Bruce Walters

Bruce Walters (born November 29, 1954 in Davenport, Iowa), is an artist who has exhibitioned digital artworks, graphite drawings and paintings primarily in the American Midwest. He received his MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and BA from the University of Iowa. He is an Associate Professor of Art at Western Illinois University [ [http://www.wiu.edu/art/facultyhtml/walters.htm Art Faculty - Bruce Walters ] ] .

Walters' artwork has been included in more than one hundred solo, invitational, and competitive exhibitions. Though his work has been primarily exhibited in galleries in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, his work has been shown in London, England, Germany, Japan, New York and Washington DC [ [http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbdw/resume.htm Bruce Walters portfolio - Contact ] ] . He has won best of show awards in seven different media: from graphite drawings to digital artwork [ [http://www.wiu.edu/art/gallery/exh05/photo05.htm Western Illinois University Art Gallery ] ] .

As a graphic design and illustrator, Walters has recently created life-sized paintings for permanent display at the Hauberg Museum for the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (temporarily displayed in Millennium Park in Chicago), seven political cartoons for the Quad City Times’ Editorial page; drawings that were etched on thousands of commemorative World War II rifles for Springfield Armory; and artwork for several book and magazine coverscite book. He also created more than a dozen websites, including a website for Public Works of Art in the Quad Cities in which Walters photographed and researched more than 100 public works. [ [http://www.wiu.edu/art/public_art/index.html Public Works of Art in the Quad-Cities ] ]

Walters' career in education began at Marycrest College in Davenport, Iowa where he assisted Alan Garfield in creating the first Bachelor of Arts program in computer graphics in 1984 (recognized by SIGGRAPH). He taught at Marycrest for twelve years, serving as Chairperson of the Communication and Fine Arts Division for six years before beginning to teach at Western Illinois University in 1997. He taught the first graduate art classes at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport, IA for Western Illinois University in 2005 [ [http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=3734 WIU Offers Graduate Art Classes at Figge Art Museum ] ] . Walters has also taught computer art classes at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL.

Notes

[http://www.wiu.edu/art/facultyhtml/walters.htm] Western Illinois University, Department of Art, faculty information page

[http://www.wiu.edu/users/mfbdw/resume.htm] Western Illinois University, Department of Art, faculty resume

[http://www.wiu.edu/art/gallery/exh05/photo05.htm] Western Illinois University, University Art Gallery, 17th Triennial Photographic Competition, 2005.

cite book
last =Wiebenga
first =Terri
authorlink =
coauthors =Bruce Walters (illustrator)
title =Passages: A Collection of Personal Histories of Chippiannock Cemetery
publisher =Razor Edge Press
date =2006
location =
pages =illustrations: cover, 1, 55, 125, back cover
url =
doi =
id =
isbn =978-0-9774018-1-9

[http://www.wiu.edu/art/public_art/index.html] Public Works of Art in the Quad Cities, website

[http://www.wiu.edu/newsrelease.sphp?release_id=3734] Western Illinois University news release, September 2, 2005 (correction: Walters taught both courses).

External links

*http://www.bruce-walters.com