Originally from Cleveland, Bruce Conforti attended the Academy of Art College for Design in San Francisco from 1973-1975 before heading to Europe for eight months of study in Paris and Florence. He returned to San Francisco to study painting. In 1980, Mr. Conforti graduated from the San Francisco Institute of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. During his years in San Francisco, Mr. Conforti participated in several shows thought-out the Bay area.