World Literary Awards

← Back to Home

Judith Lowry

ジュディス・ローリー

Judith Lowry

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948 （Washington, D.C., United States）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Susanville, California, United States → Nevada City, California, United States → Northern California (based)

Career

Occupations
painter, artist
Active Years
1978-
Influenced By
Frank Day, Harry Fonseca, Fra Angelico, Giotto, Sandro Botticelli

Education

Humboldt State University
School of Art / Painting and Visual Arts
Degree: BFA
Country: United States
Returned to school in adulthood and earned degree
Chico State University
Graduate School (Fine Arts) / Painting and Drawing
Degree: MFA
Country: United States
Earned an MFA in painting and drawing

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Illuminations: Paintings by Judith Lowry

1999 art catalogue

Exhibition catalogue collecting Lowry's paintings. Presents works that blend Native storytelling with influences from early Renaissance painting and address themes such as consumerism, fashion, relationships, and death.

Native storytellingconsumerismfashionrelationshipsdeathRenaissance artistic tradition

My Aunt Viola

painting

A painting held in the Peabody Essex Museum collection. Representative of works that depict family and ancestral memories.

familymemoryrepresentation of Native peoples

Bibliography

  • Illuminations: Paintings by Judith Lowry (1999)
  • Exhibition catalogues and related publications (various, dates unspecified)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
storyteller approach in painting (narrative)allegorical and symbolic expressioncomposition inspired by early Renaissance painting
Recurring Motifs
larger-than-life figuresclothing and fashion motifscultural identity and representation

Legacy

Known as a Northern California–based Native American artist who blends early Renaissance influences with Native storytelling. Her works are held in public collections such as the National Museum of the American Indian and the Peabody Essex Museum and have been widely exhibited.

Museums

  • National Museum of the American Indian (George Gustav Heye Center) New York, United States
  • Peabody Essex Museum Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Archives

  • National Museum of the American Indian - Collections
  • Peabody Essex Museum - Collections

Quotes

  • I am not a painter. I paint. I am a storyteller.
    Source: Images of Identity (CSU Sacramento) (2004)

Trivia

  • Her father, Leonard Lowry, was a member of the Pit River Tribe and a highly decorated Native American soldier.
  • Her mother is from Australia; her parents met during World War II.
  • She won her first art competition at age six.
  • Her works are in collections such as the National Museum of the American Indian and the Peabody Essex Museum.