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Object Lessons A Tim Lowly Curatorial Project at T Mari Gallery - Opening Reception
Admission is free. The opening reception on October 11 will run from 5:00–9:00 p.m. The gallery is located at 1023 N. Western Avenue, Chicago. Regular hours are Friday and Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; Sunday, noon to 4:00 p.m.
In Object Lessons, Lowly treats curation as a form of inquiry rather than a mode of conclusion. The works in the exhibition do not provide tidy answers; instead, they pose questions about what an object holds—what it might mean, how it carries memory, identity, tension, beauty, or ambiguity—and how each piece enters into a relationship with the others.
The show is built around the idea of objects as carriers of meaning. Lowly’s approach emphasizes open‐endedness: viewers are encouraged not just to look, but to engage critically and emotionally. How does a single work, placed in relation to others, shift our perception? What latent stories or associations does it evoke? These questions underlie the fabric of the exhibition.
Featured Artists include Bekah Baker, Conrad Bakker, Nik Burkhart, Steven Carrelli, Guy Chase, Chris Cożnowski, Tim Hawkinson, Joe Houston, Catherine Jacobi, Andreas Jauss, Emily Lindskoog, Cherith Lundin, Nnenna Okore, Katie Schofield, Justin Sorensen, Ian Weaver, Laura Wennstrom
About the Curator
Chicago-based artist, curator, musician and teacher Tim Lowly was born in Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1958. As the son of medical missionaries (his father was a hospital administrator), he spent most of his youth in South Korea. He attended Calvin College and received a BFA degree in 1981. In 1981 he married Sherrie Rubingh. Their daughter Temma was born in 1985. She is profoundly disabled (cerebral palsy with spastic quadriplegia) and has over the years proven to be the central protagonist of Lowly’s work.
Tim Lowly has long worked at the intersection of art, empathy, representation, and the subtle complexities of human experience. His curatorial practice here builds on his own artistic concerns, inviting a multiplicity of voices and forms into conversation.
About T. Mari Gallery
T. Mari Gallery is dedicated to illuminating the power of visual storytelling by empowering creativity, inspiring passion, and enriching lives through timeless curated art.
