Traversing Art, Science and Innovation

Bio

Howard Lewis began photographing when he was a teenager and continued through film school; he went on to work as an advertising and editorial photographer in the 1980’s. He always photographed for himself while he did commercial assignments, mostly in black and white, and took classes with O. Winston Link, Joyce Tenneson and many others. Early on Lewis met and had opportunity to converse with prolific inventor and scientist Dr. Edwin Land at the now famous massive Polavision introduction event. Since then, Polaroid materials became an important component of his photographic process and inspiration.  He attributes, at least in part, his meeting Dr. Land to his interest in creating images that are related to science and innovation.

Eventually, Lewis transitioned away from professional photography to use his cameras for self-expression. With an appetite for gathering information around science and engineering subjects, he ventured into parallel initiatives such as inventing (he holds three patents) and creating welded metal sculpture. These activities influenced his engagement with photographic image making and working dimensionally with sculptural elements became immensely important to his growth in the still life arena.

Lewis’ photographs have been exhibited in galleries and cultural centers internationally, and are in major corporate collections. These include the Gladstone Regional Museum and Gallery in Queensland, Australia, Florida Museum of Photographic Arts, Tampa; the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, Pennsylvania; the Alden B. Dow Museum of Science in Midland, Michigan; the New York Center for Photographic Arts; the Black Box Gallery in Portland, Oregon; the Courtyard Gallery in Connecticut; and the Grey & Gove Gallery in New York City.