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Serena Bates

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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

2024

SCNY 2024 Members Exhibition
Feb 26 - Mar 29, 2024
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Juror: Patricia Watwood

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

2022

2022 Annual Thumbox Exhibition
Dec 12, 2022 - Jan 6, 2023
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Jurors: Patricia Watwood

50th Anniversary Mark Twain Library Exhibition
Dec 3, 2022 - Dec 11, 2022
Mark Twain Library
Redding, CT

Deck the Walls/Society of CT Sculptors
Nov 18, 2022 - Jan 1, 2023
Lyme Art Association
Lyme, CT

COSO Holiday Small Works Show
Nov 10, 2022 - Dec 23, 2022
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA

American Artists Professional League 94th Annual Grand National
Nov 7, 2022 - Nov 18, 2022
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Jurors: Marilyn Symes

Audobon Artists 80th Annual Online Exhibition
Nov 6, 2022
On-Line: www.audubonartists.org

SCAA All Media 2 Exhibition
Oct 20, 2022 - Nov 12, 2022
South County Art Association
North Kingston, RI
Jurors: Del Bourree Bach
Award: 3rd Place – Love Story, Sirena & Octavious

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Members Exhibition
Oct 7, 2022 - Nov 10, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Lyme, CT
Jurors: Jurors: Robert Pillsbury, President Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Award: Honorable Mention – My Precious

Artists for Conservation
Sep 22, 2022 - Sep 25, 2022
Artists for Conservation,
Vancouver, Canada

SCAA Members Invitational
Sep 15, 2022 - Oct 15, 2022
South County Art Association
North Kingston, RI

Allied Artists of America 109th Annual Juried Exhibition
Sep 1, 2022 - Sep 1, 2023
On-Line https://www.alliedartistsofamerica.org
Jurors: Mitzura Salgian, Vincent Nardone, Evelyn Floret

101st Annual Elected Artists Show/Point of View
Aug 12, 2022 - Sep 22, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Lyme, CT
Jurors: Susan Powell, Susan Powell Fine Art, Madison, CT

2022 Annual Members Non-Juried Exhibition
Aug 7, 2022 - Sep 7, 2022
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY

ACGOW 30th Anniversary Exhibition
Aug 5, 2022 - Aug 28, 2022
Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Westerly, RI
Award: Third Place – Love Story, Sirena & Octavious

95th Members Annual Exhibition
Jul 23 - Aug 13, 2022
South County Art Association
Kingston, RI
Jurors: Kevin Gilmore

Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts
Jul 16 - Aug 20, 2022
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts
Lyme, CT
Jurors: Kate Henderson, Instructor, Paier College of Art, & Michael Rose, Gallery Manager, Providence Art Club, Providence RI

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club 125th Anniversary Annual Juried Exhibition
Jun 20 - Jun 30, 2022
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Jurors: Jeff Buccacio, Buccacio Sculpture Services, Kimberly Monson, Director of Continuing Ed, Lyme Academy of Fine Art
Award: Joseph Beardsley Sandor Memorial Award – Dolly on the Rocks

Ship to Shore
Jun 10 - Aug 4, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Anthony Tomaselli

Academic Artists Association 72nd Annual Exhibition of Traditional Realism
May 12 - Jun 5, 2022
Arts Center East
Vernon, CT
Juror: David Brega
Award: Award of Merit – Up Dog

ACGOW Regional Art Exhibition
May 6 - May 29, 2022
Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Westerly, RI
Juror: Michael Rose, Manger Providence Art Club
Award: Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation Mabel Kingsbury Rentress Award – Love Story, Sirena & Octavious

AAPL Spring Members' Online Exhibition
Apr 26 - Jun 9, 2022
American Artists Professional League
Juror: Oceana Rain Stuart

Expanding Visions
Apr 15 - Jun 2, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Robert Pillsbury, Former President Salmagundi Club

Encounter New England
Apr 7 - Jul 2, 2022
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MA

An Exhibition in Four Acts - Black and White
Mar 6 - Apr 7, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT

Exhibition in 4 Acts: Black & White
Mar 4 - Apr 7, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT

Spring Into Art
Mar 4 - Apr 15, 2022
Susan Powell Fine Art
Madison, CT

The Crossings Exhibition
Mar 4 - Apr 8, 2022
Hygienic Art Gallery
New London, CT

Love, Red, Hearts
Feb 10 - Feb 26, 2022
Norwich Arts Center
Norwich, CT

Valentine Gems
Feb 4 - Feb 28, 2022
Susan Powell Gallery
Madison, CT

Copley Holiday Small Works Exhibition - Emergence
Jan 13 - Mar 26, 2022
Copley Society of Boston
Boston, MA


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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