Jean Lowe (American)

Timeline

1960
Jean Lowe (b. 1960) is an American pop/conceptual multimedia artist known for her large-scale installations that revolve around the intersection of popular culture, environmentalism, commerce, politics, and art history. Using wit and satire, Lowe carefully and humorously unpacks the ironies and challenges of 21st-century culture.
1983
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
1988
M.F.A., University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1992
-present, Lecturer with security of employment, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
2001
Visiting Lecturer, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
2003
Visiting Faculty, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Lives in San Diego
Awards and Grants
1991 WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship (Sculpture)
1991 Grant, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, NYC
1992 Fellowship Support, Art Matters, Inc., NYC
1992 Grant, California Arts Council
1992 Grant, Culture and Animals Foundation
1993 WESTAF/NEA Regional Fellowship (Sculpture)
2000 Alberta duPont Bonsal Foundation (Purchase Award)
2001 CalArts/Alpert Ucross Residency Prize
2006 SD Art Prize cash grant presented by San Diego Visual Arts Network

Exhibitions

2007
“Multiple Vantage Points: Southern California Women Artists, 1980-2006,” Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
2007
“Corpus Humorous,” Shatford Library, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
2007
“Painting <=> Design,” Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
2006
“Married to Art,” Jewish Federation of Greater Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
2006
“Art Inside the Park,” Jefferson, MO
2006
“The Artful Jester,” Brattleboro Museum of Art, Brattleboro, VT
2006
“National Psyche,” The Lab, San Francisco, CA.
2006
“Summer Group Sculpture Show,” Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
2006
“World Without End,” McKenzie Fine Art, New York, NY
2006
NATIONAL PSYCHE, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
2006
THE LONELINESS CLINIC, McKenzie Fine Arts, New York, NY (solo)
2005
GRAND TOUR, Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA (solo)
2005
“Conversational Lag,” Volume Gallery, New York.
2005
“Inter-States,” DNA Gallery, Provincetown, MA.
2005
“Southern Exposure,” Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, San Diego,CA
2004
THE LONELINESS CLINIC, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2003
EMPIRE STYLE, McKenzie Fine Arts, New York, NY (solo)
2003
EMPIRE STYLE, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2003
THE COURSE OF THE EMPIRE, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO (solo)
2003
reading: material, Volume Gallery, New York, NY
2003
LAPD, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2003
SPRAWL: NEW SUBURBAN LANDSCAPES, Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA
2003
SKOWHEGAN FACULTY EXHIBITION, Institute of Contemporary Art, Portland, ME
2002
OFFICINA AMERICA, Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Bologna, Italy
2002
I-5 RESURFACING: FOUR DECADES OF CALIFORNIA CONTEMPORARY ART, San of Art, San Diego, CA
2002
RED, Sushi Performance and Visual Art, San Diego, CA
2002
FLOWERS AND MANDALAS, Margeaux Kurtie Modern Art, Madrid, NM (solo)
2002
GENTLEMEN’S CLUB, Santa Ana Arts Complex, Santa Ana, CA (solo)
2001
HUMAN NATURE, Bodi Modern Art, Newport, RI (solo)
2001
JEAN LOWE: SELECTED BOOKS, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, CA (solo)
2001
LATERAL THINKING: ART OF THE 1990’S, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA
2000
“The Next Wave, New Painting in Southern California,” California Center for the Arts, Escondido, CA.
2000
“Art ALive,” San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA.
2000
“New Voices,”The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE.
2000
“Jean Lowe: Selected Works 1993-2000,” The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX. (solo)
2000
“Selected Books,” Margeaux Kurtie Modern Art, Madrid, NM. (solo)
2000
“The Evolutionary Cul de Sac,” Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, San Diego, CA. (solo)
2000
“Books and Ideas in an Age of Anxiety: Selections From the Annex,” Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA. (solo)
1999
“Zoo Story,” (Collaboration with Kim MacConnel), University Art Gallery, University of California, San Diego, CA. (solo)
1999
“Hollybury, USA,” Mayor Gallery, London, United Kingdom.
1998
“Group Show,” Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA.
1998
“Cat’s Cradle,” Galerie Francoise et ses freres, Lutherville, MD. (solo)
1998
“In the Body of Manifest Destiny,” Quint Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA. (solo)
1997
“Dr. Pohatten’s," Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, NY. (solo)
1997
“Animal Kingdom,” New Jersey Center for Visual Arts, Summit, NJ.
1996
“Animamundi,”, James Graham & Sons Gallery, New York.
1996
“Home Show II,”, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA.
1996
“Pomp and Circumstance,” Holly Solomon Gallery, New York, NY and Galerie Francoise “E.S.F.,” Lutherville, MD. (solo)
1996
“How to Win at Scratchers,” Quint Gallery, San Diego, CA. (solo)
1995
“Bull Story,” (Collaboration with Kim MacConnel), Holly Solomon Gallery, New York (solo)
1995
“Accomplishments of Man,” California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA. (solo)
1995
“Wallpaper Works,” Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX.
1994
“Southern Exposure 20th Anniversary Exhibition Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI. ,” Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA.
1994
“Domestic Space,” GracieMansion Fine Arts, New York. (solo)
1994
“Jean Lowe,”, Galerie van Mourik, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. (solo)
1993
“Lost Nature,” Quint Gallery, La Jolla, CA.. (solo)
1993
“Bull Story,” (Collaboration with Kim MacConnel), Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA (solo)
1993
“Real Nature: Accomplishments of Man,” Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA. (solo)
1993
“Local Production/San Diego Area Artists,” California Center for the Arts Museum, Escondido, CA.
1992
“From the Studio: Recent Painting and Sculpture by 20 California Artists,” Oakland Museum,Oakland, CA.
1992
“Tale of the Bull/Cuento del Toro,” (Collaboration with Kim MacConnel), Casa de la Cultura, Tijuana, B.C., Mexico. (solo)
1992
“Jardin Zoologique,” Founders Gallery, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA. (solo)
1992
“A Dilettante’s Conversation on the Topics of Anthropocentrism and Western Consumerism,” Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA and Oregon School for Arts and Crafts, Portland, OR. (solo)
1991
A Dilettante’s Conversation on the Topics of Anthropocentrism and Western Consumerism,” Laguna Art Museum, South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA. (solo)
1991
“Comfort,” Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
1991
“Sightseeing, Travel and Tourism in Contemporary Art,” Whitney Museum of American Art, Downtown at Federal Reserve Plaza, New York.
1990
“New York, New Work,” Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL.
1990
“A Dilettante’s Conversation on the Topics of Anthropocentrism and Western Consumerism,” Gracie (solo)
1989
“Grand Plan,” Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA.(solo)
1989
“Bad Boss Story,” Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York. (solo)
1989
“Paint Forum,” Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA.
1988
“Fate of the Animals,” Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA.
1988
“Summer Group Show,” Dietrich Jenny Gallery, San Diego, CA.
1988
Dietrich Jenny Gallery, San Diego, CA. (solo)
1988
Mandeville Annex Gallery, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA. (solo)
1988
Dietrich Jenny Gallery, San Diego, CA. (solo)
1986
“UCSD/SDSU Exchange Show,” Flor y Canto Gallery, San Diego, CA.
1985
“Figurative Art,” Huntington Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, TX.
1983
“Narrative Art,” Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

Literature

2004
Frank, Peter. “Art Pick of the Week”, LA Weekly , Dec. 17-23, pg. 144
2004
Harvey, Doug. “The Painting Cure”, LA Weekly , Dec. 10-16, pg. 46
2004
Myers, Holly. “Around the Galleries: Insight through humorous details”, Los Angeles Times , Dec. 3, pg. E35
2004
Glueck, Grace. “Art in Review, Empire Style”, The New York Times , February 27
2004
…“Voice Choices”, The Village Voice , February 18 – 24
2004
Buhmann, Stephanie. “Artseen, Empire Style”, The Brooklyn Rail , March, pg. 14
2004
Choate, Andrew. “Saturation: Empires Within and Out, Jean Lowe at Rosamund Felsen”, d’Art International , Winter, pp. 28, 29
2003
Ward, Timothy Jack. “Closet Case”, Elle Décor, February/March , pp.141-147.
2003
McGuire, Oz. “The Sun Never Sets on Empire Style”, Review , November, pg. 45.
2003
Thorson, Alice. “The Highs of Lowe”, The Kansas City Star , October 5, pp. 11, 110.
English (US)

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