Bruce McLean

Bruce McLean (born1944) is a Scottish performance artist and painter.

McLean was born in Glasgow [ [http://the-artists.org/artist/Bruce_Mclean.html Bruce Mclean artist and art...the-artists.org ] ] and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1961 to 1963, and at St Martin's School of Art, London,from 1963 to 1966. [ [http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ArtistWorks?cgroupid=999999961&artistid=1610&page=1&sole=y&collab=y&attr=y&sort=default&tabview=bio Tate Collection | Bruce McLean ] ] where hissculpture class was taken by Anthony Caro. [ [http://www.qmul.ac.uk/alumni/publications/quad/quad14.pdf untitled ] ] In a reaction to the attitude of the latter he began making sculpture from rubbish. [ [http://collection.britishcouncil.org/html/artist/artist.aspx?id=17824 British Council ] ]

He has gained international recognition for his paintings,ceramics, prints, work with film, theatre and books. [ [http://www.studio18.co.uk/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=171_181 Bruce McLean : Studio18, Contemporary Art Dealers ] ] McLean is Head of Graduate Painting at The Slade School of Fine Art London [ [http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slade/slade09/gStud/index.php Slade School of Fine Art : Graduate Studies ] ] He has had numerous one man exhibitions including Tate Gallery in London, The Modern Art Gallery in Vienna and Museum of Modern Art, Oxford. [ [http://www.nantais-gallery.co.uk/exhibit/modern_british_artists/biog_bruce_mclean.htm Bruce McLean, Artist ] ]

Mclean lives and works in London.

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* [http://www.brucemclean.co.uk Official McLean website]