WESLEY W. BATES (Canada)
Wesley W. Bates lives in Clifford, in the heartland of South Western Ontario. His studio, gallery and printery are on the main street and there you will find his wood engravings, paintings in oils, acrylic and gouache, drawings, etchings, glass engravings, handmade books and letterpress work.
Primarily known for his wood engraving work, Bates has illustrated for major publishers such as McClelland & Stewart, Penguin, Random House, HarperCollins, Larkspur Press, Porcupine’s Quill, Bird & Bull Press, Gaspereau Press, and Running the Goat Press. He has illustrated books by such authors as W.O. Mitchell, Wendell Berry, Ed McClanahan, Richard Taylor, Stuart McLean, Timothy Findley, Russell Smith, Mary Dalton and Don McKay.
Bates' work is represented in public collections, including The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Laurentian University, Glenbow Art Gallery, Grimsby Public Gallery, University of Kentucky, Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library and San Francisco Public Library - Special Collections. His work is held in private collections in Canada, the United States, England, Ireland, Australia, Spain, Japan and China.
1993 |
Nine works were presented to China by the province of Ontario. |
1994 |
Point of the Graver by Wesley W. Bates published by Porcupine’s Quill. |
1997 |
Artist in Residence at Saint Michael’s Print shop, St. John’s Newfoundland. |
2000 |
Bates received the Hamilton Arts Award from the Hamilton and Region Arts Council. |
2001 |
Bates was Artist In Residence at Joseph Schneider Haus in Kitchener. |
2003 |
Wofford College in Spartaburg, South Carolina, mounted a retrospective exhibition of Bates’ Wood Engravings. |
2008 |
In Black and White by Wesley W. Bates published by Gaspereau Press. |
