Sara Bates
Sara Bates | |
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Born | 1944 |
Nationality | American |
Education | California State University (B.A.) University of California (M.F.A.) |
Known for | Mixed media |
Sara Bates (born 1944) is an American mixed media artist and member of the Cherokee Nation.
Biography[]
Sara Bates was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1944.[1] In 1987, she graduated from California State University, Bakersfield with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Fine Art and Women's Studies. In 1989, she graduated from the University of California (Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture and Painting/Intermedia).[2][3]
From 1990 to 1995, she served as the curator for American Indian Contemporary Arts (AICA) organization located in Piedmont, California. In 1997, Bates served as an instructor at San Francisco State University, and the following year, she taught at Florida State University as a visiting professor of art.[1][3]
Artistic style[]
Bates is known for her mixed media mandala and medicine wheel designs. She makes these out of various plant products, like pine cones, seeds, leaves, and flowers. According to Phoebe Farris, these designs "are usually laid on the floor in an 8- to 12-foot circular designs, with the center in an equal-arm cross, the arms oriented toward the four cardinal directions."[4]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Complo, Jennifer (1997). "Biography: Sara Bates". Purdue University. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Farris 1999, p. 8.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Rushing 2013, p. xiii.
- ^ Farris 1999, p. 12.
Bibliography[]
- Farris, Phoebe, ed. (1999). Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. ISBN 0313303746.
- Rushing, W. Jackson, ed. (2013). Native American Art in the Twentieth Century: Makers, Meanings, Histories. Abingdon-on-Thames, UK: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-136-18003-3.
- 1944 births
- Living people
- Cherokee Nation people
- Native American women artists
- Cherokee artists
- People from Muskogee, Oklahoma
- Artists from Oklahoma
- California State University, Bakersfield alumni
- University of California alumni
- 20th-century American artists
- 20th-century American women artists
- 21st-century American artists
- 21st-century American women artists