David Bates Dallas, Texas, b. 1952
David Bates
Born in Dallas, Texas, USA, 1952.
Lives and works in Dallas.
Bates studied at Southern Methodist University, he earnt a Bachellor Degree in Fine Arts in 1975 and an MFA in 1978, durng 1976 he participated in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Bates’s paintings, sculpture, and works on paper explore his deep affinity for the South of the Inted States, its people, and the physical and cultural landscape. In his work, he blends the influence of European and American modernists with his lifelong love of folk art.
Bates has had numerous solo exhibitions in Texas including the Austin Museum of Art, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth; as well as in the Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York; the John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA; and in The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. He has participated in countless group exhibitions, most notably the 1987 Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial.
Bates’s work is included in the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others.
David Bates was born in 1952 in Dallas, where he lives and works.
Bates earned his Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degrees from Southern Methodist University. He also participated in the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
His sculptures, paintings, and works on paper explore his deep affinity for the Southern United States, its people, and the physical and cultural landscape. In his work, Bates merges the influence of European and American modernists with his lifelong love for folk art.
Bates has had numerous solo exhibitions in Texas, including those at the Austin Museum of Art, The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. Additionally, he has exhibited at the Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York; the John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco; and the Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. He has participated in numerous group exhibitions, most notably the 1987 Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Bates's work is part of the permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington DC; the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, among others.
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David BatesSlim, The Bahamas, 2008Oil on canvas / Óleo sobre tela152.5 x 122 cm
60 x 48 in
