Bruce Cochrane

Bruce Cochrane is an internationally acclaimed ceramic artist and recently retired Professor of Ceramics at Sheridan College. In over 30 years of teaching, he was instrumental in developing the Ceramic Program’s national reputation. He is one of Canada’s pre-eminent ceramic artists, with work featured in international public and private collections.

Cochrane’s studies began at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design and continued in Alfred, New York at the New York State College of Ceramics, where he received his Masters of Fine Art. Since graduating in 1978, he has participated in over 300 exhibitions. Cochrane continues to share his knowledge in lectures and workshops throughout North America.

Cochrane’s work can be found in the permanent collections of the Royal Ontario Museum and Gardiner Museum in Toronto; Canadian Museum of Civilization in Ottawa; and Victoria and Albert Museum in London, England.

Cochrane lives in Toronto and maintains his studio practice in Grey Highlands, Ontario.