Denese Oates (born 1955) is an Australian sculptor. She specialises in creating abstract forms from masses of intertwined copper wire; her work is held in the permanent collection at Parliament House, Canberra and the University of New South Wales.

Biography

Oates was born in

Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney on a great circle at an altitude of . Orange had an estimated urban population of 40,493 Estimated resident population, 3 ...

. She later moved to

Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...

to study at

Alexander Mackie College ''Alexander Mackie College'' was a tertiary education institution that trained school teachers in Sydney, Australia, Sydney, Australia. It existed from 1958 to 1974 continuing as ''Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education'' from 1975 to 1981. ...

(now the College of Fine Art at the University of New South Wales). In 1979 Oates was a finalist for the Archibald Prize.

References

1955 births Living people 20th-century Australian women artists 20th-century Australian artists Artists from New South Wales Australian women sculptors {{Australia-sculptor-stub