The Alden B. Dow Home and Studio in Midland, Michigan, will host a new exhibition titled “A New Vision: The Graphic Art of Tim Lewis” from September 4 to December 31, 2025. The show celebrates the life and career of Tim Lewis, a Midland native and acclaimed graphic designer and illustrator who worked from the 1960s through the 1990s, creating commercial illustrations for major U.S. magazines, album covers for artists like Peter, Paul and Mary, Gordon Lightfoot, and Chuck Berry, and posters for Barbra Streisand’s TV specials. The exhibition includes original artwork and prints, many available for purchase, and opens with a public reception on September 4.
The exhibition matters because it highlights the legacy of a significant but perhaps under-recognized graphic artist whose work bridges commercial illustration and fine art, while also connecting to the architectural vision of Alden B. Dow, a mid-century modern architect who apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. By placing Lewis’s playful, colorful style in dialogue with Dow’s philosophy of design that inspires creativity, the show underscores how visual art and architecture can together enrich a community’s cultural identity. It also offers a rare opportunity for the public to view and acquire works by a noted commercial artist whose career spanned five decades.