haleybates

Author: haleybates

Haley Bates has spent most of her life living in either extremely rural or highly urban areas. This polarity of place informs much of her work, which references functional, often archaic forms and objects in which design is dictated by use. She incorporates processes of hybridization, reconfiguration, and surface refinement in order to reinterpret these objects. The resulting juxtapositions are an amalgam of methods and materials that reference both contemporary and traditional craft processes, ideals, and forms. Originally from Texas, Haley received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of North Texas in 1994. She went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts Degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, MI in 2002. In 2003, she accepted a position as head of the Metalsmithing and Jewelry program at Colorado State University, where she is currently an Associate Professor of Art. Her work has been published in American Craft and Metalsmith magazine, and exhibited both nationally and internationally.

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