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. Lowry's research focuses on new media platforms linking scholars, artists, and audiences across cultural and geographical distances. Since 2002, he has edited West Coast Line. In 2009, he published Pacific Avenue, a book of poems.