Open Sky
Loss and Remembrance: an exhibition
on view March 15 through April 5, 2025
TOPAZ ARTS, 55-03 39th Ave. > directions
gallery hours: open by appointment >
Saturday, March 15th, 2-4pm:
Opening reception with a tribute for Timothy Lomas
Sunday, March 16th, 2-4pm:
Memorial event for Greg M Stowell
All are welcome to attend each event. Free and open to the public.
TOPAZ ARTS presents Open Sky – an exhibition featuring select works and objects that commemorate a universal experience of loss and remembrance. The installation brings viewers into an ethereal space – a reflection on loss, contemplative of artwork and artifacts that resonate. A tribute to the recent passing of two beloved artists, Timothy Lomas (in Feb 2023) and Greg M Stowell (in Jan 2025), who have had solo exhibitions at TOPAZ ARTS, the installation is created by founding artists, Todd B. Richmond and Paz Tanjuaquio.
“The greatest artwork you’ll ever make is the one you make with your life,” a quote by Tim Lomas, is reflected in this exhibition of works in mixed media, from ceramics, painting and music, to an installation inspired by the artist’s studio apartment in the East Village.
Alongside are black and white photography by Greg M Stowell, whose presence in the Queens community was widely embraced, and whose photographs were exhibited in gallery spaces, cafes and restaurants.
About the artists:
Timothy Lomas, (b. 1959, d. 2023) artist, musician, ceramicist, photographer, educator, and was the founder and artistic director of Global Children’s Art Programme. A Fine Arts Major from Tyler School of Art (BFA), Temple University Italy, and Parsons School of Design, Lomas taught students from preschool and formal K-12 programs, to adults and the elderly. He co-created the art curriculum at the IDEAL School, an inclusion school serving a neurodiverse student body, and taught at Third Street Music School Settlement for many years. TOPAZ ARTS presented a solo exhibition of photography by Lomas, and his GloCap projects in the early 2000s. Read more >
Greg M Stowell, (b. 1958, d. 2025) lived in Jackson Heights, NY, and originally from Olathe, Kansas, discovered photography at an early age. His life’s work in black and white photographs were exhibited in numerous galleries, cafes, and salons. Stowell had two solo exhibitions at TOPAZ ARTS – “The Divide” (2009) and “EXHIBIT A” (2006). Read more >
