Bruce Baycroft has been making art since he was a boy, when he was brought along to painting workshops by his mom, on Vancouver Island. In 1976, Bruce graduated from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. While continuing to explore photography and painting, clay became his principal medium, and for the last 25 years he has worked as a sculptor and production potter, supplying shops and galleries across Canada.
For several years now his focus has been on painting, and he has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Canada and in Australia. His work is held in private collections throughout Canada and in Victoria, Australia. Primary influences are the pre-Group of Seven tonalist painters such as Charles Eaton, Arthur Streeton, and George Innes. His work expresses the romantic mood of the BC landscape, and recently, the Australian landscape.
Exhibitions:
UBC Fine Arts Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., group show 1975
Prince George Art Gallery "Vernacular Landscapes" solo exhibit, 1977
Other Art, Prince George, B.C. "Constructions" solo exhibit, 1988.
Cafe Voltaire, Prince George, "Photographs" solo exhibit 2003 and 2004.
The Amelie Camille Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, group show, 2009
Contemporary Art Society of Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria group show, 2009
Groop Gallery, Prince George, B.C., "Into the Light" group show, 2011
Corporate commissions:
Richmond. B.C., School District No. 38, Oil Paintings, 2005-2011
Huble Farm Homestead, Prince George, B.C. "Fish Drying Rack" installation, 2003
The Pirate Museum Society, Nassau, Bahamas, installation, 2003/bbaycroft/
Has participated in numerous craft fairs throughout BC and Alberta, including Studio Fair from 1983 to 2007
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