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Byron Gates Jr

Shreveport, LA, United States

Born: Oct 2, 1946 Shreveport, Louisiana, USA I am a working artist, photographer and writer, publi...

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Byron Gates Jr

Joined In 2010

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About the artist

Byron Gates Jr

Joined In 2010

(2 Followers)

ABOUT
EDUCATION

Born: Oct 2, 1946
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
I am a working artist, photographer and writer, published in all mediums.

Artist Statement:
"Art has been an integral and welcomed partner in my life for as long as I can recall. I have always been attracted to shapes, and textures, and color and people as subjects; I never have to go far to find an encouraging point of interest, whether recording tiny rain drops on a fallen leaf, or an abstract late afternoon shadow lingering from an old fire escape or making an image of a friend. Taking commonplace subjects and finding visually pleasing art within, art that projects a unique view of a familiar, allows me to go beyond the obvious and discover what is often invisible to the casual observer. I seek images that portray the not so obvious, of the obvious; images of what we are exposed to every day of our lives, but often, do not see. Having to answer to no one, my creative efforts are mine alone; I can explore as I wish, go where I please and create as I desire. It is this freedom that allows me to produce the imagery I see, and art that I am proud of."

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
ArtCenter College of Design, Los Angeles, CA USA

ArtCenter College of Design, Los Angeles/Student group shows
University of California, Santa Barbara/Group show
Newport Beach, California/Multiple gallery group shows
Corona Del Mar, California/One person show
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge/Student show
Laguna Beach, California/Multiple gallery group shows
Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii/Gallery group show
Los Angeles, California/Multiple one person and group shows
Shreveport, Louisiana/Multiple one person and group shows
Dallas, Texas/Gallery group and private shows