Clynton Lowry

Clynton Lowry’s highlights the invisible labor that keeps the art world running smoothly, otherwise known as Art Handling. In 2015 he released the first issue of the Art Handler magazine and has since built an enormous and dedicated following on his IG account. This platform has unquestionably raised the visibility of art handling worldwide, and helped give credibility and a voice to the thousands of workers involved in this often unseen side of the art world.

Clynton Lowry is an artist based in New York and Los Angeles. He is the creator and editor-in-chief of Art Handler, the first publication to make the behind-the-scenes of the art world its focus. The magazine celebrates the day-to-day grind that makes possible art’s rarefied and glamorous scene. Art Handler’s goal is to uncover the inner workings of labor and logistics in the art world—conversations that are too often buried and ignored. More than just a magazine, Art Handler is a platform for an expanded consideration of art culture—and the work of producing it. Lowry received his MFA in Painting from Yale School of Art and his BA in English from UC Berkeley.

He is also the founder of Jobs.art, an international listings website for the art community.

1. Profile photo by Maayan Strauss
2. Art Handler, Issue 1, 2015
3. “Invisible Art Handler (Chop Saw),” 2021, video still
4. “Robe,” 2022