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"Dolly On The Rocks" Wins Joseph Beardsley Sandor Memorial Award
June 2022
The piece "Dolly On The Rocks" has won the Joseph Beardsley
Sandor Memorial Award at the Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
125th Anniversary Annual Juried
Exhibition at the Salmagundi Club New York, NY.
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View Dolly On The Rocks in the Animals Gallery
First Scholarship Awards for "Art It Forward"
Jun 7, 2022
So happy to report that on June 7th, I presented my first scholarship
awards for "Art it Forward" which the Artist Cooperative Gallery of
Westerly is hosting. $1000 was given to Justin Chen and $750 was
given to Sienna Fusaro. They will be having a small exhibit of their
artwork in August at the Coop and we will be selling tickets for a
pancake breakfast to take place in September. The local Chapter of
the Masons are hosting this event to support the scholarship endeavor
for 2023. I hope you will support us in this venture or consider
making a direct contribution to the fund.
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Contact me for questions regarding "Art It Forward"
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"Upward Dog" Wins Award Of Merit
May 2022
The piece "Upward Dog" has won the Award of Merit from the
Academic Artists Association 72nd
Annual Exhibition of Traditional Realism at the Arts Center
East in Vernon, CT.
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View Upward Dog in the Animals Gallery
"Love Story, Sirena and Octavious" Wins a Top Prize
May 7, 2022
Serena's latest piece, "Love Story, Sirena and Octavious," has won
a major top prize in the 30 Year Anniversary Regional Exhibition of
the Artists Cooperative Gallery in Westerly, RI.
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View Love Story in the Alternative Material Gallery
Serena Bates Showing in Norwich Arts Center
Feb 10, 2022
Serena Bates will have two pieces, including My Precious,
showing in the "Love, Red, Hearts"
exhibition at the Norwich Arts Center. The exhibition opens on February
10th.
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Visit the Norwich Arts Center website
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View My Precious in the Animals Gallery
"Gemini" Wins 3rd place at the Connecticut Sculptor's Annual Exhibition
Nov 29, 2021
Nice surprise 3rd place at the Connecticut sculptor's annual
exhibition now on display at the Lyme Art Association through
December.
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View Gemini in the Animals Gallery
"Star Gazer" Wins Alphaeus P. Cole Memorial Award
Nov 24, 2021
Just got word my little penguin "Star Gazer" has won the
Alphaeus P. Cole Memorial Award in the Annual Thumb-Box
Exhibition for sculpture.
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"Miss Independence" Wins Barbara Newington Award for Traditional Sculpture
Nov 10, 2021
So proud and honored to learn I have been awarded Barbara Newington
Award for Traditional Sculpture in the 93rd Annual Grand National
Exhibition of the American Artists Professional League, NY, for my
sculpture "Miss Independence". Awards were selected by Peter Trippi,
Editor-in-chief of Connoisseur magazine.
The exhibition will be on display November 8 thru 19th at the
Salmagundi Club, 5th Avenue, New York, New York.
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View Miss Independence in the Portraits Gallery
"Upward Dog" Wins at 79th Annual Audubon Show!
Oct 30, 2021
The piece "Upward Dog" has won the Marion & Gill Roller Memorial
Award in the 79th Annual Audubon Show.
The exhibition will be on display October 25 through November 5 at the
Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY.
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"Miss Independence" Accepted into the 93rd Annual Grand National Exhibition of the American Artist Professional League
Oct 13, 2021
I'm thrilled to announce that my piece "Miss Independence" has been
accepted into the 93rd annual Grand National exhibition of the American
Artist Professional League in New York City.
The exhibition will be on display November 8 thru 19th at the
Salmagundi Club, 5th Avenue, New York, New York.
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Star Gazer Appearing in Small Works: Seaport Exhibit
July 7, 2021
If you've stopped by the gallery since the Small Works: SeaPort
exhibit was put up, you may have already crossed paths with this
little guy! If you haven't had the chance, or miss him already,
make sure you drop by and say hello!
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"Leviathan" Awarded Second Prize
June 17, 2021
Leviathan has been awarded second prize in the Connected Land & Sea
exhibit at the Copley Society of Art in Boston, MA.
Comments from the Juror, Donal Demers, included the following:
"This portrayal
of an octopus, with its visual beauty, is so exceptional. With no beginning or
end to this sculpture, the work offers itself to the viewer, organically flowing
from its positive spaces to the negative spaces it occupies.
It's particularly enchanting and enhanced by the exceptional finish, the patina
in its glaze, and the complexities of the finish. These elements are dedicated
to the subject itself, but are also metaphoric, symbolic, and emblematic of the
sea. They pay homage to this fascinating creature in its habitat.
It's a static depiction and yet the object is moving right in front of our eyes,
expanding our perspective and senses in many ways. It's a unique and extremely
artistic portrayal of this aquatic subject."
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Serena Bates Elected to Allied Artists of America
May 12, 2021
So honored to be a newly elected artist member of the Allied Artists of America.
To learn more about this organization,
visit their website, or
their Facebook Page.
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"Sir Penguin" Wins Award of Merit
May 7, 2021
My piece, "Sir Penguin" has been awarded the Award of Merit at the Copley
Society of Art Summer Exhibition "Seaport". This exhibition runs from May 6
through August 29, 2021, in Boston MA.
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Meet the Artist: Serena Bates
April 25, 2021
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Meet award winning sculptor Serena Bates and hear how she goes
about creating the many stunning sculptures of animals, figures
and portraits and tells their stories.
Serena will demonstrate the lost wax process used in creating
bronze sculpture and talk about her journey to becoming an
accomplished sculptor.
There will be time after the presentation to talk one on one
with the artist, walk through the gallery and talk about her pieces.
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Survivor Selected to Appear in CT River Museum Exhibit
March 5, 2021
"Survivor" has been selected as one of 40 pieces to appear in the
Hands on the Land: Art and the Environment in the Connecticut River Valley
exhibit by the CT River Museum.
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Serena Named Guest Juror for The Crossing 16th Annual Juried Exhibition
March 3, 2021
Serena Bates has been named the Guest Juror for the Hygienic Art organization
in New London as they present their 16th Annual Juried Exhibition called
The Crossing.
This exhibition continues with the original concept of getting folks to cross
the bridge literally and become involved in Hygienic Art and downtown New London.
This show is open to all themes and we hope to receive artists' most recent
and best work.
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Hygenic Art Website
"I Am Woman" Wins Award at CAFA Exhibition
Feb 6, 2021
I am happy to report my piece "I am Woman" placed 3rd in the Annual
Connecticut Academy of Fine Artists (CAFA) Exhibition.
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See "I am Woman" in the following Galleries:
» Ceramics
» Portraits
» All Sculptures
Interview with Ridgefield Press
Dec 7, 2020
Serena Bates was interviewed and featured by the Ridgefield Press on the
48th Annual Mark Twain Library Exhibition in Redding, CT. In additional
news, the "Precipice" piece was sold from the exhibition!
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See "Precipice" in the following Galleries:
» Metal
» Portraits
"Paradise Lost" Wins Philip Isenberg Memorial Award
Nov 6, 2020
Nice surprise! I have won the Philip Isenberg Memorial Award for
my sculpture piece "Paradise Lost" in the Annual Salmagundi Club
Members Exhibition which ran October 20 - November 6, 2020.
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See "Paradise Lost" in the following Galleries:
» Animals
» Alternate Materials
Serena Bates: Featured Artist of the Lyme Art Association
Oct 22, 2020
Meet Serena Bates, one of the featured artists in the Lyme Art
Association's Virtual Auction & Benefit. This online auction will
feature extraordinary pieces by the talented artists of the Lyme
Art Association. Bidding will begin on Friday, November 6th and
run through Sunday, November 15th.
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"Shoo Fly" Wins 3rd Place at the Lyme Art Association
Oct 12, 2020
So proud my piece "Shoo Fly" has won 3rd place at the Lyme
Art Association's members exhibition "Land and Sea." Thank you
juror Robert Pillsbury, former President of the Salmagundi Club,
for selecting my bronze.
Be sure to see all of the great work from October 9th through
November 19th.
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» Land and Sea Exhibition
See "Shoo Fly" in the following Galleries:
» Animals
» Metals
"Padawan" Wins Mary Fitch Memorial Award
Aug 27, 2020
Just learned that my piece "Padawan" won the Mary Fitch Memorial Award at the Summer Members Show of the
Salmagundi Club.
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» SCNY Summer Exhibition
See "Padawan" in the following Galleries:
» Animals
» Ceramics
"Leviathan" a Top Award-Winner in Allied Artists of America Exhibition
July 1, 2020
Wonderful surprise today. My piece "Leviathan" was one of the top award-winning sculptures
in the 107th Annual Associate Artist exhibition of the Allied Artists of America Exhibition.
This is my second big win and now I have achieved the status of "Elected Artist".
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See "Leviathan" in the following Galleries:
» Animals
» Alternate Materials
» All Sculptures
"Head Over Heels" Accepted to 2020 Annual Members Exhibition
June 11, 2020
So happy that my piece "Head Over Heels" has been accepted into the 2020 Annual Members
Exhibit of the American Artists' Professional League.
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See "Head Over Heels" in the following Galleries:
» Ceramics
» Animals
» All Sculptures
"Precipice" Wins Phillip Isenburg Memorial Award
May 5, 2020
"Precipice" has won the Phillip Isenburg Memorial Award for Sculpture
in the
Annual Salmagundi Club's Members Exhibition.
See "Precipice" in the following Galleries:
» Metals
» Portraits
» All Sculptures
The Heart of an Artist
April 16, 2020
Serena Bates was featured in the April 16, 2020 news from
Art Scope Magazine. In this write up, Serena discusses
the pandemic which has hit the area and how the isolation serves as "an extension
of the solitary way of an artist."
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"Miss Independence" Wins Margery Soroka Memorial Award
February 10, 2020
"Miss Independence" is on a roll. She has won the Margery Soroka Memorial Award for Sculpture
in the Salmagundi Club's Annual Black and White Exhibition.
See "Miss Independence" in the following Galleries:
» Alternate Materials
» Ceramics
» Portraits
» All Sculptures
Mystic Museum of Art, Elected Artist Show
January 30, 2020
In a nice surprise, the piece Upward Dog won honorable mention in the 2020 Mystic Museum of Art Elected Artist Show.
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Boston 2020: Artistic Identities
January 28, 2020
This two-volume book is the synthesis of summerlong explorations by Acadia Mezzofanti, a
contemporary photographic artist. In Volume 1, through her lens she examines contemporary
artistic identity. In the companion Volume 2, the focus becomes expanding boundaries for the
underrepresented, including women, in arts and culture today.
The content for Serena Bates starts on page 53 of the book and runs through page 64.
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Marine Artists 18th National Exhibition
Work from Serena Bates has been selected by the Fellows for the prestigious 18th National Exhibition
of the American Society of Marine Artists.
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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
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
Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club
125th Anniversary Annual Juried
Exhibition
Jun 20 - Jun 30, 2022
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Award: Joseph Beardsley Sandor Memorial Award – Dolly on the Rocks
Academic Artists Association
72nd Annual Exhibition of Traditional Realism
May 12 - Jun 5, 2022
Arts Center East
Vernon, CT
Award: Award of Merit – Up Dog
ACGOW Regional Art Exhibition
May 6 - May 29, 2022
Artists Cooperative Gallery of Westerly
Westerly, RI
Award: Katherine Forest Crafts Foundation Mabel Kingsbury Rentress
Award – Love Story, Sirena & Octavious
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Exhibitions
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
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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