Bruce Conkle

Hallie Ford Fellow in the Visual Arts 2011

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Bruce Conkle

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Media: Sculpture and installations

Currently: Instructor of art and design, University of Portland and Portland Community College

Background: Conkle frequently serves as a guest lecturer and visiting artist. He has exhibited work in solo and group shows in museums and galleries across the United States and abroad, including Brazil, England and Iceland. He was awarded the Oregon Arts Commission Artist Fellowship in 2010. Conkle holds a Bachelor of Arts in Telecommunications and Film from the University of Oregon, attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Mass., and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Rutgers University.

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  • Shovel holding sand and stones Every Time I Look at the Moon I Think of Crop Circles
  • Crystal City
  • Glass refrigerator doors, one with a snowman, one with a tree Trophy Case
  • An old woman sculpted from a burl Burls Will Be Burls
  • A large barge with sails, loaded with living trees Eco Tanker-Voyager
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