Jane Brucker

Professor of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts

  • Los Angeles CA UNITED STATES

Professor of Studio Arts

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Biography

Jane Brucker uses sculptural objects and performance to engage the viewer through movement, sound, and ritual activity. In works that exhibit a strong tactile sensibility, she is able to simultaneously explore the visceral and the spiritual. Combining found objects and heirlooms with wood, glass, metal, textiles and traditional drawing materials, she creates artifacts that examine memory, fragility, and death. Her work has been exhibited at venues throughout the United States and internationally, in Nepal, France, Germany, Scotland, Japan and the Czech Republic. She earned an MFA from Claremont Graduate University, an MA in Religion and the Arts from the Claremont School of Theology and attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture where she studied with Agnes Martin. She is a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique and regularly incorporates this awareness practice into her courses. She has taught at LMU since 1993.

Education

The School of Theology at Claremont

M.A.

Religion & the Arts

1991

Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture

Fellowship Recipient

1987

Claremont Graduate School

M.F.A.

Painting & Performance Art

1985

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Areas of Expertise

Sculpture
Painting
Poet
Installation Artist
Drawing

Industry Expertise

Education/Learning
Fine Art

Accomplishments

Artist in Residence

2010-01-01

Artist in Residence at Northern Illinois University

Artist in Residence

2006-01-01

Artist in Residence at Schloss Plueschow in Mecklenburgisches Kunstlerhaus, Germany.

Artist in Residence

2000-01-01

Artist in Residence at The Educational Alliance in New York.

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Affiliations

  • Educational Alliance in New York

Media Appearances

Remnants of the Real: Art 100: LMU Faculty Artists

Loyola Marymount University  online

2012-01-26

Remnants of the Real: Art 100: LMU Faculty Artists was Curated by Claudia Bohn-Spector.

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Jane Brucker

ArtScene  online

2011-02-01

Haus is a residential property used as a gallery, and therefore it is a gallery where certain kinds of installations have a special resonance. It is here that Jane Brucker has placed a collection of objects that vibrate with hints of past lives.

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Considering Eden

Loyola Marymount University  online

2011-06-18

The biblical description of Eden locates the garden as the intersection of four rivers: the Pison, Gihon, Hiddekel (Tigris), and Euphrates.

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Courses

Courses Taught at LMU

FYS 1000: Contemplative Practice, ART 153 Drawing I, ART 154 Drawing II, ART 300 Drawing Workshop, ART 310 Drawing Workshop, ART 333 Visualizing Literature, ART 447, Art in LAART 453 Drawing III, ART 495 Advanced Studio Studies

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