#71 with Bruce Tapola
From ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists by Isaac Mann
March 26, 2026 · 1h 51m · Season 1 · Episode 71
About this episode
Isaac Mann interviews artist Bruce Tapola about his background, education, and artistic achievements.
Welcome back to ARTMATTERS: The Podcast for Artists On this week’s episode I’m joined by Bruce Tapola. Bruce Tapola was born and raised in Ohio and received his BFA from the University of Utah, and his MFA from Montana State University. He has exhibited nationally and internationally and has received several awards, including the McKnight Foundation Visual Artist Fellowship (1995, 2001, 2017). His work has been written about in Artforum, The New York Times, New American Painting, Art Papers, ...
People in this episode
Host: Isaac Mann
Guest: Bruce Tapola
Topics covered
- artist interviews
- visual arts
- art education
- art awards
- exhibitions
Keywords
- Bruce Tapola
- art awards
- BFA
- MFA
- exhibitions
- visual artist
- McKnight Foundation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: University of Utah, Montana State University, McKnight Foundation, Artforum, The New York Times, New American Painting, Art Papers
Places: Ohio
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