Honoring Truman Lowe

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Daniel Swadener

A close-up of Truman Lowe.

Truman Lowe

This Promega Art Showcase exhibit features work by Truman Lowe, a sculptor, installation artist and longtime UW-Madison professor of fine art who died in 2019. Along with work by Lowe — a Wisconsin artist born on the Ho-Chunk Nation reservation near Black River Falls — “Honoring Truman Lowe” features work by former students Joe Feddersen, Karen Goulet, John Hitchcock, Tom Jones, Chloris Lowe, Sarah McRae and Bently Spang. The opening event (3:30-6:30 p.m., Sept. 19) includes a talk by guest speakers Patricia Marroquin Norby (an associate curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art) and Jo Ortel (Beloit College professor emerita), followed by a reception with traditional Ho-Chunk food and music by Felix Sainz Jr. More info at promega-artshow.com.

media release: The Promega Fall Art Showcase will honor the life of Truman Lowe, a visionary artist, mentor and art professor. The exhibition will feature sculptures by Lowe alongside works by several of his former students: Sarah McRae, Bently Spang, Karen Goulet, Chloris Lowe, Tom Jones, Joe Feddersen and John Hitchcock.

The opening symposium (3:30 pm on 9/19) will feature guest speakers Patricia Marroquin Norby and Jo Ortel. Norby is the associate curator of Native American art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the first person of Indigenous descent hired for a full-time curatorial position in the museum’s 150-year history. Jo Ortel is an author, art historian, and professor emerita of art history of Beloit College.

The reception follows on 9/19 from 4:30-6:30 pm, featuring traditional Ho-Chunk food based on recipes provided by Chef Elena Terry of the culinary organization Wild Bearies. Music will be provided by Felix Sainz Jr. Promega is collaborating with the Little Eagle Arts Foundation for this event.

The Fall Art Showcase runs from September 19 through December 29. The exhibit is open to the public Monday through Friday from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm and is produced by Daniel Swadener and made possible through support from Promega Corporation.