BETTE BATES 124 VALLEY DRIVE • BLACK MOUNTAIN • NORTH CAROLINA 28711 PHONE: 828/669-9202 • WEBSITE: www.bettebates.com • [email protected] SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2016 “The World Between: Encounters with Print, Through Print” Zuckerman Museum of Art, Southern Graphics Council International Exhibition, Kennesaw State University, Portland, Oregon “7 Squared” Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina “Gallery Nomads Show” Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina 2015 School of Art and Design Alumni Exhibition, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Warren Wilson College Faculty Exhibition, Elizabeth Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina 2014 “1/One” Manhattan Graphics Center, New York, New York 2013 “Printocracy” BookWorks, Asheville, North Carolina. Juror: Artist Bill Fick, Director, Cockeyed Press, Chapel Hill, North Carolina Faculty Exhibition, Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina 2012 “Aqueous,” BookWorks group exhibition, Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain, North Carolina 2011 “Figurative Drawings and Sculpture: Bette Bates and Karen Powell,” Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain, North Carolina “Second Annual UNC Asheville Invitational Art Exhibition,” S Tucker Cooke Gallery, University of North Carolina, Asheville “Alumni Exhibition 2011” School of Art And Design, Wellington B. Gray Gallery, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 2010 “Expressions of Constraint,” ABCo Artspace, Oakland, California Solo Exhibition, “Drawings and Paintings,” CCC Pennington-McIntyre Gallery, Cleveland Community College, Shelby, North Carolina “The Paul Hartley Legacy,” Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, North Carolina “Paul Hartley – The Man and His Legacy,” Greenville Museum of Art, Greenville, North Carolina 2009 “Winter Show Invitational,” Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina 2008 “Warren Wilson College Faculty/Alumni Exhibit,” Black Mountain Center for the Arts, 2 Black Mountain, North Carolina 2007 Solo Exhibition, “Eve Framed: Recent Drawings,” Elizabeth Ross Gallery, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, North Carolina “35th Annual Competition for North and South Carolina Artists,” Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, NC - Juror: Barry Bailey, Prof. of Art, Tulane University, New Orleans 2006 Faculty Exhibition, Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina 2005 Solo Exhibition, “Prints and Drawings,” Rauch Gallery, Gaston College, Dallas, North Carolina 2004 Faculty Exhibition, Holden Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina 2003 “Passage: Works by Warren Wilson College Faculty and Students,” Black Mountain Center for the Arts, Black Mountain, North Carolina “Winter Show Invitational,” Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina Grove Arcade Gallery, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina 2002 “Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawaii” The Inaugural Exhibition of the Hawaii State Art Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii 2001 Warren Wilson Art Faculty Exhibit, Spiers Gallery, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina 2000 “Non-toxic Printmaking” Kier Gallery, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada “Winter Show Invitational,” Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art Greensboro, North Carolina 1998 “Women in Art: Bette Bates and Mia Tyson,” Cone Center Gallery, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina 1997 North Carolina Arts Council Film/Video and Visual Artist Fellowships 1996-1997, traveling exhibition, organized by the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte “Warren Wilson College Art Faculty,” Hunt Gallery, Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia 1996 “On Line: Drawing,” Greenhill Center for North Carolina Art, Greensboro, North Carolina “A La Albers,” Context Visual Arts Center, Charlotte, North Carolina “Commonwealth Collects: Reaching Across Our Borders,” Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, Virginia Beach, Virginia 1995 “Drawing From Experience,” Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina 1994 “Chiaroscuro: A Contemporary Study of Light and Dark,” 1994 Biennial, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama 3 Two Person Show, Sims Art Gallery, Brevard College, Brevard, North Carolina “5 + 6,” Group Exhibition, Center of the Earth Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina “1994 Art on Paper,” Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina–Greensboro 1993 “Drawings II,” C & A Gallery, New York, New York Solo Exhibition, Lilly Library Gallery, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Two Person Show, South Gallery, Florida Community College at Jacksonville, Florida “Constructions, Drawings, Paintings,” Fayetteville Museum of Art, Fayetteville, North Carolina “Then and Now: UNCA Art Faculty Exhibition,” University Gallery, UNCA, Asheville, North Carolina 1992 Solo Exhibition, First Union Gallery, Spirit Square, Charlotte, North Carolina “Fourth Annual Fine Arts Exhibition,” Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, Alabama Juror: Connie Butler, Curator of Artists Space Gallery, New York, New York “Fifth Annual National Exhibition - Artstravaganza 1992,” Miller Plaza, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Cash Award. - Juror: Miriam Schapiro, Artist AWARDS 1999 Artists Project Grant, Arts Alliance and North Carolina Arts Council 1997 North Carolina Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowship 1992 Finalist for SAF/NEA Regional Fellowship in Painting and Works on Paper 1985 Ucross Foundation Residency Grant, Ucross, Wyoming PUBLICATIONS Rita Vermillion, “BMCA July gallery exhbition to feature drawings and sculptures…” Black Mountain News, Black Mountain, North Carolina, July 7, 2011, p. B3 “Black Mountain Center for the Arts– Warren Wilson College Faculty/Alumni Exhibit” The Laurel of Asheville, February 2008, p. 53 “Warren Wilson exhibit set to open at Arts Center” Black Mountain News, January 24, 2008 p. B3 Mark-Ellis Bennett, “Exploring Art” Biltmore Beacon, July 14, 2011, p.1 Tom Patterson, “New works by old favorites at Center of the Earth Gallery” The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 7, 1997, p. 5F Tom Patterson, “Center of Earth Artists Piece Together Bits of Modern Life”, The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, January 22, 1995, p. 1F 4 “Black Mountain Artist Exhibits”, Black Mountain News, Black Mountain, North Carolina, November 24, 1994, p. 8 "1994 Art on Paper", exhibition catalogue, Weatherspoon Art Gallery, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Tom Patterson, "5 + 6 Equals Anniversary Exhibit", The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, October 9, 1994, p. 2F "Chiaroscuro: A Contemporary Study of Light and Dark", exhibition catalog, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, 1994. Adrian Fielder, "Eyes mirror expression..." The Chronicle, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, October 29, 1993, p.5 Melissa Clement, "Works of Three Unique Artists...", Fayetteville Observer-Times, Fayetteville, North Carolina, June 27, 1993, p.1E "Constructions, Drawings, Paintings", Calendar News, Fayetteville Museum of Art, North Carolina, Vol.4, No. 3 "Artstravaganza 1992", exhibition catalog, Association for Visual Artists, Chattanooga, Tennessee “Bette Bates: DRAWINGS” Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina 1989 "Museum Features Work ...", Asheville Citizen Times - East Neighbors, Asheville, North Carolina, July 4, 1989, p. 7 COLLECTIONS Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, North Carolina The Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, Honolulu, Hawaii The University of North Carolina at Asheville, Asheville, North Carolina Ucross Foundation, Ucross, Wyoming Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri Bank of America, Charlotte, North Carolina EDUCATION 1983 M.F.A. in Printmaking, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 1976 B.F.A., Stephens College, Columbia, Missouri TEACHING 1999-2015 Warren Wilson College, Professor of Printmaking and Drawing, Department of Art, Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, North Carolina 1996-98 Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Vermont (MFA program), Artist/Teacher 1988-95 University of North Carolina at Asheville, Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art 1985 Eastern New Mexico University, Roswell, Lecturer, Department of Art 5 1981-82 East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, Graduate Teaching Fellowship SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES and FACULTY DEVELOPMENT Conference – Sphere, Southern Graphics Council International 2015, Knoxville, Tennessee Conference – Made/Aware, Surface Design Craft and Concept Intensive, Arrowmont School of Crafts, Arrowmont, Tennessee Conference – College Art Association, 2013, New York, New York Teaching Innovation Grant 2012-13, Foundations Development, Warren Wilson College Foundations in the Arts (FATE) Bauhaus Conference 2013 Southeastern College Art (SECAC) Conference 2012 Workshop – Manhattan Graphics Center, Traditional copper photogravure, Summer 2013 Workshop – BookWorks, Polymer Plate Photogravure, Fall 2013, Workshop – Lower East Side Print Shop, Water-based Screenprinting, Summer 2012 Workshop – Women’s Studio Center Summer, 3-d Screenprinting, Summer 2011 Gallery Talk, Cone Center Gallery, University of NC-Charlotte,1998 Lecture on work Caldwell Arts Council, Lenoir, NC1998 Lecture 1989 Hampton-Sydney College, Hampton-Sydney, Virginia Friends of the Library, Black Mountain Public Library, Black Mountain, North Carolina 1994 Art Front, UNCAs 1995 Swanannoa Valley Art league,