Bend, Ore. – Central Oregon Community College’s Fine Arts and Communication Department will host “Artists of Oregon: Bruce Conkle: The Grid Substrate” until May 1.
The opening reception will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 2, in Pence Gallery in the Pinckney Center for the Arts on the COCC Bend Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
Conkle declares an affinity for mysterious natural phenomenon such as snow, fire, rainbows, crystals, volcanos, tree burls, and meteorites. He examines contemporary attitudes toward the environment, including deforestation, climate change, and extinction. Conkle’s work often deals with man’s place within nature, and frequently examines what he calls the “misfit quotient” at the crossroads.
His work has shown around the world, including Reykjavik, Ulaanbaatar, Rio De Janeiro, New York, Chicago, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, Seattle, and Portland. Recent projects include public art commissions for the Oregon Department of Transportation, TriMet/MAX Light Rail, and Portland State University’s Smith Memorial Student Union Public Art + Residency. In 2011 Bruce received a Hallie Ford Fellowship and in 2010 and an Oregon Arts Commission Artist Fellowship. His 2012 show “Tree Clouds” was awarded a project grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
The Gallery is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays.
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