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Listen "Episode 18: Finding the Art All Around Us"
Episode Synopsis
Once upon a time in a drawing class at Grinnell, Chris Lowery '92 met Suzie Treinen '93, and the two fell happily in love: not just with each other, but with the act of artmaking itself. With $4,000 in the bank, two M.F.As in printmaking, and no desire to get a so-called "real job," Chris and Suzie moved to New York, planning to stay for no more than a couple of years.
Flash forward nearly three decades, Chris and Suzie still live in Brooklyn, with two daughters (including current Grinnellian, Stella Lowery '24) and a brand, new art studio in their basement. Chris is the assistant director of Building Design & Exhibitions at CUNY, and has built a collection of small, daily drawings tracing all the way back to his days as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Meanwhile, Suzie combined her love of art with a new passion she discovered along the way: education. She now teaches art to lower school students at a private school in Manhattan. Suzie and Chris have managed keep art, creativity, and beauty at the center of their lives. Unlike many, whose paths unfold around specific plans or jobs, Chris and Suzie constructed a path of their own based on true passion — with the faith that all the other pieces would find their way into place. They offer sage and encouraging advice to young art-lovers, suggesting that it doesn't take a "Capital-A Artist" to live a life where art is always within reach.
As always, we invite you to connect with us by emailing [goingforth] or reaching out via our instagram: @goingforthpodcast or twitter: @goingforthpod. This episode features music entitled "Sunset Vibes" (available under a Pixabay Attribution-Noncommercial license) and "Walk Happy" (available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.)
Flash forward nearly three decades, Chris and Suzie still live in Brooklyn, with two daughters (including current Grinnellian, Stella Lowery '24) and a brand, new art studio in their basement. Chris is the assistant director of Building Design & Exhibitions at CUNY, and has built a collection of small, daily drawings tracing all the way back to his days as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Meanwhile, Suzie combined her love of art with a new passion she discovered along the way: education. She now teaches art to lower school students at a private school in Manhattan. Suzie and Chris have managed keep art, creativity, and beauty at the center of their lives. Unlike many, whose paths unfold around specific plans or jobs, Chris and Suzie constructed a path of their own based on true passion — with the faith that all the other pieces would find their way into place. They offer sage and encouraging advice to young art-lovers, suggesting that it doesn't take a "Capital-A Artist" to live a life where art is always within reach.
As always, we invite you to connect with us by emailing [goingforth] or reaching out via our instagram: @goingforthpodcast or twitter: @goingforthpod. This episode features music entitled "Sunset Vibes" (available under a Pixabay Attribution-Noncommercial license) and "Walk Happy" (available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial license.)
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