Veronica Bruce
Quick Facts
Birthplace
IL
Birth year
1982
Lives in
Chicago
Works in
Chicago
Schools
University of the Arts Philadelphia, 2011, MFA
University of Illinois
University of Illinois
Tags
sculpture, mixed-media, installation, video-art, conceptual, photography
Bio
Veronica Bruce’s work explores the architecture of gesture across multiple disciplines of painting, sculpture, installation and video. Bruce received her BFA from the University of Illinois in Urbana – Champaign in 2004 and completed a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2011. She taught high school art full time from 2005 to 2011 for Township High School District 214 in Illinois. Bruce became an Instructor in the Contemporary Practices and Continuing Studies Department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in the fall of 2013. Solo exhibitions include Julius Caesar, Chicago and the Hinsdale Public Library, Hinsdale. Her work has been included in exhibitions at John Almquist Gallery, Robert Bills Contemporary, The Nevica Project, Park Schreck Gallery, with curators Casa Duno, and Aqua Art Miami. Awards include the Artslant Prize of 2012 and artist residencies at threewalls Chicago, Bundanon Trust in New South Wales, Australia, and Nida Art Colony of the Vilnius Academy of Arts in Lithuania.
Recent Exhibitions: Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2014
- Pickup Lines, Veronica Bruce and Gaia Nardie-Warner at Backspace Collective, Peoria, IL, March 7 - April 11
- Spatial Intimacy, Veronica Bruce and Madison Zalopany at John Almquist Gallery, North Shore Country Day School, Winnetka, IL, January 17 – February 28
2012
- Veronica Bruce: Bring It All Back, Hinsdale Public Library, September to November, Hinsdale, IL
- Veronica Bruce: Drawings from Australia, The Nevica Project, June 5-July 2 (online exhibition)
- Cross Sections: Works by Brooke Barnett and Veronica Bruce, West Town Street Lab, curated by Casa Duno, June 1- July 19, Chicago, IL
Group Exhibitions
2014
- Bare Bones, The Franklin, Chicago, IL
2013
- South Shore Art Festival, August 16-November, Chicago, IL
- The Nevica Project Gallery Opening, Chicago, IL
- Arlington Green Executive Centre, Northwest Cultural Council, July 1-October 14, Arlington Heights, IL
Articles:
- MCA Chicago: Veronica Bruce
- Nick Virgilio, "Chillin' with Veronica Bruce" McGaw Graphics Blog, December 18, 2013
- Bruce Interview with Sherri Dauskurdas, "Mixed Media Savvy," Suburban Life Magazine, July 1, 2013
- Berry, Nicole, "Veronica Bruce Studio Visit", Accessible Art, December 9, 2012 (also at http://blog.expositionchicago.com)
- Kuennen, Joel, "ArtSlant Prize 2012: Veronica Bruce- Remnants and Shards" ArtSlant, December 6, 2012
- Clarkson, Sara, “Artist Veronica Bruce Brings It Back” The Doings Hinsdale, September 13, 2012
- ArtSlant Showcase Watchlist: Veronica Bruce, May 22 2012, www.artslant.com
- Reaves, Kelly, “Review: Reality Slips/Robert Bills Contemporary,” NewcIty Art, March 13, 2012
- Klein, Paul, “Art Strategies manifested in Exhibits Opening Tonight,” Huffington Post, January 13, 2012
- Brass, Anthony, “Installation and Mixed Media Roundup,” Chicago Art Magazine, December 2, 2011
- Kuennen, Joel, “Material Syntax,” ArtSlant, Chicago, December 13, 2010
- Clements, Dee, “Studio Visit: Veronica Bruce,” The Paper Crane, December 2010
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