Bruce Dodd

Bruce Dodd’s Sculpture, is the product of empathy and compassion for his subject matter and a strong commitment to design. Bruce’s art education began at an early age with the ongoing observation of work by his mother, Patty Beaton Dodd, a prominent NW contemporary painter for over 30 years.

It was equally important that Bruce accompanied his father on frequent tours of Oregon’s wilderness areas which possess some of nature’s most dramatic and spectacular architecture. These experiences breathed life into a young imagination and laid the foundation for a lifetime of curiosity that has taken Bruce around the world in the pursuit of discovery.

Bruce Dodd has been recognized both domestically and abroad through the purchase of his work. Collectors include the California Academy of Sciences-Steinhart Museum; PacifiCorp, Oregon’s largest corporation; and Dain Bosworth, member of the New York Stock Exchange. Private collectors include; Actor Clifton Davis and world renowned motivational speaker Tom Hopkins. Public commissions include the Design and Execution of the Jazz Personality of the year award for the Oregon Jazz Community.

After completing art studies at the University of Oregon, Bruce embarked on tours of Central and South America where he focused on Mayan, Inca and contemporary art. He later traveled to Australia’s Northern Territory to view both primitive and current aboriginal art forms. The recurring lesson of these tours was the importance of design in nature and the importance of nature in design.

It is this interrelationship that is the focus of Bruce Dodd’s sculpture. Today this range of experience and interest has resulted in the ability to move easily from figurative work (both human and wildlife) to architectural and abstract designs, combining elements of each to give his work a unique and compelling soul.

Bruce Dodd’s unique vision generated the eye’s of an artist, adventurer and naturalist. His designs are shaped by the experiences and encounters he has had traveling the world as a natural history and scuba diving guide.

From the elephants of Botswana’s Okavango to the turtles, sharks and rays of Australia’s Coral Reef, Bruce has shared moments with some of nature’s greatest achievements.

These images are now a library of designs that are blended into the compelling forms that are exhibited and collected from California to the Caribbean.