Education
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1986 |
M.F.A., Sculpture, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
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1985 |
M.A., Video, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
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1980 |
B.F.A., Ceramics/Sculpture, University of Kansas, Lawrence |
Professional Experience (selected list)
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2013-2018 |
Member, Public Art Advisory Committee, 4Culture, Seattle, WA |
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2008 |
Visiting Artist, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS |
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2007 |
Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
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2005-2006 |
Consultant, Mt. Si Bridge Replacement Design Team, Seattle, WA |
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2004 |
Visiting Artist, Columbia College Center for Book and Paper Arts, Chicago, IL |
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Consultant, Seattle Monorail Project |
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2002 |
Visiting Artist, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT |
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1999-2000 |
Acting Area Head, Sculpture, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA |
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1997-1999 |
Visiting Faculty, Sculpture, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA |
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1997-1998 |
Visiting Faculty, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
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1996 |
Visiting Faculty, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA |
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Printmaking Workshop, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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1995 |
Visiting Artist, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL |
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1987 |
Project Director, Homes For Art, 911 Contemporary Arts Center, Seattle, WA |
Solo Exhibitions
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2016 |
Others Who Were Here, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
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Dispatch, Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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2015 |
If That Were Me, Portland Art Museum APEX Gallery, Portland, OR |
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2012 |
Great Plains, Flottmann Hallen, Herne, Germany |
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2011 |
Blind, Freshets and Black Fens, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA |
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2010 |
Gather and Wait, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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2007 |
How Did I Get Here? — A 20-Year Survey, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA |
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2006 |
Remains to be Seen, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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Kittredge Gallery, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA |
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2004 |
Duty Cycle, Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID |
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Structure/Skin, Center for Book and Paper Arts, Columbia College, IL |
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2003 |
Dreaming, Doing, Craving, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, UT |
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2000 |
Recent Works, Galerie Ute Parduhn, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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Duty Cycle, Suyama Space, Seattle, WA (catalog) |
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Time Signature, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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1999 |
Small Comfort, Ateliers Hoherweg, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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Paper Wealth, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA |
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1997 |
Some Recent Work, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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1995 |
I Never Thought, Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA |
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1993 |
Don’t Feed It, FUEL Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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1992 |
Gland of Plenty, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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1991 |
New Works, Fuller/Elwood Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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1989 |
Plain Air, Fuller/Elwood Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Objects, Images, Actions, Oregon Art Institute, Portland, OR (catalog) |
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1988 |
Cart’s Desire, Fuller/Elwood Gallery, Seattle, WA |
Group Exhibitions (selected list)
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2023 |
The Third, Meaning: ESTAR(SER) Installs the Frye Collection, Frye Art Museum, Seattle |
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2019 |
The Power of Place, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS |
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2017 |
Out of Sight 2017, vital 5 productions, Pioneer Square, Seattle, WA |
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2016 |
Seeing|Saying: Images and Words, The Van Every/Smith Galleries, Davidson College, |
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2014 |
Classless Society, Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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2013 |
Portraits of 20 Northwest Artists, Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, WA |
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2012 |
Mw (Moment Magnitude), Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA |
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2011 |
TOPO/GRAPHY, Edward Cella Art+Architecture, Los Angeles, CA |
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2010 |
Honoring 15 Years of Neddy Artist Fellows, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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Intellectual Property, Hedreen Gallery, Seattle University, Seattle, WA |
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2010 |
A Concise History of Northwest Art, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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2008 |
The Terrible Twos: A Lawrimore Project Biennial, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA |
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Century 21: Dealer’s Choice, The Wright Exhibition Space, Seattle, WA |
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2007 |
8th Northwest Biennial, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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2006 |
This is Gallery, Lawrimore Project, Seattle, WA |
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2005 |
A Decade of Excellence, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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2003 |
Crossroads, New Art From the Northwest, CoCA, Seattle, WA |
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2001 |
Kunstpfade, Peter Bruning Centrum, Ratingen, Germany |
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Layering, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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2000 |
Do Not Touch, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA |
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The Extended Print, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, WA |
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1998 |
Metalcraft, Western Gallery, Bellingham WA; Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID (catalog) |
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Simple Form, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
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Betty Bowen Award 20th Anniversary, WSCTC, Seattle, WA (catalog) |
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Works on Paper, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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New Faculty New Work, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA |
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1997 |
Printworks, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA |
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1994 |
Print X Eight, FUEL Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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Eyes on Public Art, Newmark Center, Seattle, WA |
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3D X Four, FUEL Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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1992 |
Betty Bowen Legacy, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle, WA (catalog) |
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1991 |
In Public 1991, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA (catalog) |
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Come To Your Senses, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA |
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Night Gallery, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA |
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10th Anniversary Show, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR |
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1990 |
Drawing Power, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
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Contemporary West Coast Sculpture, Jamison/Thomas Gallery, OR |
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1989 |
Studies for Works in Progress, Fuller/Elwood Gallery, Seattle, WA |
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1988 |
In/Transit, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA |
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1987 |
Painting/Sculpture ‘87, Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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Home Ala Cart, 911 Contemporary Arts Center, Seattle, WA |
Commissions
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2013-2021 |
Public sculpture, Sound Transit Northgate Link Light Rail station, Seattle, WA |
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2014-2016 |
Public sculpture, North Seattle College, Shoreline, WA |
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2008-2011 |
Public sculpture, Brightwater Environmental Education and Community Center, Woodinville, WA |
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2008-2009 |
Public sculpture, Tri-Met Fifth Avenue Transit Corridor, Portland, OR. |
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2005-2010 |
Public sculpture, Vulcan Inc. Development Project, Seattle, WA |
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2003-2006 |
Public sculpture, GSA, Wayne Lyman Morse U.S. Courthouse, Eugene, OR |
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2002-2004 |
Public sculpture, School of Law Building, University of Washington, Seattle, WA |
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1991 |
Temporary Installation, In Public: 1991, Seattle Arts Commission / Seattle Art Museum |
Residencies, Awards and Honors
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2014 |
Award: James W. Ray Venture Project Award, Artist Trust/Frye Art Museum Consortium |
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Pilchuck Glass School Artist in Residence, Stanwood, WA |
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2012 |
Award: Public Art Network (PAN) 2012 Year in Review, a program of |
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Americans for the Arts |
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Artist Trust GAP Grant, Seattle, WA |
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CityArtist Projects Grant, Seattle Office of Arts and Cultural Affairs |
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2011 |
4Culture Individual Artist Project Grant |
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2009 |
Award: GSA Design Award for Excellence in Art and Architecture, 2008 |
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Award: National Steel Bridge Alliance 2009 National Award, Mt. Si Bridge Replacement |
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2008 |
Award: ArtsFund Poster Artist, Seattle, WA |
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2007 |
Award: Pollock Krasner Foundation |
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2006 |
Award: Artist Trust/Washington State Arts Commission Fellowship, Seattle, WA |
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2005 |
Award: Alumni Achievement Award, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
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Honors Award: King County Art Collection, Seattle, WA |
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2001 |
Residency: Djerassi Foundation, Woodside, CA |
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Award: Neddy Artist Fellowship, Behnke Foundation, Seattle, WA |
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1999 |
Residency: Atelier Hoherweg, Dusseldorf, Germany |
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1995 |
Residency: Centrum Foundation, Port Townsend, WA |
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1990 |
Award: Betty Bowen Memorial Award, Seattle, WA |
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1989 |
Northwest Major Works, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle, WA |
Publications
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2016 |
Others Who Were Here, exhibition catalog, essay by Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker, Frye Art Museum, Seattle |
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2014 |
If That Were Me, brochure, essay by Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, APEX, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR |
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2012 |
Great Plains, exhibition catalog, essay by Gisela Elbracht-Iglhaut, Flottmann-Hallen, Herne, Germany |
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2011 |
Blind Luck, exhibition essay by Robert Mittenthal, Lawrimore Project |
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2007 |
How Did I Get Here?, exhibition catalog, essay by Elizabeth Bryant, Lawrimore Project |
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2007 |
8th Northwest Biennial, exhibition catalog, essay by Rock Hushka, Tacoma Art Museum |
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2005 |
A Decade of Excellence, exhibition catalog, essay by Rock Hushka, Tacoma Art Museum |
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2004 |
Duty Cycle, brochure, essay by Sandy Harthorn, Boise Art Museum |
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2003 |
Dreaming, Doing, Craving, brochure, essay by Jim Edwards, Salt Lake Art Center |
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2000 |
Duty Cycle, catalog, essays by Sean Elwood and Randy Gragg, Suyama Space |
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1997 |
Metalcraft, catalog essay by Robert Mittenthal, Western Gallery/ Boise Art Museum |
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1995 |
Contemporary Art in the Northwest, book by Lois Allan, Craftsman House Press |
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1991 |
In Public: Seattle 1991, project catalog, ed. Diane Shamash, Seattle Arts Commission |
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1989 |
Cris Bruch: Art Between Objects and Actions, catalog essay by John Weber, Oregon Art Institute |
Reviews/ Bibliography (selected list)
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Vanguard Seattle, “Requiem for the Heartland: Cris Bruch’s Others Who Were Here, by T.s. Flock, Mar 16 |
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Seattle Times, “Eerie and Elegiac Ghost Town: Cris Bruch’s brooding sculpture about Dust Bowl Disappointment,” Michael Upchurch, February 2016 |
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Sculpture, “Cris Bruch, Beyond the Street,” by Matthew Kangas, March 2009 |
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The Stranger, “The 25 Greatest Works of Art Ever Made in Seattle,” by Jen Graves, March 3, 2009 |
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The Stranger, “The Artist in Labor,” review by Jen Graves, July 5, 2007, Vol. 16, no. 43 |
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Sculpture, “Cris Bruch at Elizabeth Leach, Portland,” review by Matthew Kangas, June, 2007 |
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Art in America, “Cris Bruch at Elizabeth Leach,” review by Jen Graves, April, 2007 |
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Artweek, “Cris Bruch: Remains to be Seen at Elizabeth Leach Gallery,” review by Daniel Duford September 2006 |
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Art in America, “Report from Seattle,” by Janet Koplos, September 2005 |
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Artweek, “Cris Bruch at Boise Art Museum,” review by Chris Schnoor, June 2004 |
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Seattle Post Intelligencer, “Bruch’s Sculpture Defies Impermanent, Fragile Nature of Paper,” review by Regina Hackett, July 17, 2000 |
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The Stranger, “Spinning Wheel,” review by Eric Fredericksen, July 6, 2000 |
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AORTA, “Cris Bruch, Prior Works,” review by Helen Lessick, April/May 1997 |
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Art in America, “Cris Bruch,” review by Ron Glowen, December 1993 |
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Fiber Arts, “Trends in Public Art: Where Does Fiber Fit In?,” by Lynn Basa, January/February 1992 |
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Australian National Radio, Cris Bruch interview with Brent Clough, March 15, 1991 |
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Artforum, “Cris Bruch, Fuller/Elwood Gallery,” review by Jae Carlsson, March 1990 |
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Reflex, “Singing in the City,” review by Elizabeth Bryant, January/February 1990 |
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Artweek, “The Streets as Resource,” review by Ron Glowen, November 30, 1989 |
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High Performance, “Shopping Close to Home: An Interview with Cris Bruch,” by Jerri Allyn, Summer, 1989 |
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ArtNews, “Cris Bruch, Fuller/Elwood Gallery,” review by Lynn Smallwood, April 1989 |
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Vanguard Seattle, “Requiem for the Heartland: Cris Bruch’s Others Who Were Here, by T.s. Flock, |
Public and Private Collections
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King County Art Collection |
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Davidson College, Davidson, NC |
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Frye Art Museum, Seattle |
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Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle |
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Microsoft Corporation |
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New York Public Library Print Collection |
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Perkins Coie LLP |
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Portland Art Museum |
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Seattle Art Museum |
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City of Seattle |
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Stadtsparkasse Dusseldorf, Germany |
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Tacoma Art Museum |
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Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY |
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United States GSA, Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse, Eugene, OR |
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Vulcan Northwest, Seattle |
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Washington State Art Collection/ North Seattle College |
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Washington State University Museum of Art, Pullman, WA |
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Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA |
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Yale University Art Gallery |
Representation
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Greg Kucera Gallery, Inc., Seattle, WA |
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