Bruce Gagnier attended Skowhegan School and received a BFA from Williams College and an MFA from Columbia University. Solo exhibitions in New York include Lori Bookstein Fine Art, M13 Gallery, Leslie Cecil Gallery, and Thomas Park Gallery. Additional solo exhibitions include Gaumann Cicchino Gallery, in Fort Lauderdale, Thomas Park Gallery Seoul South Korea, Gallery JJ Seoul South Korea, the ISA Gallery, Montecastello di Vibio Italy, the University of Kentucky, Haverford College and the New York Studio School Gallery.

Grants and Awards include the Guggenheim Fellowship, the Brevoort Eikenmeyer Fellowship, the Ingram Merrill Fellowship, and a Skowhegan Painting Prize. Gagnier has taught at City University of New York, Yale University, Parsons school of Design, Sarah Lawrence College and the International School of Art in Italy. He is a National Academician and is represented by Thomas Park Gallery in NYC and GalleryJJ in Seoul South Korea.

2021-2022 teaching faculty member