Frank Bruckmann

Frank Bruckmann-artist statement


In my late 20’s I discovered painting and enrolled at DuCret School of Art in NJ, and the Art Students League in New York City. I found art was an effective and satisfying way to express myself. Oil painting became my primary medium. I spent nearly a decade between France at the Ecole de Beaux Arts, and in Spain, studying the Masters in the great museums. These informative years solidified my intent to become a full time painter.

I usually land on a theme for a new body of work because I want the challenge of painting something complex but then I find I am drawn to the subject matter for more significant reasons. In two bodies of work, Occupational Spirit (2009), and Breaking Bread (2015), I am asserting the importance of human contact…of having a relationship to your family, your friends, your community by sharing a meal, or getting your oil changed or your hair cut from the local tradesmen; as opposed to giving your dollars to the box stores, or chain restaurants. Through these bodies of work, I was challenged technically, and generally happy with the painted results, but the byproduct of provoking some conversation around how we choose to live, which was of interest to many, was a great su...

Education
1982-86 Independent Study: Reproduced Master paintings in the Louvre, Prado, and other museums in Europe.
1983-85 Studio Art Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris, France
1982 Studio Art The Paris American Academy, France
1978-81 Studio Art The Art Students League, NYC, NY
1978-81 Associate in Art DuCret School of Art, Plainfield, NJ

International Exhibitions
2000 Eygalieres Orangerie, Provence, France- Provencal Landscapes
1989 Centro Cultural, Cordoba, Spain- Spanish Landscapes and Figures
1985 FIAP Cultural Center, Paris, France- Copying the Masters

Solo Exhibition
2024 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven CT: Seminal Journey
2022 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven CT: Foraging, Trees/Mushrooms
2020 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven CT: Journeying: Highway Paintings
2018 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven CT: Studio Still Lives
2015 Island Inn Gallery, Monhegan, ME - Local Color
2015 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven CT - Breaking Bread
2013 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT - Nudes and Nudibranchs
2010 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT- New Works Gabbro Series
2008 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT- Occupational Spirit
2006 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT- Recent Works
2005 Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT- Cityscapes
2004 River Street Gallery, Fairhaven, CT- In and Out of the City
2003 Lillian August Gallery, Norwalk, CT- Recent Works
2001 Picture This Gallery, Westport, CT- Frank Bruckmann: Recent Works

Selected Group Exhibitions
2009 Parachute...