Caron Bowman is an American artist, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, to parents from Roatan, Honduras.[1] She works within a diverse spectrum of mediums including drawing, fibre art, painting, public art, and multimedia. Influences seen throughout her artwork include graffiti art, hard-edge painting and surrealism.[2]
Caron Bowman is a multi-disciplined artist, arts activist, curator and historian. Her work spans various techniques including drawing, fibre art, painting and installations.[3] As a BIPOC public art consultant, she has created art in public places programming for the City of West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority.[4][5] Bowman is a director of Street Art Revolution, a public art collective and design firm specializing in providing public art, civic design, and sculpture. Bowman has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts degree in Exceptional Student Education. Utilizing a Florida aesthetic as a source of inspiration, her artwork is about the intensity of color, curved lines, and daring patterns unified into one language.[2][6] She utilized automatic drawing techniques in order to develop her style.[7] In 2013, Caron Bowman was a featured artist in the Wynwood Miami Mix Art Fair.[8]
Bowman was selected by the Bombay Sapphire Corporation to be included in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series.[9] The series is a showcase for emerging artists in the United States.[10]
Bowman's artwork has been profiled by the Chagall Museum and the Hiroshima Museum of Art. In 2014 Bowman was also selected as a finalist for the Smithsonian American Latino Museum Campaign.[7][11] The Beck's corporation selected Bowman as a semi-finalist for the Beck's Green Box augmented reality series.[12]
Rapper Kendrick Lamar, in association with Creative Allies, showcased Bowman's artwork in New York City at the Galapagos Art Space[13] in 2011. Ms. Bowman has been profiled in publications including The American Latino Museum, The 2012 and 2013 Los Angeles African American Heritage Guide, Tom Joyner Foundation and Nick Knight's – SHOWstudio.[14][9][15][16][17]
