Megan Bowman is a visual artist, dancer, and choreographer. Bowman’s artistic education began at the Chicago Art Institute and continued at Case Western Reserve University, where she earned a Bachelor's in Fine Arts. In the early 1970s, Bowman studied painting at the Paris American Academy and modern dance under Karin Margarete Wäehner at the Schola Cantorum.

Moving to New York City in 1975, Bowman studied modern dance at the Westbeth studio of Nancy Meeham while collaborating with fellow dancer and choreographer Christina Ham. Soon, Bowman joined the 120 Wooster Street Collective, engaging in multi-disciplinary performance alongside her late husband, visual artist Frederick J. Bowman. Establishing herself as a pioneering figure in the New York City artistic community of SoHo, in the 1970s and 1980s Bowman embarked on her trademark series of neo-expressionist portraiture capturing the image of members of the community, while merging her academic art training influenced by the classical tradition of Michaelangelo and an embrace of expressionist tactics in making meaning through color.

In 1990, Bowman moved with her family to Phoenix, Arizona. Engaging with the Southwestern terrain, Bowman's work began to engage both the desert landscape and fabric media, leading to her extensive series of cyanotypes. Drawing inspiration from interior design, Bowman assembled cyanotypes into framed works in fabric and pillows depicting biblical passages and cave drawings.

In 2006 Megan Bowman collaborated with Jean-Claude Samuels to create “The Olive Branch,” a limited edition book with artwork by Megan Bowman, book design by J.Jean Claude Samuel, introduction by art historian Lowery Stokes-Sims and text by Jay Pridmore.   

Bowman’s recent works have offered a return to her origins in classical figuration concerned with movement oriented towards modern dance practice, in addition to expressionistic works engaging current geo-political events. Bowman's artwork has been displayed at the James-Atkinson Gallery in Houston, Texas, and the New Math Gallery in New York. Reviews and reproductions of her artwork have appeared in Art News, Portfolio, and the Houston Art Review. In February 2025, Bowman was included in the documentary series “On This Spot: Stories of Pioneering Women Artists,” as a member of the women artists of the SoHo Jazz Loft scene.  Bowman lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona.