Bruce Oren
New Haven, CT

Bruce Oren creates art across a wide variety of media in styles ranging from hyper-realistic figurative to post-modern abstraction.

Raised on Long Island, Oren attended the University of Maryland. His first job was as an architectural sculptor, restoring significant buildings including the San Francisco Mint, New York’s Carnegie Mansion and the National War College in Washington. As a graphic reporter, his explanatory graphics informed readers of the Houston Chronicle for more than 27 years. His Los Angeles Times/Washington Post Syndicate OpEd illustrations were carried in newspapers and magazines worldwide.

Oren’s work has shown in galleries across the United States and Europe. His work for non-profits includes the 2001 Houston Cow Parade, for which he created “Steering Committee” in fiberglass and polyester resin to benefit Texas Children’s Hospital.

Oren now lives in New Haven, carving stone and wood, painting and drawing. Other work includes film, photography, multimedia production, and composing and playing music. In the coming year, he hopes to open a performance art/gallery, where patrons can order art in any media and any subject and see the work done while they wait — making fine art a shared experience between artist and client — at a price accessible to anyone.