HARRIET BOWMAN
she/her | b. 1990 Devon | based in Bristol
Harriet Bowman writes hybrid scripts working with words that surround material and narrative.
Her writing exists alongside sculpture adding texture in printed matter, spoken word performance, textures and layers in installations.
Something existing for only a moment is key enquiry – she looks for traces of collisions and transitions of particular materials, the leftovers, or residue after an event has taken place. Interrogating the material. She takes on an investigatory role, gathering evidence from the early stages of the material processes through to secondary and recycled uses. These investigations go on to inform.
Solo shows:
– Taking care of the yolk, Mirror Plymouth South West Artist Showcase, 2024
– Maybe they had an urgent call, touring (2), Exeter Phoenix, 2023
– Maybe they had an urgent call, touring (1) Devonshire Collective, Eastbourne, 2022
– Putting my foot down, Gildengate House, OUTPOST, 2019
– All Round-er (sad sale), Spike Island, 2019
Texts, Performance:
2024 - ‘Supplement’ a publication on sculptors, Project by Meghan Goodeve
2023 - Film Screening, ‘drivers seat, skin merge’ Kunstnernes Hus
2023 - In-conversation with Daisy Hildyard, Exeter Phoenix
2023 - Live reading of ‘Vehicle Portrait’ multi-storey carpark in Exeter as part of ‘Maybe they had an urgent call’,
2023 - Text collaboration with Daisy Hildyard
2023 - Riso print contribution, Salon of Speculative Future, project initiated by Monika Oechsler and Sharon Kivland
2022 - Artist Profile, ArtLicks ‘Schedule, ways of making things work’ Bristol Edition
2022 - Experimental reading performance, Brunswick club in collaboration with Artlicks, Bristol
2021 - Text included in TACO! Dreams Time Free Publication, London
2020 - Text included in Yellowfields publication, #2 PRODUCTION PRODUCTION
2020 - Improvised spoken word performance hosted by East Side Projects, Birmingham
Grants, Awards, Residencies:
2024 - Cornwall Workshop residency led by Mike Nelson at CAST & Kestle Barton
2023 - Awarded South West Showcase
2023 - Henry Moore Foundation artist award
2023 - Recipient of WEVAA bursary
2023-24 - AXIS fellowship award, The Art House, Wakefield
2023-24 - Creative Associate at Arts University Plymouth,
2022 - Artist Parenting residency, Cow House Studios, Wexford
2021-22 - a.n Time Space Money bursary
2021 - Awarded ‘Developing Your Creative Practice’, Arts Council England
2019 - Gildengate house Residency, Outpost
Teaching, Mentoring, Trustee:
2023- 2024 - Creative Associate, Plymouth Arts University
2023- ongoing - WITTA researcher
2023 (ongoing) - On the board of trustee’s for Spike Island
2020 (ongoing) - Associate Lecturer BA (hons) Fine Art and Art & Writing, University West of England
2023 - Visiting Lecturer, BA (hons) Fine Art & Art and Writing, Cardiff Met
2022-23 - Mentor for Cardiff Met Graduate scheme
2021 - Visiting Lecturer, BA (hons) Fine Art, Bath Spa
2021 - Mentor for BrB, Caraboo Projects
2020 - Mentor for Scratch Lab, Caraboo Projects
* Please get in touch with the artist to request a full CV.
harrietbowman.net
@harrietbowman
harriet.c.bowman [at] gmail.com