Bruce Metcalf (born September 30, 1949 in Amherst, Massachusetts) is an American artist who uses different materials including wood, metal, and plexiglass for his works.

Education

He received his B.F.A. in Crafts/Metalsmithing in 1972 at Syracuse University. He also majored in

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at Syracuse from 1968-1970. From 1972-73 he attended Montana State University and from 1973-74 attended State University of New York at New Paltz. In 1977, he received his Master of Fine Arts in Metalsmithing and

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Grants, fellowships and awards

*Artist’s Project Grant,

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, 2002 * Pew Fellowship in the Arts, 1996

Writings

* ''Crafts New Borderland: A Grass Roots Movement of Handcraft is Taking Hold''Metcalf, Bruce. ''Craft’s New Borderland''. “Metalsmith,” vol. 30, no. 1, Mar. 2010

References

* U. Ilse Neumann, American Studio Jewelry Movement - Créateurs de bijoux américains du XXème siècle, in "Bijou, Objet, Corps. In-corporer", L'Harmattan, 2008,

External links

Artist's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Metcalf, Bruce 1949 births Living people American sculptors Syracuse University alumni Montana State University alumni State University of New York at New Paltz alumni Temple University alumni University of Houston faculty University of Northern Iowa faculty Massachusetts College of Art and Design faculty Colorado State University faculty Kent State University faculty Pew Fellows in the Arts University of the Arts (Philadelphia) faculty People from Amherst, Massachusetts Fellows of the American Craft Council