BIO

Morristown, NJ-based artist Beth Lowell portrays traditional subjects in unusual ways.

Her portraits of animals are intimate without being sentimental, a quality further enhanced through use of a vibrant palette which sets up a subtle contradiction. Her portraits of people often reveal parts of them they’d rather others not see. In her land and seascapes, main themes are mystery and discovery, highlighted by the recurrence of paths whose ends are hidden or abrupt, which figure prominently in her work. Primarily a pastelist, she has recently added oils to her creative arsenal.

Lowell’s paintings have garnered several awards and have been exhibited in solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in museums and galleries throughout the United States, including the Slater Museum in Norwich, Connecticut, the Paterson Museum in Paterson, New Jersey, the Lewis Gallery in Portland, Maine, Contemporary 33 in Chicago, Illinois and Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. In addition, her work can be found in private and corporate collections internationally, including Animal Nature in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Mondelli Building in Morristown, New Jersey.