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Life's stories plant seeds in my mind, take shape in my soul, and are born through my sculptures.

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About Serena Bates
Awards & Recognition
Prior Exbitions

Recent Exhibitions

2025

American Society Of Marine Artists 2025 Art Of The Sea
Sponsored by National Maritime Historical Society & American Society of Marine Artists
Jun 1 - Jul 1, 2025
Online @ seahistory.org/artofthesea2025

CT Women Artists 2025 National Open Juried Exhibition
May 27 - Jul 27,2025
William Benton Museum of Art
University of CT, Storrs CT
Juror: Deanna Fitzgerald, Dean of The School of Fine Arts, University of Connecticut

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Members & Associates Exhibition
May 6 - Jun 21,2025
Online @ clwac.org
Juror: Debra Nadelhoffer, UPA, AIS, ASMA, SEPS

Earthworks 52 nd Open Juried Clay Annual
Apr 17 - May 10, 2025
South County Art Association
Kingston, RI
Juror: David Swenson
Award: Second Place, "Amun Ra"

ACGOW Annual Regional Exhibition
Apr 4 - Apr 28, 2025
Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Westerly RI
Juror: Ben Anderson, URI 3D Professor

New Haven Paint & Clay 124 th Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Mar 31 - Apr 26, 2025
Creative Arts Workshop
New Haven, CT
Juror: Stephanie Mayer Heydt, Director of Collections & Exhibitions, New Britain Museum of Art

Salmagundi Club Annual Auction
Mar 18 - Apr 4, 2025
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: William Jobson
Award: Third Place, "Lotus"

Salmagundi Club Annual Exhibition - Part 2
Feb 18 - March 15, 2025
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: William Jebson, First Vice President, Chairman

79th Annual CT Artist Juried Exhibition
Jan 25 - Feb 28, 2025
Slater Memorial Museum
Norwich, CT
Juror: Sandra Jeknavorian

South County Art Association All Media 1 Exhibition
Jan 16 - Feb 8, 2025
Kingston, RI
Juror: Kirsten Lamb

2024

82nd Annual Audubon Online Exhibition
Dec 1, 2024 - Dec 1, 2025
Audubon Artists Inc. audubonartists.org
Juror: Jeffrey Wechler
Award: Audubon Artists Gold Medal of Honor for Sculpture

52nd Mark Twain Library Art Show
Dec 7 - 15, 2024
Mark Twain Library, Redding CT
Juror: Davilled Alan Dunlop

127th Anniversary Open Juried Exhibition
Nov 28 - Dec 7, 2024
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Jurors: Jeffrey Spring, Modern Foundry; Janice Mauro, Sculptor
Award: Joseph Beardsley Sandor Charlotte Dunwiddie Memorial Award for "Joyful Ellie"

Holiday Small Works 2024
Nov 9 - Dec 22, 2024
Copley Society of Art
Boston, CT

"New England's Natural Beauty"
Sponsored by Granby Land Trust & Granby Art Association
Nov 7 - Dec 8, 2024
Lost Acres Vineyard, North Granby CT
Juror: Gabrielle Robinson

CT Sculptors Holiday Exhibition
Nov 1 - Dec 29, 2024
Lyme Art Association
Juror: Norman Legasse

AAPL 96th Grand National Exhibition 2024
Oct 28, Nov 16, 2024
American Artists Professional League
Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
Juror: Brandon Soloff
Link: aaplinc.org

96th Grand National Exhibition
Oct 28 - Nov 15, 2024
American Artists Professional League @ Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: Brandon Solof

41st Schaefer International Marine Art Exhibition
Oct 11 - Nov 11, 2024
The Center for American Marine Art at Newport
Sailing Museum
Newport, RI

Abundance
Oct 3 - Nov 2, 2024
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA
Juror: Richard Baiano, President and owner of Childs Gallery on Newbury Street, Boston

New England Landscape
Sep 13 - Oct 24, 2024
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Cindy Baron

Allied Artists of America 111th Annual On-line Exhibition
Sep 1, 2024 - Sep 1, 2025
alliedartistsofamerica.org
Juror: Peter Tripi, Editor in Chief, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine

Artist For Conservation Annual Juried Exhibition
Sep 2024
Vancouver Canada

103rd Annual Elected Artist Exhibition
Jul 26 - Sep 5, 2024
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Jeffrey Cooley

SCAA 97th Annual Members Exhibition
Jul 20 - Aug 10, 2024
South County Art Association
Kingston, RI
Juror: Deborah Baronas
Award: Visconti Sculpture Award (Best Sculpture), "Archimedes"

"Exuberance Released"
Jul 11 - Aug 17, 2024
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA
Juror: Paula Bradstreet Richter, Curator, Peabody Essex Museum

The Crossings, Annual Juried Show
May 11 - Jun 15, 2024
Hygienic Gallery
New London, CT
Juror: Dana Naumann

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Member and Associates Show 2024
Apr 19 - May 30, 2024
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Kimberly Monson

Respite
Apr 4 - Apr 29, 2024
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA

Regional Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Apr 4 - Apr 28, 2024
Westerly, RI
Juror: Ben Anderson, Associate professor sculpture, University of Rhode Island

Regional Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Apr 4 - Apr 28, 2024
Westerly, RI
Juror: Ben Anderson, Associate professor sculpture, University of Rhode Island

SCNY 2024 Members Exhibition
Feb 26 - Mar 29, 2024
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Juror: Patricia Watwood
Award: Harry R. Ballinger Memorial Award, "Preaching to the Choir"

South County Art Association Paint, Print and Drawing Annual Exhibition
Feb 15 - Mar 9, 2024
South County Art Association
Juror: Rebecca Levitan

SCNY 147th Annual Black & White Exhibition
Jan 29 - Feb 23, 2024
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

78th Annual CT Artists Exhibition
Jan 28 - Feb 29, 2024
Slater Memorial Museum
Juror: Dr. Tanya Pohrt, Curator, Lyman Allyn Art Museum

South County Art Association Open Juried All Media Exhibition
Jan 18 - Feb 10, 2024
South County Art Association
Juror: Shari Weshler (Sumo Bunni)

2023

126th Annual Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club Open Juried Exhibition
Nov 27 - Dec 8, 2023
Salmagundi Club, NY
Juror: Michael Keropian, Jeff Buccaccio

Audubon Artists, Inc. 81st Annual Exhibition
Nov 12, 2023 - Nov 12, 2024
audubonartists.org
Juror: Paul Estathiou, Director of Contemporary Art, Hollis Taggart Gallery, NY

AAPL 95th Grand National
Nov 6 - 24, 2023
American Artists Professional League
Salmagundi Club, NY, aaplinc.org
Juror: Gary Godbee
Award: Honor Award, "Emancipation"

"Resilience"
Oct 19 - Nov 11, 2023
South County Art Association
Kingston, RI
Juror: Ben Anderson
Award: Honorable Mention, "My Precious"

Copley Society of Art Small Works Holiday Show
Oct 12 - Dec 23, 2023
Copley Society, Boston, MS

2023 Fall Auction
Oct 2 - 27, 2023
Salmagundi Club, NY, NY

New England Landscape
Sep 29 - Nov 9, 2023
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Charis J. Carmichael Braud

Guildford Art League 75th Annual Juried Exhibition
Sep 11 - 30, 2023
Gallery at Guildford Art Center
Juror: Jeanne Criscola

American Society of Marine Artist 19th National Exhibition
Sep 8, 2023 - May 12, 2024
Albany Institute of History and Art
Minnesota Marine Art Museum

Allied Artists of America 110th Annual Exhibition
Sep 1, 2023 - Sep 1, 2024
Salmagundi Club, NY
alliedartistsofamerica.org
Jurors: Nadia Klionskey, Natalia Koren Kropf, Steve Scheuring

Salmagundi Club, NY (SCNY) Animals: Domestic and Working Exhibition
Aug 28 - Sep 28, 2023
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Juror: Robert Pilsbury
Award: 1st Prize, "Zen Zen"

Clinton 74th Annual Summer Juried Exhibition
Jul 6 - Aug 17, 2023
Clinton Town Hall, Clinton, CT

Hudson Valley Art Association Annual Exhibition of Contemporary Realism
Jun 23 - Aug 10, 2023
Lyme Art Association, Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Fred Brownstein

Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) 112th Annual Exhibition
Jun 10 - Jul 22, 2023
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
Old Lyme, CT
Jurors: John L. Favret, Artist, Professor and Art Program Coordinator at Housatonic Community College and Tom Edwards, Artist, Lecturer at Central Connecticut State University
Award: First Place Sculpture, "Emancipation"

Academic Artists Association 73rd Annual Exhibition of Traditional Realism
May 21 - Jun 18, 2023
Arts Center East
Vernon, CT
Juror: Del Bourree Bach
Award of Honor: "Isjborns - Ice Bears"

Lyme Elected Artist Exhibition & Ship to Shore
May 5 - Jun 15, 2023
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Viktor Butko

ACGOW Regional Art Exhibition
May 4 - May 28, 2023
Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Westerly, RI
Juror: Megan Horn

Salmagundi 139th Annual Members Non-Juried Exhibition
May 1 - May 27, 2023
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY

CLWAC Annual Associate & Members Exhibition
May 1 - Jun 15, 2023
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
Juror: Susan Story
Link: clwac.org

AAPL Members Annual
Apr 26 - Jun 26, 2023
American Artists Professional League
Salmagundi Club, NY
Juror: Arlene Mann
Link: aaplinc.org

A Show in Four Acts: Long & Lean
Mar 10 - Apr 27, 2023
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Rick Schaefer

Figuratively Speaking
Feb 24, 2023 - Mar 25, 2023
Deerfield Valley Art Association
Northfield, MA

Members Show: Winter Harmony
Feb 23, 2023 - Mar 25, 2023
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA
Juror: Michael Bobbitt, Director of Mass Cultural Council

Melting Pot: The Diverse Culture of the Americas
Feb 20, 2023 - Apr 24, 2023
NSS Gallery - National Sculpture Society
New York, NY
Jurors: Jurors: Kirsten Kokkin, FNSS, Katherine Schwab, Professor Art History Fairfield University, Basil Watson
Link: Visit exhibition website

CT Academy of Fine Artist Online Members Show
Jan 28, 2023 - Mar 4, 2023
Link: Visit exhibition website

SCAA Open Juried All Media 2 Exhibition
Jan 19, 2023 - Feb 11, 2023
South County Art Association
Kingston, RI
Juror: Peter Campbell

Small Works Show: Symphony
Jan 12, 2023 - May 13, 2023
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA

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