Conrad Bakker

Conrad Bakker makes carved and painted wood sculptures and paintings of everyday objects that critically comment on the political economies and relational networks between people and things. He holds a BFA from Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and an MFA from Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Bakker’s work has been exhibited internationally at venues including Tate Modern, London; the New Museum, New York; the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago; Art in General, New York; and Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. His work has been featured in Frieze, Flash Art, Artforum, Art Papers, Sculpture, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Times, and The New Yorker. Bakker is professor of studio arts in the School of Art + Design at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He lives and works in Urbana, Illinois.