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]
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editCaron 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]
References
edit- ^ Brutus, Wilkine. "An art revolution takes to the streets \Afro-Honduran artist leads Calypso, a citywide art project". Palm Beach Post (Sunday ed.). p. D. 1.
- ^ a b "Caron Bowman of Street Art Revolution". BLACK ART IN AMERICA. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Koskoff, Sharon (2018). Murals of the Palm Beaches. United States: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. pp. 36–42. ISBN 1540235432.
- ^ "New mural in downtown West Palm Beach highlights Black artists". WPTV. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Rayford, Sabirah (2018-11-16). "New mural changing conversation in Riviera Beach". WPTV. Archived from the original on 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Schulman, Sandra (August 10, 2021). "Mural of Black musical icons takes shape on West Palm street". Palm Beach Arts Paper.
- ^ a b Sjostrom, Jan (Jun 4, 2015). "Interactive art to illuminate waterfront; Sculpture opening today to create new era in public art". Palm Beach Daily News. pp. A. 4–5.
- ^ "Miami Mix Art Fair". Tropicult. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ a b "Caron Bowman - Tom Joyner Foundation". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "SocialMiami - Artisan Series". SocialMiami. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Delaney, Andy (August 14, 2016). "Caron Bowman: American Latino Museum". The List (Television). Scripts.
- ^ "The Green Box Project | global fund for creative talent". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ Nelson, Keith (May 3, 2013). "Art Imitating Life". All HipHop. Archived from the original on 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Visions Couture | SHOWstudio". www.showstudio.com. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "Home -". American Latino Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
- ^ "African American Heritage Guide". City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs: 11. 2012.
- ^ "African American Heritage Guide". City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs: 23. 2013.