Rick Lowe - Artist and Founder, Project Row Houses

Established in 1993, Project Row Houses is a cultural community located in a historically significant inner-city neighborhood in Houston's Third Ward. Originally encompassing 22 now-renovated shotgun houses on 1 ½ blocks, the project now expands to 5 city blocks and combines aspects of neighborhood revitalization, low-income housing, education, historic preservation and community service. The project is inspired by the work of African-American artist Dr. John Biggers — whose paintings celebrated the shotgun house.

In addition to Project Row Houses, Lowe has worked as a guest artist on a range of projects, including the Rem Koolhaus-designed Seattle Public Library; the Borough Project for the Spoleto Festival 2003 in Charleston, S.C.; and the Delray Beach Cultural Loop in Florida. His art has been exhibited at the Phoenix Art Museum; the Museum of Contemporary Arts, Los Angeles; the Neuberger Museum in Purchase, N.Y.; the Gwangji Biennale in Korea; the Kumamoto State Museum in Japan; and Houston's Contemporary Arts Museum and Museum of Fine Arts.

http://www.projectrowhouses.org/