There is one place at every Goodwill where the sorrow and sense of abandonment hangs heaviest: the aisle of misfit baskets, the saddest aisle. – Keith Lewis
We are pleased to present Keith Lewis: The Saddest Aisle in partnership with Gallery Loupe, on view at TJL April 19th – May 23rd, 2024.
Baskets, rescued from the saddest aisle of a Goodwill thrift shop in Ellensburg, Washington, where Lewis lives, serve as both inspiration and material for the American jeweler’s latest series of brooches and pendants.
Join us April 19th at 7:00 PM for an Opening Reception! RSVP here.
Keith Lewis is a master American jeweler residing in Washington state. He is a Distinguished Professor of Jewelry/Metals/Design at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington. Lewis is drawn to the jewelry medium because of its intimacy and historical connection with sentiment, a distinctive characteristic of jewelry found in all cultures throughout the ages. He is perhaps best known for his brooches and neckpieces exploring gay male sexual identity and commemorating friends and acquaintances who died of AIDS. Lewis received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, in 1981, and a Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, in 1993. He has been included in countless national and international exhibitions, and his work is represented in numerous private and public collections.