Janice Lowry (1946-2009) was an American artist based in Arizona and California. The book was a labor of love with essays by Jon Gothold, Mike McGee, Mark Ryden, Joanna Roche, designed by Wendy Peng, publishing coordination and exhibition curated by Andrea Harris-McGee. The papers of collagist and painter Janice Lowry measure 18.0 linear feet and date from 1957 to 2009. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Lowry's notebooks contain many sketches and date primarily from Lowry's days as a student at Art Center College of Design. The art journals also include collages of photographs, ephemera such as ticket stubs and receipts, and other common household objects. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. She is known for her box creations of homemade frames filled with found objects that often questioned and commented on life, death, journeys, and rites of passages. She kept the "art journals" for most of her adult life, averaging about four per year; some contain mainly written text, … Show pages needing (scroll down to load more): Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. In 1973, the family moved to California. First, I loved getting to know Janice Lowry. This beautiful artist book (11" x 10" x 1.5") contains images of over two hundred works of construction, sculpture, and collage by this prolific artist. There are personal photographs of Janice Lowry as well as slides of her work. Pasted in are news clippings, photos of Lowry and husband Jon Gothold, lab results, and other ephemera. From the moment I received this book, I was enthralled. Janice Lowry is the type of woman/artist I want to be when I grow up. During this period Lowry also set up a studio and started showing her artwork. Janice Lowry (1946-2009) was an American artist based in Arizona and California. The collection is subject to all copyright laws. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. I was flying back to New Zealand a week later. Remaining in California, Lowry attended Art Center College of Design where she earned a BFA with honors in 1979 and a MFA in painting in 1980. https://www.aaa.si.edu/services/questions, Art Center College of Design (Pasadena, Calif.) -- Students, Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1964-2009 (Box 1, 18; 1.4 linear feet), Series 2: Diaries, 1957-1962 (Box 2; 6 folders), Series 3: Morning Journals, 1998-2008 (Box 2; 0.6 linear feet), Series 4: Art Journals, Artist Books, Notebooks and Sketchbooks, circa 1973-2009 (Box 3-15, 17-20, 22; 14.2 linear feet), Series 5: Printed Material, 1974-2009 (Box 15-16, 20; 0.5 linear feet), Series 6: Photographs, 1965, circa 1980s-2000s (Box 16, 20; 4 folders), Series 7: Teaching Files, circa 1989-2008 (Box 20-21; 0.5 linear feet). Citation Janice Ann Lowry. Janice Lowry (1946-2009) created paintings, collages, and assemblages in Arizona and California. Lowrys diary in 126 volumes, which she kept from age eleven, is in the Smithsonian Institutions Archives of American Art with pages featured here incorporating Lowrys own voice into the text. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. In 2007, she was named the region's "Best Visual Artist" by the Orange County Weekly. It's more than worth the modest price---a highly satisfactory purchase. Unable to add item to List. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Nov 18, 2016 - Explore gabriel's board "janice lowry" on Pinterest. The journals provide insight into the artist's personal experiences growing up as well as general details about what life was like for a girl in the Southwest in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2014. Janice Lowry's first solo show was at Art Space in 1980, and the gallery continued to showcase and sell her work for many years. The book, like the exhibition, is titled "The Curiosities of Janice Lowry". There are 126 art journals found within her papers. Lowry grew up in Phoenix, Arizona with her four siblings and mother, who married seven times, adding tumult to their family's life. Her vibrant body of work continues to resonate with friends, family, students, and admirers all over the world. It is a stunning, 256 page, full color hardcover book that showcases over 200 works of art, as well as several essays written especially for this book. Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017, Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2016, Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2012. There is one sketchbook from the 2000s. Janice Lowry's work is amazing!!!! Her sculptures and assemblages, drawing from Joseph Cornells shadow boxes, are surreal 3-d worlds made of a variety of materials - from worn paint, imperfect wood, and plastic doll parts to string, table legs, playing cards and deer antlers. It has lovely binding, delightful end papers, and even a place-marking blue ribbon: A labor of love. I just found out that the amazing and beautiful mixed-media artist, Janice Lowry, slipped away from this world on September 20, 2009.I thank the equally beautiful Pam Garrison for her post about Janice and want to share this beautiful video with all of you here. You won't regret it. A prolific teacher, collage artist, painter, sculptor, and documentarian, Janice Lowry (1957-2009) succeeded at both goals. She married Jon Gothold in 1983, and had another son, Brent. Printed material includes newspaper clippings, magazines, press releases, posters, and gallery catalogs and guides. From age 11 until the last years of her life (with an exception of a decade) Lowry kept diaries, notebooks, journals, and art journals. There's a problem loading this menu right now. Lowry's transition from child to young woman is evident in the maturation of her writing style and choices of topic. Teaching files contain class project, assignments, and syllabi. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition. Her work sold well in the 1980's, but after her studio was destroyed in an earthquake in 1987, she took a break from making art. Six diaries document Lowry's childhood from the age of 11 to 16. She taught at Art Center, Cypress College, and Oakridge Private School. A finding aid was prepared by Erin Kinhart and Jessica Byler also in 2011. Janice Lowry papers, 1957-2009. It was fascinating to see her art progress and to see what she achieved with 3-D collage. Three later notebooks also contain autobiographical essays about her life and family. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Artist books were handmade and titled by Lowry. So many details and so much inspiration. They include comic book stories about her family, collage booklets, and children's books. Coordination of this and other girlhood history projects in the Transcription Center (including selection, digitization, cataloging, outreach, and educational resources) was funded by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative. "The Curiosities of Janice Lowry is a retrospective exhibition that features more than 100 artworks including; assemblage, collage, painting, drawing and personal collections that span over 30 years of Lowry's career. Janice Lowry journal 93, 2001 July 12-December 3. I glanced at this book while I was in Santa Ana and thought it looked promising but I didn't want the weight in my luggage.