CAROL COATES

MindsEye X

Mixed media on board, 22” x 36”

MindsEye IX

Mixed media on canvas, 48” x 72”

MindsEye III

Mixed media on canvas, 40” x 60”

MindsEye VI

Mixed media on board, 48” x 63”

MindsEye V

Mixed media on board, 34” x 48”

MindsEye IV

Mixed media on board, 34” x 48”

MindsEye XII

48” x 72”, Acyrlic on belgian linen

MindsEye II

42” x 72”, Oil on canvas

MindsEye VII

48” x 72”, Oil on canvas

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Carol Coates begins her compositions with photographs of live models. These images are then digitally augmented into contrived characters. These initial characters either become references for an oil or acrylic painting or the basis of a mixed media work that incorporates the photographs as well as the painting. Coates has mastered a wide variety of skills ranging from drawing and painting to metal smithing, sculpture, darkroom and digital photography. Each of these tools play a part in the composition and execution of her series MindsEye.

Coates received her Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the University of Michigan. She was awarded the Bronze Medal in New Media from Fortezza de Basso in Florence, Italy in 2003. Publicly, Coates constructed a mixed media mesh overlay installation at the World Headquarters for Dow Chemicals Co. as well as a 300 ft mural in the Midland County Circuit Courtroom in Michigan. She has also shown in museums and galleries nationwide including the Denver Art Museum, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, and the Urban Institute of Contemporary Art in Michigan.

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