STEPHEN YATES
Stephen Yates's paintings for many years have sought to suggest an abstracted sense of energy and movement. They often deal with the idea of forms moving through atmospheres. Over the years he has often explored the element of water, from seas to streams, with forms suggesting schools of fish, shadows, reflections, and sunsets. His paintings emphasize unseen energy, with forms immersed in bursts of flickering light and marks suggesting charged fields of wind-like movement. Stephen's recent work deals with ambiguous atmospheres, suggesting everything from the macrocosm of outer space to undersea environments to the microcosm of bacteria. Such visuals, from the large to the small, and the relationships and similarities between them intrigue him and are potent source material for his art-making.
Education:
Boise State University, Boise, ID:
undergraduate work
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR:
Bachelor of Fine Arts
University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS:
Master of Fine Arts
Museum Collections:
Jefferson County Museum of Art & History,
Port Townsend, WA
Collections:
Alexis Hotel
Boston Harbor Elementary School
Cedarhurst Elementary School
City of Portland
City of Seattle
Crabbe-Husson Corporation
Eastern Washington University
Elements Too Building
Everett Community College
Evergreen State College
Good Samaritan Hospital
Governor's Office, WA State
Hilton Hotel
Hyatt Hotel
Idlewild Elementary School
Kipton Financial Services
Kitsap Government Admin. Building
La Costa Resort
Lexus of Bellevue
Lincoln Square
Marriott Hotels
MetroHealth Medical Centers
Microsoft Corporation
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital
New Market Skills Center
Norm Dicks Bremerton Government Center
North Thurston District Auditorium
Olympic View Middle School
Overlake Hospital
Port Susan Middle School
President Hotel Project
Properties NW
Providence Hospital
Shoreline Community College
Smokey Point Medical Center
St. Regis Hotel
Tacoma Community College
University of WA. /Cascadia College
Van Andel Institute
Viridian Financial Services
Voyager Elementary School
Washington State Department of Transportation
Woodmark Hotel
Yacolt Elementary School
Zeiger Elementary School
Body of Work:
1978-82: New Abstractions Series (sold out)
1978-current: Waters Series (available)
1982-88: Olympic Suite Series (sold out)
1988-95: Looping Series (sold out)
1987-04: Figurative Abstractions Series (sold out)
1997-08: Botanicals (sold out)
2006-current: Scapes (available)
2006-current: Cosmos, Space (available)
2017-current: Navigations (available)