Bruce Beasley

b. 1939

Bruce Beasley is recognized as one of the most noteworthy and innovative sculptors on the American West Coast. He began his art studies at Dartmouth College before transferring to the University of California, Berkeley art department in 1959, a time at which Berkeley was seen to be the epicenter of a sculptural revival. He then joined Peter Voulkos, Harold Paris, and foundry-man Donald Haskin to build the Garbanzo Works, a foundry in west Berkeley where they created major works in cast bronze and aluminum.

Beasley’s works are largely engaged with creating spaces that can be vigorously experienced, manipulating mass and volume in order to construct the impression of silence or movement. His monumental work has been exhibited worldwide in solo and group exhibitions, receiving international acclaim. In 2005, his works were shown in a ’45 Year Retrospective at the Oakland Museum of California.