The Feminist Art Criticism: An Anthology, Arlene Raven
1991  Atlanta Woman, Movers & Shakers, Winter Special
1989  Business Atlanta, “Forget Yellow Ties, Try The Power Bra,” Julie B. Hairston
1980  The Atlanta Journal & Constitution, “Atlanta Women In Arts Opens With
           Feminist Show,”  W. C. Burnett, Dec. 7
1976  Penthouse, “Erotic Edibles: How Food Can Be Lewd,” Meridee Merzer
1975  Women Artists In America II, J. L. Collins, biographical listing, painting
1975  The Whole Sex Catalogue, Contemporary Artists, Berhardt J. Hurwood
1975  Feminist Art Journal, “The Year of the Woman,” Susan  Manso, Vol. 4 No. 1
1974  Changes, “The New Sexual Art of Women,” Maryse Holder, Issue No. 86.
           (Article first appeared in feminist journal, Off Our Backs)

Professional Associations
2018-2021 Member of the Fairfield County Cultural Alliance
2017- 2021 Member of Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT

Selected Corporate Collections
Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
The Dr. Pepper Company, Dallas, TX
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Selected Private Collections (Names provided by request)
New York, NY, Atlanta, GA, Brooklyn, NY, Chicago, IL, Madison
Heights, MI, Roswell, GA, Arlington, VA, San Francisco, CA.
Asheville, NC, Memphis, TN, Alexandria, VA, New York, NY
Mount Vernon, VA, Fletcher, NC, Weaverville, NC, McDonough,
GA, Fairfax, VA, Bethesda, MD, Pasadena, MD, Baltimore, MD,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Columbia, MD, Hoboken, NJ, London, England

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