Colossal 1/2/2025
“His fabric compositions are imagined scenes of respite and togetherness, which come across as disarming and candid.” Kate Mothes for Colossal
Hyperallergic 12/2/2024
“Towns comments that the glittery, radiant material used in his artworks represents his “new idea of God and energy” with the hope that others feel this natural warmth and are inspired to look further into the history of Black communities in America.” - Taliesin Thomas for Hyperallergic
La Mer Feature
In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, fiber artist and figurative painter Stephen Towns @stephentowns shares how the sea is a source of artistic inspiration.
Gayletter Magazine Issue #18
“How we imagine people matters "
Textile Artist.org Feature
“I think of my paintings and drawings as windows to another world, and that’s what I also want for my quilts"
Forbes 2/6/22
“His background makes him the perfect conduit through which to regard people working at the bottom of America’s economic ladder insightfully, honorably and with empathy.” Chadd Scott for Forbes