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Serena Bates
Serena Bates Sculpture
32 Ann Street
Westerly, RI 02891
(401) 932-9775
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Memberships & Affiliations
Academic Artists Association, Springfield, MA
Allied Artists of America, NY, NY
American Artists Professional League, NY, NY
American Society of Marine Artists, St Louis, MO
Artists for Conservation, Signature Member
Catherine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NY, NY
Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists, CT
Copley Society of Art, Boston, MA
Deerfield Valley Art Association, Northfield, MA
Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
Hygienic Art Gallery, New London, CT
Lemon Tree Gallery & Studio, Cape Ann, VA
Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT
Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
Marquee Gallery, New London, CT
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
National Sculpture Society, NY, NY
Salmagundi Club, NY, NY
Society of Connecticut Sculptors, CT
Threadneedle Gallery, Newburyport, MA
Collections
Andrea Restaurant, Misquamicut, RI
Children's Museum of Southeastern CT
Don Mann, SEAL Team SIX Commando & NY Times Best Selling Author
Great Lodge at Arctic Watch, Somerset Island, Nunavut
Ledyard Police Department, Ledyard, CT
Mystic Marriott, Groton, CT
Ocean House Resort, Watch Hill, RI
Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, CT
Pfizer Chemical, Groton, CT
Pleasant View Restaurant, Misquamicut, RI
Private Collections throughout the Northeast, England and Ireland
Raiche Realty, Westerly, RI
Renovations to Rentals, Westerly, RI
Salmagundi Club
Westerly Animal Hospital, Westerly, RI
Westerly Animal Shelter, Westerly, RI
Westerly Public Library, Westerly, RI
Zoe & Co. Lingerie, Westerly, RI
Education
LYME ACADEMY COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
OLD LYME, CT 1985 - 1995
CONCENTRATION IN FIGURE DRAWING, PAINTING, ANATOMY AND SCULPTURE
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
PROVIDENCE, RI 1990 FRAMING
SMOOTH ON INDUSTRIES
EASTON, PA FEB 2002
MOLD MAKING AND RESIN CASTING
KANE SCULPTURE STUDIO & FOUNDRY
PAWTUCKET RI 2005 - 2008
INTERNSHIP FOCUSING ON MOLD MAKING, WAX WORK FOR LOST WAX CASTING AND PATINATION
SOUTH COUNTY ART ASSOCIATION
N. KINGSTOWN RI 2015 - 2017
CONCENTRATION IN CERAMIC SCULPTURE AND ALTERNATIVE FIRING METHODS
Awards
"Resilience"
Oct 19 - Nov 11, 2023
South County Art Association
Kingston, RI
Juror: Ben Anderson
Award: Honorable Mention, "My Precious"
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”
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"
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Exhibitions
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
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Teaching
MY STUDIO
GROUP AND PRIVATE LESSONS IN OIL, PASTEL, DRAWING, SCULPTURE AND MOLDMAKING
MYSTIC MARINELIFE AQUARIUM
MYSTIC, CT
MYSTIC MUSEUM OF ART
MYSTIC, CT
HOPE VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HOPE VALLEY, RI