About Jennifer Lynn Bates

Jennifer Lynn Bates is an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, IA. She earned a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Pratt Institute and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and Design from Iowa State University. She is a practicing visual artist living and working in the Cedar Valley. She enjoys reading, hiking, and going on bike rides with her imaginative husband and two lovely daughters.