Serena Bates

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 (only last 4 years listed) 

AWARDS

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”

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"

73RD ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF TRADITIONAL REALISM
May 21 – Jun 18, 2022
Academic Artists Association
Arts Center East, Vernon, CT
Juror: Del Bourree Bach
Award: Award of Honor, Isjborns – Ice Bears

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

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

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

SOCIETY OF CT SCULPTORS
Nov 19 - Jan 2, 2022
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Award: "Gemini", 3rd Place Award

113TH ANNUAL THUMBBOX EXHIBITION
Nov 23, 2021 - Jan 1, 2022
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Award: "Star Gazer", Alphaeus P. Cole Memorial Award

93RD ANNUAL GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION OF THE AMERICAN ARTIST PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE
Nov 8 - Nov 19, 2021
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: Peter Trippi, editor-in-chief of Fine Art Connoisseur
Award: "Miss Independence", Barbara Newington Award for Traditional Sculpture

AUDUBON ARTISTS 79TH ANNUAL EXHIBITION
Oct 25 - Nov 5, 2021
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: Michael Cagno, Executive director and Curator of Noyes Museum of Art, NJ
Award: "Upward Dog", Marion & Gill Roller Memorial Award

NATIONAL SHOW: "CONNECTED LAND AND SEA"
Jun 17 - Jul 18, 2021
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MS
Juror: Don Demers
Award: Second Place "Leviathan"

"SMALL WORKS: SEAPORT"
May 6 - Aug 29, 2021
Copley Society of Art
Boston, MS
Award of Merit: "Sir Penguin"

2021 CAFA + MEMBERS EXHIBITION (ONLINE)
Feb 6 - Mar 20, 2021
Virtual Exhibition: Ctacademy.org
Award: Third Place "I Am Woman"

LAND AND SEA - ANNUAL ELECTED ARTISTS EXHIBITION
Oct 9 - Nov 19, 2020
Lyme Art Association
Old Lyme, CT
Juror: Robert Pilsbury
Award: Third Prize, "Shoo Fly"

2020 ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Aug 10 - Aug 28, 2020
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: Edmond Rochat
Award: Mary Fitch Memorial Award, "Padawan"

107TH ANNUAL ASSOCIATE MEMBER JURIED EXHIBITION (ONLINE)
Allied Artists of America
Aug 2020
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Award: Excellence in Sculpture - Elected Artist Status Awarded, "Amun Ra"

2020 ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Aug 10 - Aug 28, 2020
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: Claudia Seymour
Award: Phillip Isenburg Memorial Award "Precipice"

BLACK & WHITE SHOW
Feb 3 - Feb 21, 2020
Salmagundi Club
New York, NY
Juror: Robert Pilsbury
Award: Margery Sorokava Award, "Renee"

MYSTIC MUSEUM OF ART MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Jan 30 - Feb 29, 2020
Mystic Museum of Art
Mystic CT
Award: Award of Merit, "Up Dog"

CLWAC 123RD ANNUAL OPEN EXHIBITION
Jan 7 - 31, 2020
National Arts Club
New York, NY
Jurors Norman Legassie & Marc Mellon
Award: Charlotte Dunwoodie Award for Contemporary Realism, "Renee"

ANNUAL ARTISTS FOR CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION
Sep 26 - 29, 2019
Artists for Conservation, Vancouver, Canada
"Survivor", Environmental Statement Award

135TH ANNUAL MEMBERS EXHIBITION
Apr 28 - May 8, 2019
Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
Reception May 8, 6-9pm
"Enlightened, Mr. Chuck Royce", Award of Honor

110TH ANNUAL THUMBOX EXHIBITION
Dec 3, 2018 - Jan 1, 2019
Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Ave, New York, NY
"Puttin On The Ritz" Philip Isenberg Memorial Award

90TH ANNUAL GRAND NATIONAL EXHIBITION
American Artist's Professional League's 90th Annual Grand National Exhibition
Nov 11 - Nov 19, 2018
Salmagundi Club, 47 5th Avenue, New York, NY
"Precipice" Marilyn Newmark Memorial Award