Education

• 1968 - 1974 Bruce studied under his father, Frank J. Niemi, a self-taught metal sculptor
• 1975 - 1981 BFA in Sculpture - Northern Illinois University

Public Sculpture (selected)

• Victory - Coaches Corner 2010 20' x 16.5' x 3'  Zion Benton High School - Zion, IL
• Tree of Life 2010 7'4" x 3' x 3' Congregation Emanu-El B"ne Jeshrun - Milwaukee, WI
• Remembered (Memorial) 2009    17’7” H x 5’ W NIU – DeKalb, IL                  
• The New Beginning IV  2009    96” H x 38” W x 27"D Grand Marc – Tallahassee, FL
• Enveloped    2009    9.9’ H x 3’’ W x 28”D   Greenfield Public Library – Greenfield, WI
• Soaring Higher 2009   14.5’ H x 6’ W x 5’ D Florida State University – Tallahassee, FL
• Standing the Test of Time 2008   17’H x 18’6” W x 8’D   West Bend Mutual Insurance – West Bend, WI
• Interim XII  2008 10.8’ H x 13.6’W x 10’D  IRS Building – Kansas City, MO
• The New Beginning I & II  2008    8.5’H x 4’W  x 2'4"D IRS Building – Kansas City, MO
• Energy 2008 8’2” H x 20”W x 11”D City of Blue Island, IL                                                           
• Held 2008   10’ H x 27” W x 27”D  St. Charles Public Library – St. Charles, IL                 
• Interim X  2008   14.5’ H x 7’ W x 7’D Mt. St. Mary’s Park – St. Charles, IL                                        
• Emergence III  2007 14.5’ H x 5’W x 6’D   Escena - Palm Springs Classic – Palm Springs, CA
• Living the Dream 2005 17’H x 4.8’W x 5’D NIU Barsema Alumni & Visitors Center-DeKalb, IL

Exhibitions (Selected)

• 10^th Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition   2010 Polk Museum of Art - Winter Haven, FL
   
• Members Show – Craftsmen’s Guild of Mississippi   2010 Meridian Museum of Art, MS
   
• Heavy Metal/Graceful Forms   Solo Exhibition  2009 Finlandia University Gallery – Hancock, MI
   
• Odyssey 11 – Purdue University North Central 2009-20010 Westville, IN
   
• Milwaukee Art Beat – Hide House – Milwaukee, WI   2009
   
• ARTSCAPE – Historic Third Ward District  2009/2010 Milwaukee, WI      
   
•  Urban Immersion –Deerpath Art League – Lake Forest, IL  2009
   
•  Garden Party- The Art Center- Highland Park, IL  2009
   
• 9^th Annual Florida Outdoor Sculpture Competition 2009 Polk Museum of Art - Winter Haven, FL
   
• Members Show – Wisconsin Museum of Art  2008 West Bend, WI
   
• Who Do You Know? – UW-Parkside Invitational 2008 UW-Parkside Gallery – Kenosha, WI
•  Renew React  – Krasl Biennial Sculpture Invitational 2008  Krasl Art Center – St. Joseph, MI

Corporate Collections (selected)

• Foley & Lardner LLP       Milwaukee, WI
• Las Olas Grand                Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Liberty Property Trust    Hunt Valley, MD
• Milwaukee Art Museum (Friends of Art)   Milwaukee, WI
• North American Group    Chicago, IL
• Carlisle Companies INC. Charlotte, NC
• North Shore Chiropractic Gurnee, IL
• Fabrication Technologies Libertyville, IL

Private Collections

• Throughout the United States also Puerto Rico, Northen Ireland and Geneva, Switzerland

Publications

•  “Images of Faith” CD CIVA    2009 
•  “CIVA” Directory      2009-2010/2001-2002
•  “Executive Living” Magazine  Fall 2007/ Section 2
•   “Art in Wisconsin “Publication Jan/Feb 2006
•   “House Beautiful” Magazine July/Aug 2005
•   “A Design Manual” 4^th Edition  2005 College Textbook – Prentice Hall- publisher
•   “A Design Manual” 3^rd Edition  2003 College Textbook – Prentice Hall - publisher