Paul Bowden

A Pittsburgh native, Bowden studied fine arts at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia and the Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy. He remained in Rome an additional eight years after taking his degree, working in the studio of Paolo Carosone. He returned to Pittsburgh in 1991 and now lives and works in Polish Hill. He is interested in figurative sculpture, including portrait sculpture, and investigates how theirs traditions can be adapted to respond to contemporary contexts.