Lowry received his PhD in English from Simon Fraser University and has published on Canadian Literature, 20th century culture & poetics (photography, film, and television).
His recent work looks at new forms of cultural expression and social contexts by engaging collaborations among artist and academics, particularly around questions of globalization and urbanization.
A senior research in Emily Carr's NSERC-funded Social and Interactive Media Research Centre, Lowry focuses on new media platforms linking scholars, artists, and audiences across cultural and geographical distances.
Current projects include the Maraya project, a public artwork linking urban waterfronts in Vancouver and Dubai, UAE; a qualitative study of the Outcomes and Impacts of SSHRC's Research/Creations grants; and an applied-research project on the utility of Deqq, social software developed for the entertainment industry by Work@Play, in education.
Since 2002, he has edited West Coast Line.
In 2009, he published Pacific Avenue, a book of poems.
