Ceramic Gallery, Serena Bates, Westerly RI

Galleries / Ceramic

Showcased here in these galleries is a selection of Serena's work. A number of these pieces are available to buy direct from the studio and thŕough her representative galleries. Many of Serena's sculptures are also made to order and are held in private collections all over the world. If you are interested in a particular work pictured on this site or in commissioning a sculpture, please contact Serena for full details and pricing.

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Amun Ra

Material: Ceramic, Weathered Bronze
Size: 12H x 14W x 16D
SOLD

Babar

Material: Raku fired Ceramic
Size: 5H x 4W x 8L
SOLD

Blossoming Rose

Material: Ceramic
Size: 8H x 5W x3D
SOLD

Blue Penguin

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 5H x 3W x 4D
SOLD

Chuck Royce

Material: Ceramic
Size: 12H x 8W x 10D
SOLD

Clam Runner

Material: Ceramic
Size: 14H x 12W x 7D
Price: $2,800 USD

Colony of Friends

Material: Raku Fired Ceramic
Size: 4H x 3.5L x 2.5W (each approx)
SOLD

Do you see what I see?

Material: Raku fired Ceramic
Size: 5 x 3 x 4 (each)
Price: $600 USD (each)

Frog Zhen

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 3H x 3.5W x 5D
SOLD

The Game of Cat and Mouse

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 6H x 5W x 18L
SOLD

Gangs all Here

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 6H x 10W x 4D
SOLD

Green Man

Material: Ceramic
Size: 8H x 10W
Price: $450 USD

Harbor Seal

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 3H x 1W x 5L
SOLD

Head Over Heels

Material: Ceramic
Size: 10H x 10W x 12D
Price: $2,200 USD

Hi Bear Nation

Material: Ceramic
Size: 6H x 12W x 21L
SOLD

I am Woman

Material: Ceramic, Terra Cotta
Size: 24H x 12Wx 10D
SOLD

Ice Bears

Material: Ceramic
Size: 10H x 8W x 12L
SOLD

Jesus

Material: Ceramic
Size: 8H x 4W x 8D
SOLD

Joan of Arc

Material: Ceramic
Size: 18H x 12W x10D
SOLD

Joyful Ellie

Material: Raku Fired Ceramic
Size: 16H x 7W x 11L
Price: $6,200 USD

La Familia

Material: Ceramic
Size: 7.5H x 3.5W x 4.5L
Price: $1,200 USD

Lazy Days

Material: Ceramic
Size: 4H x 3W x 9L
Price: $1,200 USD

Maternal Instinct

Material: Raku Fired Ceramic
Size: 5H × 10W x 14L
SOLD

Miss Independence

Material: Ceramic
Size: 14H x 12W x 9D
SOLD

Muddy Waters

Material: Raku Fired Ceramic
Size: 10H x 15L x 5.5W
SOLD

Mussell Shell

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 14H x 8W
SOLD

Odd Couple

Material: Raku Fired Ceramic
Size: 8.5H x 3.5W x 4.5D (each approx)
Price: $1,400 USD

Padawan (Sphynx Cat)

Material: Ceramic Raku Fired
Size: 16H x 10W x 12D
Price: $1,250 USD

Pati Stajcar

Material: Ceramic (Bronze Finish)
Size: 11H x 8W x 9D
Price: $1,200 USD

Penguin Love

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 5H x 18W x 4D
SOLD

Penguin Play

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 8H x 8W x 8D
SOLD

Preaching to the Choir

Material: Raku fired Ceramic
Size: 10 x 5 x 8 (each)
SOLD

Putting on the Ritz

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 10H x 5W x 8D
SOLD

Sir Wedgewood Blue

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 12H x 5W x 8D
SOLD

Smokey Bears

Material: Raku Fired Ceramic
Size: 10H x 9L x 6W
Price: $2,200 USD

Star Gazer

Material: Ceramic, Raku Fired
Size: 6H x 3W x 4D
SOLD

Survivor

Material: Ceramic
Size: 12H x 9W x 24L
Price: $3,200 USD

Sweet Slumber

Material: Ceramic, Terra Cotta
Size: 4H x 6W x 6D
SOLD

Terminal

Material: Ceramic, Terra Cotta
Size: 4H x 6W x 6D
SOLD

Virginia of Florence

Material: Ceramic (Antique Finish)
Size: 9H x 6W x 7D
Price: $1,200 USD

The World is Your Oyster

Material: Ceramic with Glass
Size: 4H x 4W x 6L
SOLD

Important information about purchases:
* Prices are subject to change
* Shipping and handling will be priced separately based on your location and preferred shipping method
* Purchases within Rhode Island will have sales tax priced separately

Galleries

All Sculptures

Metal: Bronze & Aluminum

Ceramic

Copper

Stone

Serena Bates - Alternative Materials Gallery

Alternate Materials

Animals

Portraits & Figures

Pot Luck

Drawings & Mono Print

Awards

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"

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

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"

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Exhibitions

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
On-line @ 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
On-Line @ clwac.org
Juror: Debra Nadelhoffer, UPA, AIS, ASMA, SEPS

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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