Caron Bowman
{{Short description| Afro Honduran American painter}}
Caron Bowman is an American artist, born in West Palm Beach, Florida, to parents from Roatan, Honduras.{{Cite news|last=Brutus|first=Wilkine|title=An art revolution takes to the streets \Afro-Honduran artist leads Calypso, a citywide art project|language=English|edition=Sunday|page=D. 1.|work=Palm Beach Post}} 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.{{Cite web|date=2017-07-24|title=Caron Bowman of Street Art Revolution|url=https://www.blackartinamerica.com/index.php/2017/07/24/caron-bowman-of-street-art-revolution-2/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=BLACK ART IN AMERICA|language=en-US}} File:Sunshine and moon (Caron Bowman painting).jpg
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Caron Bowman is a multi-disciplined artist, arts activist, curator and historian. Her work spans various techniques including drawing, fibre art, painting and installations.{{Cite book|last=Koskoff|first=Sharon|title=Murals of the Palm Beaches|publisher=Arcadia Publishing Library Editions|year=2018|isbn=1540235432|location=United States|pages=36–42|language=English}} As a BIPOC public art consultant, she has created art in public places programming for the City of West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=New mural in downtown West Palm Beach highlights Black artists|url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/west-palm-beach/new-mural-in-downtown-west-palm-beach-highlights-black-artists|access-date=2021-11-05|website=WPTV|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Rayford|first=Sabirah|date=2018-11-16|title=New mural changing conversation in Riviera Beach|url=https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/riviera-beach/new-mural-changing-conversation-in-riviera-beach|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-05|website=WPTV|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116061943/https://www.wptv.com/news/region-c-palm-beach-county/riviera-beach/new-mural-changing-conversation-in-riviera-beach |archive-date=2018-11-16 }} 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.{{Cite news|last=Schulman|first=Sandra|date=August 10, 2021|title=Mural of Black musical icons takes shape on West Palm street|work=Palm Beach Arts Paper|url=http://palmbeachartspaper.com/mural-of-black-musical-icons-takes-shape-on-west-palm-street/}} She utilized automatic drawing techniques in order to develop her style.{{Cite news|last=Sjostrom|first=Jan|date=Jun 4, 2015|title=Interactive art to illuminate waterfront; Sculpture opening today to create new era in public art|pages=A. 4–5.|work=Palm Beach Daily News}}
In 2013, Caron Bowman was a featured artist in the Wynwood Miami Mix Art Fair.{{Cite web|title=Miami Mix Art Fair|url=http://tropicult.com/events/miami-mix-art-fair/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Tropicult|language=en}}
Bowman was selected by the Bombay Sapphire Corporation to be included in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series.{{Cite web|title=Caron Bowman - Tom Joyner Foundation|url=https://tomjoynerfoundation.org/caron-bowman/|access-date=2021-11-05|language=en-US}} The series is a showcase for emerging artists in the United States.{{Cite web|date=2019-04-30|title=SocialMiami - Artisan Series|url=https://socialmiami.com/artisan-series/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=SocialMiami|language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite news|last=Delaney|first=Andy|date=August 14, 2016|title=Caron Bowman: American Latino Museum|work=The List|publisher=Scripts|type=Television}} The Beck's corporation selected Bowman as a semi-finalist for the Beck's Green Box augmented reality series.{{Cite web|title=The Green Box Project {{!}} global fund for creative talent|url=https://culture360.asef.org/opportunities/green-box-project-global-fund-creative-talent/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=ASEF culture360|language=en}}
Rapper Kendrick Lamar, in association with Creative Allies, showcased Bowman's artwork in New York City at the Galapagos Art Space{{Cite web|last=Nelson|first=Keith|date=May 3, 2013|title=Art Imitating Life|url=https://allhiphop.com/headlines/art-imitating-life-kendrick-lamar-on-full-display-at-his-art-show-in-brooklyn/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-11-05|website=All HipHop|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105143628/https://allhiphop.com/headlines/art-imitating-life-kendrick-lamar-on-full-display-at-his-art-show-in-brooklyn/ |archive-date=2021-11-05 }} 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.{{Cite web|title=Visions Couture {{!}} SHOWstudio|url=https://www.showstudio.com/projects/visions_couture|access-date=2021-11-05|website=www.showstudio.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Home -|url=https://americanlatinomuseum.org/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=American Latino Museum|language=en}}{{Cite journal|year=2012|title=African American Heritage Guide|url=http://www.culturela.org/|journal=City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs|pages=11}}{{Cite journal|title=African American Heritage Guide|url=http://www.culturela.org/|journal=City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs|publication-date=2013|pages=23}}
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External links
- [http://www.caronbowman.com Caron Bowman ]
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Category:American video artists
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Category:Painters from Florida
Category:People from West Palm Beach, Florida
Category:21st-century American women painters