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Beth Loraine Bowman is an American painter born in Detroit, Mich. She attended Minneapolis College of Art and Design at age 16, later transferring to the College of Visual Arts. She lived in the South of France, studying painting and art history through a program now sponsored by Savannah College of Art and Design. In 1999, she was awarded a B.F.A. with an emphasis in drawing. She continued to graduate school where she earned her Master in Art Education degree in 2006. Recently, she earned a graduate certificate in housing studies from the College of Design at the University of Minnesota. She has shown her work throughout the United States and Europe, including three solo shows. Her mixed media images have explored the subjects of memory, place, color experience, shelter/architecture, maternity and forgiveness. She participated in the mentorship program with the Women's Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM), served on the Minnesota State Arts Board's Artist Initiative Grant Advisory Panel and was the Board President of the College of Visual Arts Alumni Association. Her work has been on display at various locations and belongs to many personal collections in the United States and Europe. She lives and works in Saint Paul, Minn.
