Throughout his career, Bruce Gagnier has kept redefining the human figure, which is the most conservative subject in the genre of sculpture. The moral side of Gagnier's sculpture lies in its process; the figure changes without a predetermined image, and so does the artist himself. Through this process, the truth of the human situation is unfurled; we are in a constant tension between inner life and outer circumstances. Gagnier received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2016, and the Arts and Letters Award in Art from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2014. Gagnier has taught at Yale University, Sarah Lawrence, and Parsons. Since 1979, he has taught drawing and sculpture at the New York Studio School. Gagnier lives and works in Brooklyn.