Lozano grew up in a religious community in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the son of a preacher. His path as an artist began when he was invited to work with Tim Rollins and Kids of Survival (KOS), subsequently becoming a member of KOS. Traditionally trained, He received an MFA from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts (PAFA), Philadelphia, PA, in 2009 and a certificate in painting at PAFA in 2007. His oil paintings are images of magical realism; painted in many layers -with a singular attention to how color can create a variety of sensations of space. Lozano’s themes lie at an intersection, between grand historical narratives about exploration and the beautiful banality of his current domestic life. He has exhibited extensively in the northeast and is the recipient of the PAFA Museum Permanent Collection J.M.C. Purchase Prize, the Women’s Board European Travel Scholarship and the Wolf/Khan painting fellowship to attend the Vermont Studio Center. He teaches painting at Immaculata University and lives on the edge of the woods in Philadelphia with his wife and two creative children.

Joseph Lozano Artist Talk