(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