Education
August 2001 to May 2005
Bachelor Degree in Fine Arts
Emphasis in Painting
Kendall College of Art and Design
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Group Shows
February 2009
Artist Trust Auction
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA
December 2008
The Macho Cheese Show
Joe Bar Cafe, Seattle, WA
February 2008
Artist Trust Auction
Fisher Pavilion, Seattle, WA
January 2008
The Polaroid Show
20/twenty of Ballard, Seattle, WA
August 2007
Water Wings
20/twenty of Ballard, Seattle, WA
November 2006
Distilled Spirit Gallery
San Francisco, CA
September 2006
Caffe Fiore Neighborhood Group Show
Caffe Fiore, Ballard, Seattle, WA
May - July 2005
Studio Excellence Award Exhibition
Kendall College of Art and Design Gallery
Grand Rapids, MI
Solo Shows
March 2009
New Works on Paper
Caffe Fiore of Ballard, Seattle, WA
January 2009
Posed
Velouria of Ballard, Seattle, WA
October 2008
New Works on Paper
Caffe Vita, Olympia, WA
July 2008
memorepresentation - new works on paper
Joe Bar Cafe of Seattle, WA
May 2008
Recent Works
Velouria of Ballard, Seattle, WA
April 2008
New Paintings and Drawings
Some Space Gallery of Seattle, WA
December 2007
Paintings of Polaroids
Cupcake Royale of Ballard, Seattle, WA
December 2007
Paintings of Polaroids
The Black Front Gallery of Olympia, WA
July 2007
Paintings of Polaroids
Caffe Fiore of Queen Anne, Seattle, WA
June 2007
Posed
Caffe Fiore of Downtown Ballard, Seattle, WA
June 2007
Mr. Spot's Chai House
Ballard, Seattle, WA
April - May 2007
Drawings of People and Animals
Caffe Ladro of Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, WA
January - February 2007
Portraits by Joey Bates
Caffe Ladro of West Seattle, WA
November - December 2006
Thousands of Lines
Caffe Ladro of Downtown Seattle, WA
November
Habitude Salon & Gallery of Fremont, Seattle, WA
September - October 2006
Caffe Ladro of Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
September - October 2006
Habitude Spa & Gallery of Ballard, Seattle, WA
August 2006
New Paintings and Drawings by Joey Bates
Caffe Fiore of Ballard, Seattle, WA
April 2006
New Paintings and Drawings by Joey Bates
Caffe Ladro of Fremont, Seattle, WA
September 2005
Urban Institute of Contemporary Art
Grand Rapids, MI
Projects and Illustration Work
Distilled Spirit Clothing Company
Graphics design for articles of clothing
The Layne Staley Fund
Donated portrait for the Layne Staley Tribute Benefit
Rivet Magazine #18
Illustration for the Soundtrack page
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Joey Bates was raised in a city amongst the trees, water,
and mountains of Washington. He is the middle child of
three born to a psychotherapist and social worker. At an
early age he was drawn to the arts. Winning a number of
contests held by his peers he often defended his title as
best drawer at North City Elementary. In middle school he
began a short career in comics, publishing his first comic
BillMan through Citation press and Red Monkey
Publishing. As high school progressed he became less
and less attuned to comic and illustrative work, eventually
turning to the fine arts. In 2001, the year of his graduation,
he left Seattle for Grand Rapids, Michigan to attend Kendall
College of Art and Design. To this day he is an obsessive-
compulsive line-maker, arranger, and sorter. He hopes to
spend the rest of his days making art involving extensive
line work and people. In September of 2005 the Urban
Institute of Contemporary Art held his first solo exhibit.
If you are interested in purchasing any of the works seen on
this website or commissioning a portrait, or illustration, or
you'd just like to say hi, Joey can be reached by e-mail:
joey@joeybates.com
His blog/flickr photo stream can be found here:
www.flickr.com/photos/greenbeatle
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