Michael Bruner is an American artist known for his paintings, drawings and illustrations.

Bruner studied diverse media at Indiana State University including ceramics, metal and plexiglass sculpture, design and printmaking before focusing on painting and drawing.

Michael Bruner's passionate art often belie the the quiet sensitivity of an artist who has worked successfully with severely handicapped children, instructed inmates at a federal penitentiary and was an artist-in-residence in an elementary school. 

During the next ten years Bruner participated in over 50 juried exhibitions in the United States and Europe, and his work resides in the permanent collections of a half dozen Museums and numerous private collections.

For over twenty years Michael worked as a Illustrator, Graphic Designer, and Creative Director and after too long an interval has returned to his passion for individual expression.