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Stephen Brucker
Stephen@stephenbrucker.com
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Education
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Masters of Fine Art (MFA)
Studio Sculpture Concentration, Minor in Glass Sculpture
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
2005–2012
Bachelor’s of Fine Art (BFA)
Studio Sculpture Concentration, Art History Minor
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
2001–2005
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Professional Experience
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Studio Artist
Stephen Brucker Glass Art (Camillus, NY)
• Utilize flameworking techniques to create one-of-a-kind glass sculptures with borosilicate glass.
• Built partnerships with local and regional art galleries, universities, and art cooperatives to build and sustain my brand.
• Create and manage all content on my company’s website.
• Supervise digital, print, and social media marketing.
• Partnered with the Beekman 1802 Mercantile on holiday ornament design and sold this product through their website and retail location.
2012–Present
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Community Programs Manager (
The Studio
The Corning Museum of Glass
2014 - 2022
Responsible for management of the Artist-in-Residence, Under-Served Youth, Ennion Glass Sale, Black, Indigenous, & People of Color Outreach, and all other community-facing programs for The Studio.
Primary internal communication liaison between the Studio and the museum as well as The Studio and the general public.
Member of the museum's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Matrix Team. Flameworking instructor for in-person and online intensive classes.
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Teaching Experience
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Flameworking Instructor 2014-Present
Exploring Borosilicate Glass (10-week, in-person Intermediate class)
Exploring Borosilicate Glass (10-week, online Intermediate class)
Introduction to Borosilicate Glass (weekend workshops)
Understanding Borosilicate (10-week, in-person class)
Understanding Borosilicate (10-week, online class)
2D Sketches to 3D Sculpture (10-week, online class)
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The Corning Museum of Glass
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Flameworking Instructor 2015- Present
Group Glassmaking Program
The Corning Museum of Glass
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Flameworking Instructor 2015
“Make Your Own Glass” Program
The Corning Museum of Glass
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Teaching Assistantships
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Igor Balbi, Goblets 2019
One Week Intensive
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, (Corning, NY)
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Emilio Santini, Flameworking for Everyone, 2017
Two Week Intensive
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, (Corning NY)
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Becky Congdon, Introduction to Flameworking 2017
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, (Corning NY)
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Corinne Everhart, Introduction to Flameworking 2016
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass,(Corning NY)
Corinne Everhart, Introduction to Flameworking 2015
The Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, (Corning NY)
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Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Sculpture 2008-2009
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
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Teaching Assistant, Sculpture 101 and Sculpture 201 2003-2005
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
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Selected Grants
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SUNY Scholarly and Creative Activities Grant 2003
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
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Robert M. Sullins Award 2004
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY
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Aulus Saunders Award 2004
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
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Selected Website Publications
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“Stephen Brucker Glass Artist and Sculptor”
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"We are not fragile." 2023
Bureau of Queer Art
Mexico City, Mexico
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“Glass Making Classes at the Studio- Corning Museum of Glass” 2015
http://www.cmog.org/glassmaking/studio/artists-and-instructors
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“Student Exhibition Brightens Tyler Art Gallery” 2004
SUNY Oswego News and Events
http://www.oswego.edu/news/index.php/site/news_story/student_showcase
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“Painting Partnership”
SUNY Oswego News and Events
http://www.oswego.edu/news/index.php/site/news_archive/painting_partnership
20 Oct. 2004
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Selected Video (YouTube) Presentations
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Bureau of Queer Art
Mexico City, Mexico
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Striking Borosilicate Colors 2021
Corning Museum of Glass
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Studio Demonstration: Stephen Brucker, Cat Burns, Richard Whiteley
Corning Museum of Glass
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Bring the Heat Demonstration, Christa Westbrook 2021
Corning Museum of Glass
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Visiting Artist Lectures and Presentations
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Stephen Brucker Glass Artist & Educator 2022
SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz NY
Professor: Matthew Friday
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Stephen Brucker Glass Artist & Educator 2021
Duchess County Community College
Professor: Lindsey Guile
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Fragility, Transparency, Impermanence 2017
Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY)
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Introduction to Borosilicate Glass 2017
Cazenovia Public Library (Cazenovia, NY)
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Strange Nature, Artist Lecture 2016
Reisman Hall, Cazenovia College (Cazenovia, NY)
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Flameworking Design Principles and Techniques 2015
Dewitt Art Guild, (Dewitt, NY)
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Flameworking Design Principles and Techniques 2014
Skaneateles Art Guild (Skaneateles, NY)
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Flameworking Design Principles and Techniques 2013
Dewitt Art Guild (Dewitt, NY)
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Capstone Lecture & Presentation 2012
SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
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Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
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Polarity: The Work of Stephen Brucker and Jack Kennedy 2016
Winner Memorial Gallery, Stone Quarry Hill Art Park
(Cazenovia, NY)
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The Work of Stephen Brucker 2016
Cazenovia Public Library (Cazenovia, NY)
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Denise Anderson and Stephen Brucker 2014
Salem Art Works (Salem, NY)
Curator: Jenny Hillenbrand
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The Work of Stephen Brucker 2013
Baldwinsville Public Library (Baldwinsville, NY)
Curator: Meg Van Patten
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Selected Group Exhibitions
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Craftforms 2023 2023-4
Wayne Art Center, Wayne, PA
Curator: Jean McLaughlin
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Bureau of Queer Art 2023
Mexico City, Mexico
Curator: Michael Swank
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Smithsonian Craft Show 2023
National Building Museum,
Washington DC
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Wander 2023
Duchess County Community College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Curator: Lindsey Guile
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Home 2020
29th Annual Strathmore Juried Exhibition
Strathmore Art Center, (Bethesda MD.)
Curators: Terence Nicholson & Erwin Timmers
Award: First Place
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Nascent 2020
The inaugural exhibit featuring artists from The Studio
of the Corning Museum of Glass
171 Cedar Arts Center (Corning, NY)
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Craftforms 2019 2019
25th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft
Wayne Art Center (Wayne PA)
Juror: Jane Milosch
Award; Best in Glass
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Art of New York 2019
Juried Exhibition
Arkell Museum (Canajoharie, NY)
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66th Finger Lakes Exhibition 2019
Juried Exhibition
Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY)
Curator: Marilyn Zapf
LGBTQ 2019
Juried Exhibition
Erie Art Gallery (Erie PA)
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Natural Homes, Nests, Burrows, Caves, & Trees 2018
National Juried Exhibition, 2nd Place Best of Show
View Arts Center (Old Forge, NY)
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Hot Glass Exhibition, National Juried Exhibition 2017
Sayville Gallery
Allegheny Arts Council (Cumberland MD)
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Uprooted, National Juried Exhibition 2017
Brookline Arts Center (Brookline MA)
Curator: Maria Magdalena Campos Pons
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Arts Alive 2017, National Juried Exhibition 2017
Elmira College (Elmira, NY)
Curator: Christopher Longwell
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Central Adirondack Art Exhibition 2016
View Art Center (Old Forge, NY)
Curator: Cory Card
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Seeing Light, National Juried Exhibition 2016
Glass Art Society 2016 Conference
Arts Council of the Southern Finger Lakes
(Corning, NY)
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Of A Botanical Nature, National Juried Exhibition 2016
Mills Pond House Gallery (St. James, NY)
Curator: Wendy Hollender
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Branches, Brambles and Roots 2016
View Arts Center (Old Forge, NY)
Curator: Bob Erickson
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Shim Chat 2016
Art Helix Gallery (Brooklyn, NY)
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Strange Nature 2016
Reisman Hall, Cazenovia College
(Cazenovia, NY)
Curator: Jen Pepper
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Transitions, National Juried Exhibition 2016
Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts
(Gloversville, NY)
Best in show award
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Padgette, DaRin and Brucker: Creative Rapport 2013
Edgewood Gallery (Syracuse, NY)
Curator: Cheryl Chappell
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Mad Art Review 2012
Madison County Art Center (Hamilton, NY)
Curator: Shirl Truett
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MFA Thesis Exhibition
Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology 2012
(Rochester NY)
Drawing On Talent 2012
Baltimore Woods Gallery (Marcellus, NY)
Curator: Thea Reid
Faculty Select 2011
National Technical Institute for the Deaf Dyer Gallery
Rochester Institute of Technology, (Rochester NY)
BFA Exhibition
Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY) 2005
Book Arts
Art Association of Oswego (Oswego, NY) 2005
SUNY Oswego Student Exhibition 2004
Schweinfurth Memorial Art Gallery (Auburn, NY)
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41st Annual Juried Student Exhibition 2004
Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego (Oswego NY)
BFA Student Exhibition 2004
Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
(Faculty selected)
40th Annual Juried Student Exhibition 2003
Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY
39th Annual Juried Student Exhibition 2002
Tyler Art Gallery, SUNY Oswego (Oswego, NY)
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Private Collections
Mr. William W. Destler (Rochester, NY)
Ms. Sharon Reiser (Baldwinsville, NY)
Mr. Franklin Fry (Syracuse, NY)
Mr. Christopher Danek (Syracuse, NY)
Gallery and Retail Affiliations
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Eleish & Van Breem
Home & Studio
Westport Ct,
Nantucket MA
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The Corning Museum of Glass (Corning, NY)
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Roycroft Campus (East Aurora, NY)
Shop One at The Global Village
Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, NY)
Snake Oil Glassworks (Skaneateles, NY)
View Art Center (Old Forge, NY)
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