Beverly Jo-Anne Bates

Background

Bates, Beverly Jo-Anne was born on January 29, 1938 in Pittsburgh.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Art Education, West Virginia State College, 1959. Master of Education in Art Education, University Pittsburgh, 1973. Postgraduate, University Pittsburgh, 1988.

Postgraduate, Temple University, 1964. Postgraduate, Rhode Island School of Design, 1984.

Career

Art teacher, Pittsburgh Public School System, 1959, 70-75; print teacher Brashear High School, Pittsburgh Public School System, 1975-1978; coordinator art department, printmaking teacher Pittsburgh High School, Pittsburgh Public School System, since 1970; art teacher, New Jersey Public Schools, Camden, New Jersey, 1961; print instructor, Selma Burke Art Center, Pittsburgh, 1971; print instructor, Pittsburgh Arts and Crafts Center, 1972; panel member visual arts, Pennsylvania Council on Arts, Harrisburg, 1979^. Committee member Links Inc. National Art Committee, Washington, since 1992.

Member of advisory board Manchester Craftsman's Guild, Pittsburgh, since 1985, Visions, since 1990.

Achievements

• Beverly Jo-Anne Bates has been listed as a notable artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board trustees Pittsburgh Center for Arts, since 1989. Board directors Society Contemporary, Pittsburgh, since 1990, Society Arts and Crafts. Member The Links Inc.

(board member of national arts committee), National Art Education Association, Pennsylvania Art Education Association, Pennsylvania Council on Arts (past panel member), Pittsburgh Print Group (past board member), Associated Artists Pittsburgh (past board member), National Conference Artists, Pennsylvania Alliance for Art Education (board member).

Interests

• Avocations: art, printmaking, reading, traveling.

Connections

Daughter of Joseph Whitfield and Thelma Alease (McMullen) Loftin. Divorced; children: Roy F. Junior, Brian Whitfield, Stephen Jeffrey.

Father:

Joseph Whitfield Loftin

Mother:

Thelma Alease (McMullen) Loftin

child:

Brian Whitfield Bates

child:

Stephen Jeffrey Bates

child:

Roy F. Junior Bates