Jane Brucker
Professor of Studio Arts, College of Communication and Fine Arts | Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA, UNITED STATES
Professor of Studio Arts
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 (4)
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
San Diego State University: B.A., Drawing 1982
Areas of Expertise (5)
Poet
Installation Artist
Drawing
Sculpture
Painting
Industry Expertise (2)
Education/Learning
Fine Art
Accomplishments (4)
Artist in Residence (professional)
2010-01-01
Artist in Residence at Northern Illinois University
Artist in Residence (professional)
2006-01-01
Artist in Residence at Schloss Plueschow in Mecklenburgisches Kunstlerhaus, Germany.
Artist in Residence (professional)
2000-01-01
Artist in Residence at The Educational Alliance in New York.
Granville and McCormick Endowed Fund Award (professional)
1992-01-01
Awarded the Granville and McCormick Endowed Fund Award from the Claremont School of Theology.
Affiliations (1)
- Educational Alliance in New York
Links (1)
Media Appearances (3)
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.
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.
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.
Courses (1)
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
