Caron Bowman

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Caron Bowman is a Black American artist of Afro-Honduran descent. She was born in the City of West Palm Beach, FL. and her parents are from Roatan, Bay Islands, Honduras. [1] She works in a diverse spectrum of mediums including drawing, public art, painting, video, and fiber media. Many influences can be seen in her artwork including pop art, surrealism, hard-edge painting and graffiti art.[2]

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Caron Bowman is a multi-disciplined artist, curator, and arts activist. Her work spans many techniques including drawing, installations, public art, fiber art, murals, and painting.[3] As a BIPOC public art consultant, she has created art in public places programming (aipp)for the City of West Palm Beach Downtown Development Authority. [4][5] Bowman is the founder of Street Art Revolution a public art collective and design firm specializing in providing carefully curated and culturally responsive public art, civic design, and sculpture. She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a Master of Arts degree in ESE. 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, she was a featured artist in the Wynwood Miami Mix Art Fair. [8] She was selected by Bombay Sapphire Corporation /Russell and Danny Simmons’ Rush Philanthropic Art Foundation to be included in the Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series.[9] The series showcases the best emerging artist in the United States.[10]

Her artwork has been profiled by the Chagall Museum, and Hiroshima Museum of Art. In 2014, she was selected as a finalist for the Smithsonian American Latino Museum Campaign. [7][11]The Beck’s corporation selected her as a semi-finalist for the Beck’s Green Box augmented reality series. The Green Box Project, a global fund established to inspire, celebrate and financially support independent talent in art, design, music, and fashion.[12] The resulting art pieces will be experienced via augmented-reality in Green Boxes located around the world. Thirty internationally renowned creatives are heading up the project, and they include Nick Knight, Warpaint, Steve Harrington. Rapper Kendrick Lamar in association with Creative Allies showcased her artwork in NYC at the Galapagos Art Space.[13] She 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]

She participated as a board member of the Continuum - a satellite fair in collaboration with Art Palm Beach.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Caron Bowman of Street Art Revolution". BLACK ART IN AMERICA™. 2017-07-24. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  3. ^ Koskoff, Sharon (2018). Murals of the Palm Beaches. United States: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions. pp. 36–42. ISBN 1540235432.
  4. ^ "New mural in downtown West Palm Beach highlights Black artists". WPTV. 2021-07-22. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  5. ^ Rayford, Sabirah (2018-11-16). "New mural changing conversation in Riviera Beach". WPTV. Retrieved 2021-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ Schulman, Sandra (August 10, 2021). "Mural of Black musical icons takes shape on West Palm street". Palm Beach Arts Paper.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Miami Mix Art Fair". Tropicult. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  9. ^ a b "Caron Bowman - Tom Joyner Foundation". Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  10. ^ "SocialMiami - Artisan Series". SocialMiami. 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  11. ^ Delaney, Andy (August 14, 2016). "Caron Bowman: American Latino Museum". The List (Television). Scripts.
  12. ^ "The Green Box Project | global fund for creative talent". ASEF culture360. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  13. ^ Nelson, Keith (May 3, 2013). "Art Imitating Life". All HipHop. Retrieved 2021-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ "Visions Couture | SHOWstudio". www.showstudio.com. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  15. ^ "Home -". American Latino Museum. Retrieved 2021-11-05.
  16. ^ "African American Heritage Guide". City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs: 11. 2012.
  17. ^ "African American Heritage Guide". City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs: 23. 2013.

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