Henry Gates
Henry Gates

HENRY WOODHULL GATES

active artist. retired psychologist & minister

Henry Woodhull Gates, educated at ANTS with practicum in art and worship, and taught religious studies with art and 'creativity' at NMH; then was ordained in 1978 for the educational ministry.  He soon transferred to the MBA, and was granted the D'min degree in 1983, then qualified as clinical psychologist in 1987  for work with  many institutionalized adults and elderly, retired in 2018.

He's been 10years at Fenway Studios, before at The Art Building, and meanwhile by MASS MoCA . This pictures the deep tradition of sharing our common faith, traditions and values with those younger and older than oneself, both the image and Word of God. The bias in faiths is to avert use of the visual arts except for the play of children. This artist is willing to engage in the dialogue of art and religious values, to both show sophisticated modern religious art symbols, to enable to make use of art media and cultivate religious meaning.

55 years of practice in art, pschology & religion

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EDUCATION

1994 - 1990    ART INSTITUTE OF BOSTON, Boston, MA.  clay technician 

1983                METROPOLITAN COLLEGE OF B.U. Boston, MA.  art therapy education

1982                PRATT INSTITUTE, New York City.  art therapy education

1981                LESLEY COLLEGE. Cambridge, MA. art therapy education

1980                SIMMONS COLLEGE. Boston, MA. art therapy education

1979                SCHOOL AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Boston, MA.

                                second year program: special student in painting.

1975                UNIVERSITY OF MASACHUSETTS. Amhearst, MA. drawing studies

1973                HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE. South Hadley, MA. video art.

1965-67          DICKINSON COLLEGE. Carlisle, PA. independent studies in painting:

                                

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

Present - 2006  owner/artist      ICE CREAM ART HOUSE. North Adams, MA. a Salon.

2006 - 1996      owner/artist      CLAYARP STUDIO at the ARTIST BUILDING. Boston, MA.

1986            program design     ACCESS AESTHETICS. Watertown, MA.

1985            guest lecturer         MASS COLLEGE OF ART. Boston, MA.

1984            guest lecturer         RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN. Providence, RI.

1983 - 84    guest lecturer         SCHOOL AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. Boston, MA.

1982            portrait artist          SOUTH SHORE MALL. Hanover, MA.

1982            portrait artist          HARVARD SQUARE. Cambridge, MA.

1982            portrait artist          FANUEIL HALL. Boston, MA.

1980 - 82    art therapist           COLUMBUS RESOCIALIZATION PROGRAM. East Boston, MA.

1979 - 70    art instructor           NMH SCHOOLS. Northfield, MA. (Art & Design, Light-Art, Creativity)

1968 - 69    illustrator                DREW-McCORMICK ARCHEOLOGY EXPEDITION. Madison, NJ.

EXPOSITIONS

2006 - 1996     FOUR STUDIO BOOKLETS:        “TRANSFORMATIONS" 2005; "CREATIVITY&SPIRITUALITY"                                

2002; 'PAINTED DESERT JOURNAL" 1999;             "TWELVE SALON SHOWS" 1996.

1985                     EATA. "Psychotherapy and Portraiture". New York City. NY. (convention address)

1985                     NEATT. "The Quarterly."  Journal author, editor & publisher. Cambridge, MA.

1984                     APAE. "Foursquare: Model for Art Therapy." London, UK. (convention address)

1983                     AATA. "PRIMER FOR ART THERAPY". Philadelphia, PA. (published address&show)

1982                     ANTS. "The Image in Psychotherapy." Doctoral dissertation for degree of D'min, 1983.

1981                     SOMA. "Intensives." director of visual arts: arts demonstration and display. Cambridge, MA.


EXHIBITIONS

2012 – 2010         CAMBRIDGE OPEN STUDIOS. Cambridge, MA.

2005 – 1997         FORT POINT OPEN STUDIOS. Boston, MA.

2009                     ART GALLERY AT CCAE. Cambridge, MA. “Live Portraits”.

2008 – 1994         CAMBRIDGEPORT OPEN STUDIOS. Cambridge, MA.

2006 – 2005         GALLERY OF FIRST CHURCH. Cambridge, MA. “TheoSense:

                                   Liturgical Art. 3 exhibitions: Fall. Winter. Spring.”

2005                     THE GOLDEN HORN. Boston, MA. “Earth Art: 20 clay works”.

2005                    SOCIETY OF ARTS AND CRAFTS. Boston, MA. “Clay Art”.

2004                    STEBBINS GALLERY. Cambridge, MA. “Cambridge Clay Artists”.

2004                    ZEITGEIST GALLERY. Cambridge, MA. “New Tile Installations”.

2003                    PIONEER VALLEY ART CENTER. Greenfield, MA. “Invitational”.

2003                    CAPE COD CONFERENCE CENTER. Craigville, MA. “nine-one-one'

2002                    MASS. & WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCH. Boston, MA. commision

2002                    HYNES CONVENTION CENTER Boston, MA. Two Series/20 works.

2001                    CAPE COD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. Brewster, MA.

2001 – 2000        OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS. Boston, MA. Consignment

2000                    CAMBRIDGE ARTS COUNCIL. Cambridge, MA. Installations

                                “Twelve Millenial Clocks”  for twelve city churches.

2000 – 1996        CLAYARP GALLERY. Boston, MA. “12 Quarterly Salon Shows:

                                ARCHETYPE/ANTIQUITY/ANTHROPOLOGY/ARCHEOLOGY

1999                    ONE ARLINGTON. Boston, MA. “Art Haus; 12 works on Corot.”

1997                    EQUUS GALLERY. Boston, MA. “Southwestern Mural and Clayart.”

1989                    CORNERSTONE SUITE. Rockland, MA. “Portraits” 12 pastel works

1987                    UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. Albuquerque NM. “Panoramas”

1986                    HABITAT: AUDOBON GALLERY. Belmont, MA. Two Pastel Series.

1984                    OLD CAMBRIDGE BAPTIST CHURCH. Cambridge, MA. Altarwork.

1982                    CHURCH OF THE COVENANT GALLERY. Boston, MA.

                                “Transformations: 3 series of pastel and charcoal scrolls”

1980                    STEBBINS GALLERY. Cambridge, MA. “Group Show: Pastels”.

1978                    ROSE GALLERY. Mt. Hermon, MA. “Apostles Apostasy: Drawings”

1976                    ROSE GALLERY. Mt. Hermon, MA. “12 New Icons”.

1972                    GALLERY AT NMH CHAPEL. Northfield, MA. “Iconography Today”

1967                    UNION GALLERY AT DICKINSON COLLEGE. Carlisle, PA.

                                 “ Independent Study Artist: Annual”  painting.

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