Ronnie Bowie

Ronnie Bowie was born in Kaminibit village in 1978. He was taught to carve by master carver Paul Singin. He is among the younger generation of carvers who look to the natural world around them for inspiration for their work. His work can be found in collections in Australia, Canada and the USA.

Recently Bowie has created elegant decorative wearable art from cassowary, crocodile and boar's tusk

Exhibitions:

Ancestral Spirits: 1989, The Ceremonial Art of Papua New Guinea, Gallery of Tribal Art, Vancouver,B.C. Canada.

Saltwater Crocodile, Memory and Myth: 1989, Fran Willis Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Pieces From Paradise: 1992, cohosted by Fran Willis Gallery/Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Ceremony and Passage: 1996, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Oceania: 1997, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Ancestral Flights: Mastercarvers of Palembei Village, 2000, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

New Voices of the Tambaran: 2004, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

Rhythms of the Garamut: 2006, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, B.C.

2010 Giving Traditions, Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, BC

Collections:

MOA, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada