Bruce Nauman was born on December 6, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, although as a child he moved around often. After completing art school at the University of California, Davis, in 1965, Nauman settled initially in San Francisco, where he experimented with a variety of media and worked as an assistant for Wayne Thiebaud. After moving breiflign to Pasadena, Nauman eventually settled in Galisteo, New Mexico, where he continues to live and work today.