Bruce R. Bleach was born in Monticello, N.Y., in 1950. After graduating from high school in 1968, he received
the following degrees:

A.A., Orange County Community College, Middletown, N.Y., 1970

Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Hartford Art School, Hartford, Ct., 1972

Master of Fine Arts, S.U.N.Y. at New Paltz, N.Y., 1974, with a Teaching Assistantship in Printmaking.

Since then, Bruce has worked independently as an artist, teacher, and part-time musician. His career as a fine artist has spanned 28 years. After spending 6 years at Robert Blackburn’s Printmaking Workshop, in N.Y.C., he established his own studio in the city. He subsequently moved to New Rochelle,N.Y., then to Goshen where his work continues in the home/studio he shares with his wife Joanne and their 3 daughters. Bruce’s work includes etchings and monoprints, paintings, and large wall sculpture in etched bronze, aluminum and wood. He has been an adjunct prof. at O.C.C.C. in Middletown, N.Y. for the past 12 years in the Arts and Communication
Dept. where he recently did a lecture/discussion series on the Business of Art, and a faculty show.

Listed in “Who’s Who in American Art”, Bruce’s work has appeared in numerous solo and group exhibitions, galleries, publications, and collections throughout the country and abroad.

Two of Bruce’s etchings have recently been selected by the Smithsonian Institute, Library of Congress Print Collection.

Selected Solo Exhibitions Selected Group Exhibitions & Galleries Teaching

Selected Collections Selected Commissions Publications and Awards

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