Bruce Conkle loves snowmen, coconuts, fairy tales, crystals, burls, and meteorites. He is interested in creating work which combines art and humor to address contemporary attitudes toward nature and environmental concerns. Bruce's work often deals with escapism, artificial worlds, and man's place within nature, and frequently examines what he calls the "misfit quotient" at the crossroads. His work has shown all over the world, including Reykjavik, Rio De Janeiro, New York, Miami, Seattle, and Portland. Recent projects include public art commissions for TriMet/MAX Light Rail and PSU's Smith Memorial Student Union Public Art + Residency. In 2011 Bruce received a Hallie Ford Fellowship and in 2010 a project grant from the Regional Arts and Culture Council and an Oregon Arts Commission Artist Fellowship.