Gavin Coates is a painter born in Wiesbaden, Germany and works out of his studio in Columbia, Maryland. He has functioned as Head of Curation and Editor-in-Chief ever since founding the Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art in 2023.
Exhibitions
April 2023 “Human Nature” show at Colors of Humanity Art Gallery in Pennsylvania showing Chess Players and Daredevils. Chess Players was awarded noteworthy mention.
May 2023 “Art Revolution Taipei” show at the Taipei World Trade Center in Taipei, Taiwan showing Deciduous Trees and Shrubs in Winter, Francis Alÿs Pushing Ice, and Daredevils.
November 2022 “Blue” show at Art on the Terrace in Staten Island, New York showing Daredevils and Bay Point Formation at Torrey Pines.
September 2022 “Artful City” show at Art on the Terrace in Staten Island, New York showing NYC Cityscape and Hudson River from J. Owen Grundy Park and Meeting Place.
June 2022 “Emotions” Biafarin Canadian Exhibition showing Ricard Chay Siagian
June 2022 Gallerium Art Prize Canadian Online Exhibition showing Deciduous Trees and Shrubs in Winter
May 2022 Artistonish Canadian Magazine May Edition showing Deciduous Trees and Shrubs in Winter
March 2022 “Untitled Works” exhibition at Art on the Terrace in Staten Island, New York showing NYC Cityscape and Hudson River from J. Owen Grundy Park, Self Aware/Breaching Figure, and Man from Water/ Guy on Couch
January 2022 “Stay Frosty” exhibition at Art on the Terrace in Staten Island, New York showing Green Boots
October 2021 “Memento Mori” show at The Art Parlor in Frenchtown, New Jersey showing After the 12 Year Coma
2020 Various paintings & drawings in George Sili’s German online arts exhibition
Commissions
2019 Ink drawing for album cover art for Khali Nasty
2019 Four 6x6 in. oil paintings of a tree in each season for a private patron
2019 18x24 in. Star Trek themed ink drawing for a private patron
2019 One pair of color custom design pants for a private patron
2020 Beach landscape chalk pastel for a private patron
2020 18x24 in. expressionist figure, ink and water on paper for a private patron
2020 Chalk pastel portrait of private patron
2020 Graphite drawing of pet portrait for a private patron
2021 Original acrylic painting for a private patron
Awards
Independent Artists Grant 2019