LowryMoth is the studio of maker, curator and educator Kirsty Lowry, based in London, UK
Foundational to these interconnecting practices is an enduring interest in environmental psychology; how the elemental conditions of place affect mood, health, wellbeing and behaviour.
As a curatorial practice I develop participatory workshops, projects and exhibitions that combine material and social engagement. As a maker I take the tradition of basketry as a datum from which to engage with material forms of knowledge construction and ecological thinking to advocate for more holistic and embodied practices in mainstream education.
Kirsty is currently Curator: Schools and Teachers at Whitechapel Gallery, since 2017.
Current teaching includes: Alternative Practices module, MA Art, Education, Culture and Practice, Institute of Education, University Collage London; PGCE (Secondary) Art and Design, Department of Educational Studies, Goldsmiths, University of London; Creative Pedagogies module, LETTA (London East Teacher Training Association).
Community roles include: Chair of Governors and Creative Curriculum consultant, Lansbury Lawrence Primary School, East London; Primary Arts Programme Steering Group, A New Direction; Conservation & Habitat Management volunteer with Epping Forest Heritage Trust.
Selected training: Permaculture Design for Artists and Creatives, Small Things Projects, 2023; RHS Level 2 Certificate in the Principles and Practices of Horticulture, Capel Manor College, 2018; Contemporary Basketry, City Lit, 2023 & 2025; PGCE Post Compulsory Education, University of Brighton, 2007; BA (Hons) Fine Art, Winchester School of Art, 2000.