William Brian 'Badger' Bates b. 1947

Also known as Badger Bates
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
William Brian 'Badger' Bates is a carver, sculptor, printmaker and educator born in Wilcannia NSW in 1947 of a Scots father and an Aboriginal mother. A finalist in the Inaugural NSW Indigenous Art Prize in 2005, he has exhibited extensively in Sydney and regional NSW and his work can be found in the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Bates works in a variety of media including wood, stone, lino, metal and found objects. The themes in his work include anthropological, archaeological and political references within the framework of his deep attachment to the Darling River.
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exhibited at
Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu - A Personal History of Aboriginal Art in the Premier State
Date
2008
Place
Campbelltown Arts Centre, NSW
Description

Curated by Djon Mundine

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Wilcannia Exhibition
Date
2007
Place
Geo Centre, Broken Hill, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gifted - Contemporary Indigenous Art
Date
2006
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Bubbles on the Surface 1
Date
2006
Place
New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW
Description

With Daphne Wallace, to be followed up with 'Bubbles on the Surface II’ in 2007.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Wilcannia Mission School Kid
Date
2004
Place
Broken Hill Regional Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
What's Going On?
Date
2004
Place
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Description

Exhibition part of Message Sticks Festival

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Australian prints from the Gallery's Collection (1998-1999)
Date
1998 - 1999
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Wiimpatja: an exhibition of paintings, prints and sculptures from Wilcannia, Western New South Wales by Badger Bates and Phillip Bates
Date
1997
Place
Aboriginal Cultural Centre and Keeping Place, Armidale
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Aboriginal Art of the Western Darling
Date
1996
Place
Maudespace, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Backyard Boys: Bill Hudson, Badger Bates & Geoff De Main
Date
1993
Place
Broken Hill City Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW
Description

travelled to Tin Sheds Gallery, Sydney.

Type
Exhibition

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Related stub people
  • Bates, Phillip (relative of)
  • De Main, Feoff (associate of)
  • Bates, Phillip (associate of)
  • Hudson, Bill (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Wilcannia Arts (associate of)
Related people
  • Wallace, Daphne (associate of)
Related works
  • Barque - carved hard wood (creator of)
  • The Reconciliation Stone for the People of Wilcannia (creator of)
  • Thin Yappa (creator of)
  • Kalthi Paarti (creator of)
  • Echidna - carved emu egg (creator of)
  • Marnpi Dreaming, Bronzewing Pigeon (creator of)
  • Living Desert Sculpture (creator of)
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Mount Annan Botanic Gardens, Sydney (received)
  • To produce three paving slabs for the entrance of Wilcannia Health Service (received)
  • Inaugural NSW Indigenous Art Prize (received)
Related events
  • Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu - A Personal History of Aboriginal Art in the Premier State (exhibited at)
  • Wiimpatja: an exhibition of paintings, prints and sculptures from Wilcannia, Western New South Wales by Badger Bates and Phillip Bates (exhibited at)
  • Wilcannia Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Art of the Western Darling (exhibited at)
  • Australian prints from the Gallery's Collection (1998-1999) (exhibited at)
  • Wilcannia Mission School Kid (exhibited at)
  • What's Going On? (exhibited at)
  • Gifted - Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • The Backyard Boys: Bill Hudson, Badger Bates & Geoff De Main (exhibited at)
  • Bubbles on the Surface 1 (exhibited at)