Lillian O’Dwyer (they/she) is an independent curator and public historian living in Boston, Massachusetts. Their curatorial work documents the ways that contemporary art is utilized as tools for community building and radical change. She weaves together archival materials of how artists and organizations interact with social movements with the current growth of community organizing in Boston, focusing specifically within dyke spaces. Their work centers the artist and community voice, questioning how we can create channels of connection between art and community. Their most notable curatorial experience was Can You Hear Us Now: Revolutionary Art of the Next Generation at Dalton Gallery in Atlanta, GA. They received their BA in Art History from Agnes Scott College.
J Rowen O’Dwyer: DEVOTIONS curated by Lillian O’Dwyer will be on view beginning August 31, 2024 with an opening reception on September 6, 2024 in the Mills Gallery. DEVOTIONS, to a dirty queer home is a collection of paintings, objects, and zines from J Rowen O’Dwyer intertwining queer intimacy and the domestic realm.