Carol Coates

born: Grand Haven,Michigan, USA. Resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. I'm concerned with the quality of our lives; our relationships to one another and to the planet.Through my work, I search for truth, beauty, wisdom, and compassion.I focus on the power of every choice. I have and pose many more questions than answers and seek not to judge, but to focus attention on issues.I hope to raise awareness and stimulate dialogue about the quality of our lives and the importance of our perceptions and choices. Work is humanistic, photo-based, mixed media, abstract and representational, two and three dimensional. It employs cutting edge applications of both traditional and new media.

Masters in Fine Art from the University of Michigan. Concentrations: drawing, painting, photography, metals, and ceramics. Post graduate work at CMU, MSU, WMU, Santa Fe Prep, SFCC, Instituto Allende, and Delta College.

Competition awards, solo exhibitions, state art grants, private, corporate, and public commissions in the Great Lakes region...then, major group and solo exhibitions in prestigious galleries in the Southwest and Western regions of the United States. Winner of the Leonardo il Magnifico Medal at the Florence Biennale (Italy) 2003.