Artists

Michael Lownie

Artist's Statement:

The power of color has been a life-long passion. Minimalist and color field painters influence and inspire me. I have transformed some of those qualities into new explorative works.

The copper leaf used on this heart provides not only a solid appearance but also a fluid element as tones change when the piece is viewed from different vantage points. Those tonal changes then play with varying qualities of the rich under-painting.

Education:

• Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree; Painting; Daemen College, Buffalo, NY 1977
• Continuing Education: CCSF; Digital Graphic Communications 2000-04

Grants:

• Visual Aid San Francisco; Juried Grants: 1999- 2008
• Visual Aids New York; Grants: 2005, 2007
• N.Y. State CETA Grants; Community Mural Projects, Buffalo, NY 1977-79

Numerous residential commissions completed; both nationally and internationally. Current community involvement:

• Volunteer artists' mentor at Creativity Explored
• Member Visual Aid SF, donor annually to The Big Deal Art Auction
• 4th year in a row participant in the Art Birdhouse Auction to benefit the South Fork Breast Health Coalition

Michael Lownie is a San Francisco based artist with an extensive retrospective of work. His work can be found in many international private and corporate collections. The artist's works have been shown throughout the SF bay area and in Ohio, New York and Palm Desert CA. Michael's works have also been shown in the lobbies of many San Francisco businesses.

Works can be seen at www.mlownie.com
And less formal blog http://studiosf.wordpress.com/