Colossal 1/6/2026
“Towns examines the nature of not only relaxation but escape, celebrating the vibrancy of Black joy despite a period of unabashed oppression toward people of color. He emphasizes child-like innocence, togetherness, and leisure as a form of resistance.” — Kate Mothes for Colossal
Flaunt Magazine 6/9/2025
“The exhibition, driven by the Pulitzer-winning book Combee: Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War by freedom raid descendant Dr. Edda L. Fields Black, returns to a single electric night in June of 1863. Under a moonlit sky, Tubman led the largest liberation of enslaved people in U.S. history, freeing 756 people in six hours. Curated by Dr. Vanessa Thaxton-Ward, the show resurrects Tubman’s overlooked legacy with urgency and care.” — Melanie Perez for Flaunt
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"
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
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