Karen Comer Lowe

Karen Comer Lowe worked as Manager and Curator of the Chastain Arts Center for 10 years. She has a passion for the arts and has experience in museums, galleries, and arts institutions for over twenty years. Karen has also worked in curatorial and educational positions in institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery, the Tubman African American Museum and the Whitney Museum of American Art. She has also worked as an independent Art Advisor and Appraiser and has developed relationships with The Westminster School, famous personalities and many private clients.

Karen has built connections with artists and arts institutions nationwide. She also curated a number of groundbreaking exhibitions, and has worked with artists such as Amy Sherald, Rashid Johnson, Carrie Mae Weems, and Elizabeth Catlett amongst many others. She has also given lectures on artists and art movements throughout the southeast. Karen has given workshops on collecting art throughout the region. In addition, she taught art history classes at Spelman College. In 2017, Karen received the honor of "Best Curator" in Creative Loafing’s "Best of Atlanta" issue.

During the pandemic, She worked with internationally known artist Hank Willis Thomas in placing the sculpture "All Power to All People" in Atlanta as a stop on its tour throughout the US. In addition, she developed an independent Instagram conversation series with artists and professional arts workers, within the African Diaspora; named Creative Conversations. This educational series is planned to engage the broader public in the visual arts. Karen has had conversations with Hank Willis Thomas, Hebru Brantley, Sheila Pree Bright, Halima Taha and others.