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Bruce McLean

Bruce McLean is a Scottish sculptor, performance artist and painter.

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Bruce McLean
Born1944 (age 81–82)
Glasgow, Scotland
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Saint Martin's School of Art
OccupationArtist
FatherWill McLean
AwardsJohn Moores Painting Prize

Bruce McLean (born 1944) is a Scottish sculptor, performance artist and painter.

McLean was born in Glasgow1 and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1961 to 1963, and at Saint Martin's School of Art, London, from 1963 to 1966.2 At Saint Martin's, McLean studied with Anthony Caro3 and Phillip King. In reaction to what he regarded as the academicism of his teachers he began making sculpture from rubbish.4

McLean has produced paintings, sculptures, ceramics, prints, work with film, theatre and books.5 McLean was Head of Graduate Painting at The Slade School of Fine Art London6 He has had one-man exhibitions including Tate Gallery in London, Arnolfini, Bristol, The New Art Gallery, Walsall, The Modern Art Gallery in Vienna and Museum of Modern Art, Oxford.7

In 1985, he won the John Moores Painting Prize.89

Mclean lives and works in London. His son is the architect Will McLean.2

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  1. Bruce Mclean artist and art...the-artists.org[link removed]
  2. Tate Collection | Bruce McLean
  3. "untitled" (PDF). Queen Mary University of London. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  4. "British Council". British Council. Archived from the original on 21 May 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  5. "Bruce McLean : Studio18, Contemporary Art Dealers". Archived from the original on 2 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  6. Slade School of Fine Art : Graduate Studies Archived 30 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. "Bruce McLean, Artist". Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 31 December 2007.
  8. "John Moores 14, 1985 – Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool museums". liverpoolmuseums.org.uk. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
  9. "Artist: Bruce McLean". artdiscover.com. Retrieved 12 December 2018.
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