Bowale Bruce is a South African-born artist from Pretoria. During school he explored various creative pursuits, such as dance, music, drama, and gumboots dance.
His first public outing as an artist was in the form of a mural painted at Pretoria National Zoo (2016). He went on to obtain his National Diploma in Fine Arts from the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) in 2018. During his studies at TUT, Bowale also found time to participate in the Pretoria Art Museum Educational Assistance (EA) development program to become an art tour guide and an art facilitator.