B R U C E M A R S H
BIOGRAPHY
1965 - MA, Painting. California State College at Long Beach
1960 & 1963, Graduate Studies in Painting, UCLA
1959 - BA, Fine Art. University of California at Santa Barbara
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES:
2003-present- Professor Emeritus
1969- 2003 - Professor, Visual Arts, University of South Florida
1997- Professorial Excellence Award
1995- Teaching Incentive Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching;
1994-95 - Designed and Developed WWW Site for USF Department.
1993 - Sabbatical Leave - Fall Semester
1993 - Research Grant: Digital Prints
1991-94 - Designed and Implemented new Visual Concepts Curriculum;
1989-91 - Acting Chairperson, USF Art Department.
1989- President's Council Research Grant; Collaborative Digital Performance Piece; "Smarter Than Dogs".
1987 - Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
1986-1996- Developed Art Department Computer Lab and Curriculum
1983 - Visiting Professor, FSU Study Center, Florence Italy
1979-80 - Sabbatical Leave
1965 - 69 - Instructor, St. Petersburg Junior College
EXHIBITIONS AND AWARDS:
2005- Solo Exhibition, Clayton Galleries, Tampa
2004- Florida Painting,1950-1970, Tampa Museum of Art
2001- Solo Exhibition, Clayton Galleries, Tampa
2000- Florida Painting Invitational, Museum of Art, Tallahassee
1998- Solo Exhibition, Clayton Galleries, Tampa.
1996- Video Installation, “Home on the Range”, Collaboration with Dolores Coe, Maria Castagliola, Salt Creek Art Works, St Petersburg.
1995 - Gasparilla Anniversary Exhibit, Tampa Museum of Art
1995 - Solo Exhibition: Prints and Painting, Dunedin Fine Arts Center
1994 - Solo Exhibition: Images: Analog/Digital, USF Teaching Gallery
- Florida Landscape: Another Look. Ormond Art Museum and Valdosta Art Center, Valdosta, Georgia.
1993 - 55th Annual National Exhibition of American Painting
Society of Four Arts, Palm Beach
-Solo Exhibition, Recent Paintings, Clayton Galleries, Tampa
1990 - Polk County Museum, Annual Juried Exhibition
1989 - Five Artist Invitational Exhibition, Tampa Museum of Art
1988 - Individual Artist Fellowship, Div. of Cultural Affairs,
State of Florida
1985 - Littlejohn-Smith Gallery, NY, NY. Group Exhibition
Solo Exhibition, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota
Tampa Triennial, Tampa Museum of Art
"Pairs" Gallery 600, Largo, Florida
1982 - Solo Exhibition, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota
"Florida Painters", Jacksonville Museum of Art, Jacksonville
1981 - Individual Artist Fellowship, Div. of Cultural Affairs,
State of Florida
Solo Exhibition, Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota
1979 - Two Person Exhibition, Joyce Hunsaker Gallery, Los Angeles
Solo Exhibition, Trend House Gallery, Tampa
Winter Haven Fine Arts Competition, Award of Merit
"Contemporary Realism" Art Sources Gallery, Jacksonville.
1977 - "Photorealism" Invitational Group Exhibition, Hollywood Art & Culture Center, Hollywood, Florida
1st Annual Southeastern Painting and Sculpture Exhibition,
Jacksonville Museum of Art, Jacksonville. Award of Merit
1976 - "Florida Painters", Invitational, St. Petersburg Museum of Art
Annual Exhibition of American Art, Society of Four Arts,
Palm Beach. (Also 1975, 1973, 1972, 1970, & 1966. Atwater Kent Award of Merit in 1966 and 1975)
1975 - Solo Exhibition, University of South Florida
"Florida Creates" Invitational Circulating Exhibition. Also 1974
Gasparilla Art Festival, Tampa. Also 1971 & 1972.
Best of Show Award, 1971 & 1972, Award of Merit 1975
1974 - Solo Exhibition, Simonne Stern Gallery, New Orleans
1973 - Ocala Art Show, Ocala, Florida. Also 1970 & 1971
Major Awards in 1970, 1971, & 1973
1972 - Solo Exhibition, Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans
" Festival of States Exhibition", St Petersburg, Florida
Also in 1969, 1970 & 1971
"Students of Howard Warshaw", University Museum
Univ. of California at Santa Barbara
1971 - "Southeastern and Texas Artists Biennial"
Isaac Delgado Museum of Art, New Orleans
1970 - Solo Exhibition, Florida Presbyterian College, St. Petersburg
"15 Florida Artists-Teachers", Cummer Gallery of Art
Jacksonville, Florida
Group Exhibition, Ringling Museum of Art
Invitational Exhibition of Florida Artists,
Gallery of Contemporary Art,Winston-Salem, NC
1969 - Solo Exhibition, Contemporary Gallery, St. Petersburg
Florida State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, Tampa
Award of Merit
1968 - Southeastern Bi-Annual Exhibition, Gallery of Contemporary Art
Winston Salem, NC
Arvida Mural Competition, Sarasota, Second Prize
Annual Mid-Year Exhibit of American Art, Butler Institute
Youngstown, Ohio. Also 1966.
1966 - Solo Exhibition, Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
Florida State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, Tampa
1965 - Solo Exhibition, University of Tampa, Tampa.
MA Thesis Exhibition, Calif. State College at Long Beach
1957 - 1964 Various group exhibitions as a student.
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS:
Clayton Gallery, Tampa, 1992 - present
Gillman-Stein Gallery, Tampa, 1988 - 1991
Littlejohn Smith Gallery, NYC, 1985 - 1987
Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, 1976 - 1988
James Yu Gallery, NYC, 1976 - 1978
Hunsaker-Schlesinger, Los Angeles, 1976 - 1986
Trend House Gallery, Tampa, 1969 - 1978
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Raymond James Inc., Corporate Headquaters, Largo, Florida
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
St. Petersburg Museum of Art, St. Petersburg, Florida
Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Florida
Polk County Museum of Art, Lakeland, Florida
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, La.
COMMISSIONED WORKS:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Two 8' X 15' Oils, March 2005.
Palm Coast Hospital, Oil, 60” X 77” , Sept. 2002
Volusia County Courthouse, DeLand, Florida; 4’ X 6’ Oil, summer 2001
Sulphur Springs Pool, City of Tampa, 9’ X 33’ glass tile mosaic. Installed October 2000.
Celebration Health Center, Celebration, Florida
Two 6’ x 12’ Oils for atrium; October 1998
Raymond James Assoc., St Petersburg, Florida
Two 8' x 12' Oils, One 6' x 10' Oil.
Lincoln Properties, Dallas, Texas
(9' x 22' Oil)
Florida National Bank, Jacksonville, Florida
(8' x 18' Oil)
Florida National Bank, Orlando, Florida
(Three 5' 8" x 8' Oils)
Trammell Crow Corp., Orlando, Florida
(Two 8' x 12' Oils)
Barnett Bank Corp, Tampa and Ft. Lauderdale
IBM Corp., Jacksonville, Boca Raton, and Atlanta
Pioneer Savings and Loan, Clearwater, Florida
General Telephone Co., Tampa, Florida
Southern Bell Corp., Atlanta
(Two 8' x 12' Oils)
Orlando International Airport, Orlando, Florida
(Three 8' x 12' Oils)
Irving Trust Corp., Los Angeles, California
United Aircraft Corp., Hartford, Conn.
ARCO Corp., Los Angeles, California
Southwest Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, California
Southeastern Bank, Sarasota, Florida
Dai Ichi Kango Bank Corp., Los Angeles, California
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky
Colony Square Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia
American Express, Jacksonville, Florida
NCNB Bank, Tampa Florida
(8' x 10' Oil)
Hilton International Hotel, Little Roock, Arkansas
Aerojet General Corp., La Jolla, California
Florida House of Representatives, Tallahassee, Florida
Federal Reserve Bank, Miami, Florida
Tampa Electric Co., Tampa, Florida
Tropicana Corp., Tampa, Florida
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Wailea, Hawaii
Forum Club, Tokyo
Florida Power and Light Corp., Juno Beach, Florida
(Set of six Oils; 4' x 5' & 4' x 7')