Mercurio Artist
Pat Martin Bates
Born St. John, New Brunswick 1927. In 1957 she completed a Fine Arts diploma with honors at the Royal Academie des Beaux Arts in Belgium, and went on to graduate studies at a number of institutions including the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1963 she arrived in Victoria. Pat is also a founding member of The Limners.
The artist has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as a professor at the University of Victoria since 1965 and as an acclaimed printmaker and arts advocate. Pat¹s unique contribution as an artist has been to introduce metal collage prints (1959-1980) and perforated paper works (1962 to the present). Her highly innovative printmaking has won her many awards in the international arena and her work is represented in most of the world¹s finest art museums including the National Gallery of Canada and the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
She lives and works in Victoria.