ROBBIN LOU BATES
CV
b. 1989, Tucson, Arizona
Lives & works in Albuquerque, New Mexico
EDUCATION
2020
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
MFA Studio Art, Painting & Drawing
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2016
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, Wisconsin
BA
Cum Laude
2011
Pima Community College, Tucson, Arizona
AFA Visual & Performing Arts
ALA German
AEGC-A Certification
EXPERIENCE
2017 - 2023
Adjunct Professor and Instructor of Record
Taught Drawing I, Drawing II, Painting I, and Painting II, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019 - 2020
Graduate Studio Building Assistant, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
2019
Selection Committee Graduate Representative, 37th Annual College of Fine Arts McCrae Senior Prize, University of New Mexico
2018 - 2019
Co-Curator, Inpost Artspace with Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, New Mexico
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
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Unmade Bed, College of Fine Arts Downtown Studio, Albuquerque, NM
2019
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You'd be Home Now, College of Fine Arts Downtown Studio, Albuquerque, NM
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2016
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SENIOR ART EXHIBITION, Foundation Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
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ANAPHORA, Foundation Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2019
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GAA Graduate Juried Exhibition, Art Annex, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2016
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Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Foundation Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
2015
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*Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Foundation Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
2011
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Annual Student Juried Exhibition, Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
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University of New Meixco School of Law Art Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
2023
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Art Exhibition, Quirky Books, Albuquerque, NM
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Mindscapes, Artisan, Albuquerque, NM
2020
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From the Heart, Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
2019
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Reunion, Fine Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
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2nd Year P&D MFA Group Show, John Sommers Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2017
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At First Sight, College of Fine Arts Downtown Studio, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
2016
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Big Read Exhibition: True Grit, University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library, Kenosha, WI
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F2: Foundations in the Foundation, Foundation Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI
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Color and Form, Fusion, Kenosha, WI
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“Endangered”, ArtWorks, Kenosha, WI
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Sazzy B’s Exhibition Showcase, Kenosha, WI
2015
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Sazzy B’s Exhibition Showcase, Kenosha, WI
2014
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Telling Tales: RAM Community Art Exhibition, Racine Art Museum/Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
2013
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Big Read Exhibition: Edgar Allen Poe, University of Wisconsin-Parkside Library, Kenosha, WI
2012
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Creature Comforts: RAM Community Art Exhibition, Racine Art Museum/Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, WI
PUBLICATIONS/PRESS
2024
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New Mexico Wolf Stamp Competition
2020
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Southwest Contemporary, Artist Field Guide, 2020
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Artforum, MFA Spotlight 2020
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Graduation Ceremony Program Cover Art, University of New Mexico, Spring 2020
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Daily Lobo. Online Feature. Monday, May 4, 2020
2019
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Diafano, Volume 1, Issue 2
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Sprung Formal, Issue 13
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**Conceptions Southwest, 2019 Issue
2018
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Daily Lobo. UNM Publication. Thursday, September 6, 2018, Volume 123, Issue 7
2017
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Straylight Literary Arts Magazine, Spring Issue, Volume 11.1
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Palooka Magazine, Issue #8
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Racine Concert Band, Program Cover Art Design
2016
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Racine Concert Band, Program Cover Art Design
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Straylight Literary Arts Magazine, Spring Issue, Volume 10.1
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Straylight Literary Arts Magazine, Fall Issue, Volume 10.2
AWARDS
2024
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Second Place, New Mexico Wolf Stamp Competition
2019
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**Staff Pick Artist Award, Conceptions Southwest, 2019 Issue
2015
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*Grand Prize & Scholarship Award, Annual Juried Student Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
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City of Albuquerque Public Art Collection, City Hall, Albuquerque, NM
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University of New Mexico, Parish Memorial Library, Albuquerque, NM