Patricia Martin Bates

Biography

Born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Bates began her formal art studies at the age of 12 with Stanley Royale, who taught at Mount Allison University. Bates subsequently studied at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Belgium, at the Sorbonne in Paris, and at the Pratt Graphic Centre in New York. She is noted for her embossing technique. Her work is often inspired by Occidental themes or religions. She was a professor at the University of Victoria.