John R. Lowery
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John R. Lowery (born February 9, 1967) is an American artist who specializes in landscapes and wildlife artwork. John launched his artistic career as an illustrator for one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) contractor companies, depicting missions in works that were published at both the national and international level. Today he displays and sells his work out of Humble Donkey Studio, the Round Top, Texas, art gallery he co-owns with wife Laurie Lowery. His mountain wildlife paintings are on display exclusively at Kemo Sabe’s Aspen and Vail, Colorado, sites, and will also have a home at the upcoming Jackson Hole, Wyoming, location.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, to Fred and Astrid Lowery, John and his family relocated to Houston, Texas, when he was still a young boy. A budding artist whose mother fully encouraged his talents, John honed in his artistic abilities with coursework at Houston’s Glassell School of Art (the teaching institute for the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston) and similar programs. At age 8, when his grandfather, another Fred Lowery, suggested he focus his skills on advertising, John began mapping out ways to transform his creative talents into paid work. He earned his degree in advertising from The Art Institute of Houston and found paid work in the advertising realm. Even so, he maintained dreams of becoming a fine artist — painting what he wanted to paint, how he wanted to paint it.
