Meet the Artist

Tia Bowman is a mixed-media designer whose sole purpose in life is to simply surround herself and others with beautiful things. Tia has a B.A. from the University of Pittsburgh where she studied marketing and fine arts and an A.A.S in Accessories Design from the Fashion Institute of Technology. However, she began her art career while still in high school, when she was honored with several pottery awards and granted a jewelry and metalsmith college course at Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia. Those experiences ignited a love and appreciation of working with and refining 3D objects.

Tia spent the first 15 years of her career working in the fashion industry designing women’s handbags, shoes and hardware for an array of clients from New York City runway shows to multi million dollar commercial brands. Her extensive experience across multiple channels has allowed her to manage all aspects of a brand including concept and color, material development, international and domestic manufacturing including pricing structure, photoshoots, conceptualizing and producing custom leathers with tanneries, print, textile and embroidery design, showroom concept and setup, to branding and packaging design.

Tia is currently pursuing her passion for interior design, visual arts and teaches private floral arrangement classes.

Client List:

Lucky Brand, Tommy Bahama, Kenneth Cole, Foley + Corinna, Nanette Lepore, Babyzen, Gryson, Jill Stuart, Etienne Aigner, MCM, Stella & Dot, Jessica Simpson, Via Spiga, IIIBeCa by Joy Gryson, Olivia Harris, Kensie Girl, Hayden-Harnett, Erin Fetherston, Joe’s Jeans, Rock and Republic, Liz Claiborne

CONTACT tiabowman@gmail.com