It is my great pleasure to announce my upcoming one man show of my "BEAT and COUNTERCULTURE PORTRAIT series" at the Whistler House Museum of Art, in Lowell, Massachusetts. In addition to to the entire Portrait series, 36 portraits of the writers in the orbit of the Beat Generation, I will be exhibiting several paintings of Lowell locations pertaining to Kerouac's work, and a few paintings of Kerouac and family never seen before.
The show runs from August 22- October 31 2026
I am also giving a lecture on my Art as part of the Parker Lecture series, on October 10, 2026. Artists such as David Amram and Ed Sanders, among others, will be present.
This exhibition is sponsored by "Lowell Celebrates Kerouac" under the guidance of president Mike Flynn. The exhibition is meant to run concurrent and in conjunction with the great "Lowell Celebrates Kerouac" annual festival.
I will continue to provide updates as the show looms closer.
A catalog of the show is also being prepared and I will post details and a link to purchase the book in advance of the exhibition.
I hope to see many of the followers of my page and others at the exhibition !
- Jonathan Collins
https://whistlerhouse.org/exhibit/kerouac-beat-and-counterculture-portraits/
https://lowellcelebrateskerouac.org
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