Staff
Roger W. Lowther
Tokyo
Organist. Community Arts Tokyo Founder & Director. Director of Faith & Art at Grace City Church Tokyo. International Coordinator of The MAKE Collective, a global network of artists. He received his Master of Music in Organ Performance from The Juilliard School and his Bachelor of Science in Applied Physics from Columbia University’s School of Engineering and Applied Science. Mr. Lowther has won numerous competitions, recorded five albums, and released numerous books, “Aroma of Beauty” (Community Arts Media, 2021), “Pippy the Piano and the Very Big Wave” (Community Arts Media, 2020), and “The Broken Leaf” (Wipf & Stock, 2019). www.rogerwlowther.com
Abi Lowther
Tokyo
Pianist. Director of Worship at Grace City Church Tokyo. Abi help start Tsukuda Loves Tohoku, a community volunteer organization started after the March 11, 2011 earthquake. Abi has a Bachelor of Music in Piano Performance from Belhaven University and a Master of Music in Piano Performance from the University of Memphis. She performs regularly in recitals and concerts. She lives in downtown Tokyo with her husband Roger and four boys.
Mayuko Shono moved to the U.S. all by herself when she was 16 years old, where she studied language and art for 9 years. She returned to Japan in 2018 and started her career as an artist based in her hometown of Tokyo. Her brand LYN has the motto "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOUR SELF." She holds many solo exhibitions, painting classes, workshops, and live painting performances.
Mayuko Shono
Tokyo
Peter Bakelaar
Seto
Photographer. Visual artist. Peter graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a Bachelors in Fine Arts in Illustration. He and his family moved to Japan in 1990. Peter runs Studio Tsunagaru and Gallery nani to showcase beauty, creatively address social issues, provide a place for collaboration and open dialog, and develop residencies devoted to expanding world views and mentoring artists in excellence. www.nanijapan.org
Anna McLendon
Tokyo
Web design. Graphic design.
Andrew Nairn
Chiba
Film. Photography.
We are located in the "shitamachi" (lower city) of downtown Tokyo, the parts of the city along the Sumida River and Tokyo Bay. It is full of old historical buildings juxtaposed with new high-rise apartment buildings.
The nearest train station is Tsukishima Station, accessible by the Yurakucho and Oedo Lines. Tsukishima is the home to Monjayaki, a type of Japanese pan-fried batter with meat and vegetables.
Mailing Address: 1-11-6-2207 Tsukuda, Chuo Ku, Tokyo 104-0051 JAPAN