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Alex Lockwood makes abstract sculpture from colorful material, often repurposed or recycled. He builds with one primary component which is repeated many times to create patterns and structures. His material is often recognizable (bottle caps, shotgun shells, bread tabs and lottery tickets) though not always immediately. A familiar object seen in unfamiliar numbers can be alien at first glance, and Lockwood finds power and beauty in presenting commonplace material on an uncommon scale. Alex Lockwood is a self-taught artist from...

We love connecting you to great contemporary art in Tennessee. Saturday's pop-up exhibition is another example of how LOCATE Arts wants to spotlight innovative work from across the state. Many thanks to Mike Calway-Fagen for curating! It's a great excuse to get out to Nashville's first Saturday art crawl, whether you live in Nashville or not. We hope to see some folks from other cities there too!  Here's the scoop: LOCATE Arts was invited by...

Jody Stokes-Casey: With being selected to exhibit in State of the Art at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and being named a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, you’ve had an impressive bout of major successes recently. Congratulations!  John Douglas Powers: Thank you! Being named a Guggenheim Fellow is a tremendous honor and has certainly been a welcome surprise. My inclusion in State of the Art was—and continues to be—a re...