William Brian 'Badger' Bates b. 1947

Also known as Badger Bates
  • Artist (Carver),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Carver, sculptor, printmaker and educator born in Wilcannia NSW in 1947. 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. 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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Name
William Brian 'Badger' Bates
Also known as Badger Bates
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Carver)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Mentor and Teacher
  • Senior Archeological Officer
Birth date
1947
Birth place
Wilcannia, NSW
Active Period
  • 1990-
Residence
  • Wilcannia, NSW
  • Broken Hill, NSW
Training
  • unspecified date range Broken Hill TAFE, NSW
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • Murray Darling Basin, NSW
  • Kinchega, NSW
  • Euriowie, NSW
  • Mutawintji, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW

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Related works
  • Echidna - carved emu egg (creator of)
  • The Reconciliation Stone for the People of Wilcannia (creator of)
  • Marnpi Dreaming, Bronzewing Pigeon (creator of)
  • Barque - carved hard wood (creator of)
  • Thin Yappa (creator of)
  • Living Desert Sculpture (creator of)
  • Kalthi Paarti (creator of)
  • 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 events
  • Ngadhu, Ngulili, Ngeaninyagu - A Personal History of Aboriginal Art in the Premier State (exhibited at)
  • Wilcannia Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Gifted - Contemporary Indigenous Art (exhibited at)
  • Bubbles on the Surface 1 (exhibited at)
  • Wilcannia Mission School Kid (exhibited at)
  • What's Going On? (exhibited at)
  • Australian prints from the Gallery's Collection (1998-1999) (exhibited at)
  • Wiimpatja: an exhibition of paintings, prints and sculptures from Wilcannia, Western New South Wales by Badger Bates and Phillip Bates (exhibited at)
  • Aboriginal Art of the Western Darling (exhibited at)
  • The Backyard Boys: Bill Hudson, Badger Bates & Geoff De Main (exhibited at)
  • 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)