Anthony Bruni is a sculptor and artist based in Chicago who received his Masters in Sculpture from Governors State University and Bachelors degrees in Religious Studies and Natural Resources. He has worked on numerous public art installations and sculptures over the past two decades. Bruni also co-founded Wee Farm Permaculture & Maker's Space in 2013 where he designs installations, teaches workshops, and experiments with new media and techniques.

1. Curriculum Vitae
ANTHONY BRUNI
SCULPTORGUY@GMAIL.COM
773.844.9362
EDUCATION
1999 - 2002
Governors State University
Master of Arts
Studio Focus: Sculpture
1994 - 1998
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelors Liberal Arts & Sciences
Religious Studies, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
1993-1997 Ford Motor Scholarship
1998-2002 Ingbretson Talent Scholarship
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2017
Wee Farm Permaculture & Maker's Space
Co-founder & Program Director 2013- Present
Designer, Labor, Inventor, Implementation, Community Engagement
Public Art Garden - Design and Site Preparation Phase
2016
First finished Light Paintings
Large Scale Light Sculptures
Large Scale Sound and Light Installations
Pier9 Visit
Creative Studio Build-out
Wee Farm Biannual Gathering I
Wee Farm Biannual Gathering II
SLA 3d Printer Build
CNC Design & Research
2015
Wee Farm Part II
Created, Designed and Wrote Plans and Schematics for Wee Farm Makers Space
Engaging Pier9, Autodesk and Instructables
Continuing study of new materials and Maker techniques
3D Printing
CNC studies
Have begun creating and designing:
3d SLA Printer
Chassis for Affordable 5 axis CNC machine
Power Glove Project
2014
Wee Farm Site Restoration
Assessment, Hands on Improvements, Preliminary Design and Brainstorming
Study of Modern Day Natural Building Techniques, Permaculture, Vertical Gardening, Aquaponics, Community Engagement
2013
First Prototypes
Techniques, Process refined for creating Structural Color Light Installations, Works of Art, Modular to Large Scale immersive &
Interactive Environments
2012

2. Light: Eldest of God's Daughters
First Explorations and Studies into Light itself as a medium for Art
Studies in Optics, Structural Color, Automation, Arduino
impermanent and Ephemeral: Temporary Site & Time Based Light Installations
2011
Study of the Plight of the Modern Worker
Labor Rights Issues
A study of Unions and the Industrial Complex
Interviews with ex-cons, Laborers and marginalized populations
2010
Study of Disenfranchised Neighborhoods
Guerrilla Art, Graffiti, Grassroots Engagement, Video and Film Installations, Impermanent Art, Permaculture and Alternative
Energy Designs
Invention and Innovation Studies
Complex, Diverse, Simple, The Fine Arts Building Chicago
Photography Lori Swerdlow Sculpture Installation: Anthony Bruni
2004-2009
Hammer and Chisel
Founder and Executive Director
Promoting and cultivating a love for Public Art throughout Chicago by making the craft of the sculptor accessible to all, through
workshops, symposiums and gatherings.
Group Show
Meeker, Van Volkenburg, Bruni, Steeple Gallery, St. John, IN
2003-2004
College Of Du Page
Adjunct Lecturer, Non-Western Humanities
Developed Non-Western Humanities Curricula, which incorporated Ethnomusicology, Art, Architecture, Craft, Culinary Recipes
of Non-Western and Indigenous Traditions.
Commissions
The Spiral (outdoor installation), Hassler residence, Chicago Heights, IL
Lonely King, outdoor sculpture commission, Pena residence, Lansing, IN
Group Exhibition, River Bend Gallery, Beverly, IL
Doppelganger, Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
Redmoon Theater & Thresholds
Lead sculptor for community outreach installation project for All Hallows Eve Festival located in Logan Square Chicago
First Dixie Church
Commission for Taffy
Public Art Installation memorial
Lovingly moved and installed by members of the South Suburban Community to St Agnes Church.
1999-2002
Governors State University
Graduate Assistant:
lead indigenous digital archive project conducted by Professor Art Bourgeois
Assisted Isaac Duncan Public Art installation at the University
Improvisations in Wood and Stone, Graziani Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
Paolo and Francesca, bronze casting event, Graziani Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
All Hallows Eve (with Redmoon Theater), Logan Square park, Chicago, IL
Inaugural Exhibition, Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001

3. A/V expo, Steeple Gallery, St John, IN
The Dance, Tall Grass Arts Association, Park Forest, IL
Inaugural Exhibition, River Bend Gallery, Blue Island, IL
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Governors State University, University park, IL
800 lb Gorilla, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
1999-2001
Graduate Assistant: Foundry and Sculpture Studio
Led assessment of Manilow Sculpture Park restoration efforts, headed by Professor John Payne
Lead Foundry Apprentice: assisted in all cast bronze pours, ceramic studio, taught basic safety orientation with tools and
materials. Maintained, cleaned and supervised Graduate and Undergraduate Sculpture Studio.
Hallelujah V, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
Skin, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights
Dogma, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Southland Development Center
Politics, Governors state gallery, University Park, IL
Stone Bronze Wood, GSU Gallery,
Anthony Bruni: One man exhibition, GSU
Audio Visual Expo I and II, Metro Chicago
1998-1999
Public School District #161
Serena Hills School: Art Trek & Art Attack
Led workshops on stone wood bronze wax and mixed media sculpting.
1993-1998
University Of Illinois
Champaign Urbana
Non-Western Religious Studies
Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Percussion and World Music Studies: Afro-Cuban Rhythm,
Tai Chi, Taoist Meditation and Internal Disciplines
Contact Improvisation
Contemporary Dance Performances
Dancer: Anthony Bruni
Choreographer: Kora Green
RedHouse Champaign Urbana
Happenings, Performances, Art Exhibitions & Salon
1993
Natural History Museum
Champaign-Urbana
Exhibit Designer: exhibits for the visually and hearing impaired
1992
Humanities Paris Scholar Trip and Museum Studies of Rodin, Musee D'Orsay, Pompidou. Existentialist Studies
1991
Performed in A Capella Vocal Tour through Italy
Museum Studies of Michelangelo, Italian Culture, The Renaissance