David Michael Bates (born 1952) is an American artist. He is based in Dallas and is known for his Texas-themed paintings, prints, and sculptures.

Biography

David Michael Bates was born in 1952 in Dallas, Texas. He received a BFA degree in 1975 from

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, and an MFA degree in 1978 from the same institution.Artnet.com
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/ref> He is best known for his paintings of the Grassy Lakes region of

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, and the

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. He also produces hand-painted sculptures in bronzes, aluminum, and wood.http://www.berggruen.com/artists/david-bates Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco Whether painting on canvas or on his sculptures, Bates's work is characterized by bold, thick, lush brush strokes. ''Butchering the Hog'', in the collection of the

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, demonstrates the artist's use of bold broad brush strokes, in a way that is reminiscent of

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. Public collections holding works by Bates include the

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(Beaumont),

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(Pittsburgh), the

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(Washington, D.C.), the

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, the

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(Atlanta, GA), the

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(Washington, D.C.), the

, the

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, the

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, the

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(Washington, DC), and the

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(New York City).

Publications

* Arthur, John, ''David Bates, 1992'', Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, 1992 * Auping, Michael, ''David Bates: Southern Coast'', John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, 2017 * Avery, Iustinus Tim, ''David Bates'', Cel Publishing, 2011 * Bates, David, ''Southern Coast, Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, 2017 * Conrad, Barnaby III, ''David Bates: The Tropics'', John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, 2008 * Cozad, Rachel, ''David Bates. Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture'', Talley Dunn Publications, Dallas, TX, 2012 * Little, Carl, ''David Bates: Paintings and Drawings'', DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY, 2004 * Little, Carl, ''David Bates: The Katrina Paintings'', Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, 2010, * Nash, Steven, ''David Bates, 1995: Sculpture'', Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, 1995 * Oliver-Smith, Kerry, ''The Swamp: On the Edge of Eden'', Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art, 2000 * Serwer, Jacquelyn Days, ''Art Meets Life: The New Work of David Bates'', DC Moore Gallery, New York, NY, 2006 * Spring, Justin, ''David Bates'', DC Moore Gallery, New York, 1999 * Spring, Justin, ''David Bates'', Scala for Modern Art Museum, Forth Worth, 2008 * Van Keuren, Philip, ''David Bates: Black & White'', Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX, 2001 * Van Keuren, Philip, ''David Bates: Poems'', Dunn and Brown Contemporary, Dallas, TX, 2003 * * Wei, Lilly, ''David Bates'', DC Moore Gallery, New York, 2001

References

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