David Bates

(American, born 1952)

katrina portrait iii by david bates

David Bates

Katrina Portrait III, 2006

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katrina portrait v (man with do-rag) by david bates

David Bates

Katrina Portrait V (Man with Do-Rag), 2006

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studio wall by david bates

David Bates

Studio Wall, 2012

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victorian chair by david bates

David Bates

Victorian Chair, 2019

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Biography

Timeline

1952
Born: in Dallas, TX
1975
BFA, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
1977
Independent Study Program, Whitney Museum, New York, NY
1978
MFA, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX

Exhibitions

2010
Themes and Variations, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX (solo)
David Bates: The Katrina Paintings, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO : Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN (solo)
2009
David Bates: Woodcuts, Etchings and Monotypes, Pace Prints, New York, NY (solo)
David Bates since 1982: From the Everyday to the Epic, Austin Museum of Art, Austin, TX (solo)
Katrina: Catastrophe and Catharsis, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Blocks of Color: American Woodcuts from the 1890s to the Present, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum,New Brunswick, NJ
Elements of Nature, Pepperdine University, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA
2008
Points of Convergence: Masters of Fine Arts, The Gallery at UTA, The University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX
7808 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Something New, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX
David Bates: The Storm, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX(solo)
2007
Figure It! The Human Factor in Contemporary Art, The Clay Center, Charleston, West Virginia
Bates: Paintings from the Texas Collections, The Grace Museum, Abilene, TX (solo)
2006
David Bates: Grassy Lake, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA (solo)
David Bates: Drawing Retrospective 1978 - 2005, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX (solo)
Shared Visions: Texas Artists Then and Now, Arlington Museum of Art, Arlington, Texas; Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX; Art Museum of Southeast Texas, Beaumont, TX
Texas: Grassy Lake, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2004
David Bates: Night Vision, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX (solo)
2003
David Bates: Poems, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX (solo)
David Bates, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, LA (solo)
2002
David Bates: Nudes, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
2001
David Bates: Black and White, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX (solo)
David Bates, DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
2000
David Bates: Paintings, Wood Reliefs, and Sculpture, Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX (solo)
Memory and Material, Constructions and Compilations, DC Moore Gallery New York, NY

Literature

2006
Brewer, Philip, and Charles T. Butler, Theodore E. Stebbins, Jr. Lines of Discovery: 225 Years of American Drawings,Columbus, OH: The Columbus Museum of Art; illus. p. 230
2005
Black Water, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA(catalogue)
2004
Little, Carl. David Bates: Paintings and Drawings. DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY(catalogue)
Karnes, Andrea. David Bates: Night Vision. Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX(catalogue)
2003
Van Keuren, Philip. David Bates: Poems. Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX(catalogue)
2001
Olfe, Townsend. National Drawing Invitational, Donald W. Reynolds Center for Drawing Research and Education, Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR
Wei, Lilly. David Bates. DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY(catalogue)
2000
Oliver-Smith, Kerry. The Swamp: On the Edge of Eden, Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, University of Florida,Gainesville, FL(catalogue)
1999
Spring, Justin. David Bates. New York, NY: DC Moore Gallery(catalogue)