Gary Bates

Selected Exhibitions

Christine Frechard Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

Sweetwater Center for the Arts, Sewickley, PA

Art League of Long Island, Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery, Dix Hills, NY

College of New Rochelle, Chidwick Hall, New Rochelle, NY 

Dobbs Ferry Public Library, Dobbs Ferry, NY 

Danbury Public Library, Danbury, CT 

Greenburgh Public Library, Elmsford, NY

Cassandra Art Gallery, White Plains, NY 

Saint Mark's School, Southborough, MA

Salem College Fine Arts Center, Governor's School of North Carolina, Winston-Salem, NC

C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY 

The Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY

Pleides Gallery, New York, NY

Macy Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY

LIU/C.W. Post, Hillwood Art Museum, Brookville, NY

Fordham University Art Gallery, Bronx, NY

University Council of Art Educators Exhibition, Brooklyn, NY

The Rosenberg Gallery, New York University, New York, NY

The Christina Mazzitelli Memorial Art Gallery, Cedarhurst, NY

AFA Open, Scranton, PA - Juror's Award

494 Gallery Broadway, New York, NY

Everhart Gallery, Basking Ridge, NJ

The Gallery at Hastings-on-Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY

Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle, NY

GALERIA UNO, Puerta Vallarta, Mexico 

The Katonah Gallery, Katonah, NY

Cassandra Art Gallery, White Plains, NY

The Bedyk Gallery, Kansas City, MO

The Northview Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, NY

Dulin Art Gallery, Knoxville, TN

Elder Gallery, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, NE

The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY

Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY

Marymount College, Tarrytown, NY 

Town of Greenburgh Arts and Culture Committee, NY

Four-State Art Competition, Sioux City, lA 

C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY 

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 

Awards & Grants

Numerous grants awarded from:
New York State Council for the Arts
Westchester Arts Council
The East End Arts Council
The Rauch Foundation
The Dolan Foundation
Bloomingdales
Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NY         

New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA)
Past President Award, 2007
Outstanding Service Award, 2007 

National Art Education Association (NAEA)
New York State Art Educator of the Year, 2005 
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
Eastern Region Supervision/Administration Art Educator of the Year, 2004 

New York State Art Teachers Association (NYSATA)
Region 9 Art Educator of the Year, 2003

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Alumni Achievement Award, 2003 

Art Supervisors Association, Nassau County, NY
Founder/Creator of the Nassau County Art Supervisors Association; also served as President
Outstanding Leadership Award, 2002-2004, 2006

New York State Art Teachers Association
Citation for Art Administrator of Year, 2001 

College of New Rochelle Graduate of Education
Graduate School Hall of Fame, 1997 

Council for the Arts in Westchester
Arts in Education Collaborative Grant Recipient, 1985-92, 1994-1996