Alison Gates is the Art Program Chair at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. She holds a Master’s of Fine Art in Studio Textiles from the University of Washington. As co-curator of the Exquisite Uterus Art of Resistance Project, she often explores feminist themes in her artwork. Frequently addressing women’s history and labor in textiles and mixed-media constructions, Gates also teaches feminist art theory and writes about textiles for publication. Recently Gates was awarded top honors in the Slocumb Gallery’s Positive/Negative exhibition by Mika Yoshitake of the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum.
Hi! I’m Alison Gates, an artist, academic, educator, writer, reseacher, feminist and reviewer who cultivates flax and natural dyes on the side. I work primarily in assemblage sculpture and stitched or knitted/knotted textiles with emotional/political content. Sometimes, I take things apart for the sake of iconoclasm. Once in a while I will dabble in performance. On one notable occasion a collaborator and I managed to engage the public in a large project involving many individuals making their own work. I work on projects with a Medieval Archaeologist and a Biologist regularly. I’ve been told my work is dark, but also funny. I’m fine with that. As for credentials, I hold a Master’s of Fine Art in Studio Textiles from the University of Washington and teach full time as a professor in both the Art Program and the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay.
- MFA, Studio Art, University of Washington
- BFA, Studio Art, Western Washington University
- BA, Liberal Studies, Western Washington University
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