He earned his B.A. from Hampshire College and his M.F.A. from Yale University. He has taught at Hampshire College, Boston University, among others. In 2004 he received a Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. In 2005, he was included in The American Academy of Art and Letters Invitational Exhibition where he received the Hassam, Speicher, Betts, and Symons Fund Purchase Award. His work is derived from painting from observation, dealing with the furniture and detritus of the artist’s studio. Bok’s work has been written up in The New York Times, Time Out New York, ARTnews, Art New England, and The Boston Globe. He has had three solo shows at Steven Harvey Fine Art Projects.