2021 BARBARA HAMMER GRANT FINALIST

naima Lowe

Born in 1979 Middletown, CT USA Naima Lowe is a writer, artist and filmmaker who utilizes the alchemical magic of African-American, queer and disabled world making. She makes her living at the intersections of bold political statements and opaque formalist exploration. She earned her BA from Brown University and MFA from Temple University and has exhibited at Anthology Film Archive, Wing Luke Museum, MiX Experimental Film Festival, and was a featured artist in CONCEPT, Oklahoma’s Triennial Contemporary Art Exhibition, and Art 365 a year long juried program offering contemporary Oklahoma artists time to develop ambitious new work with alongside a nationally recognized curator. Naima has been an artist in residence at Millay Colony, Vermont Studio Center, Jack Straw Cultural Center and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Art.