About the talk
Dr Drewfus Gates will talk about his personal journey through the Sciences, Arts, Philosophies, and Spiritualities in the quest for truth. About the Speaker Drewfus Gates was born in North Wales in 1951 and migrated to Western Australia in 1958. Although raised in a fundamentalist Christian family he has branched out developing his own spirituality and now embraces the Bahai faith particularly its acceptance of others regardless of their own religious affiliations. Dr Gates was an exceptional student winning the first prize in the State Maths Talent Quest for both years 11 and 12 before studying at the University of Western Australia and receiving a PhD in Physics. In addition to his scientific achievements Dr Gates has had a long career as an artist with his wife of 32 years, Chelinay. Their first exhibition was in 1983 and has been their primary source of income ever since. In 2001 Dr Gates suffered a disastrous fire accident whilst working in the remote Aboriginal community of the Patjarr in the Gibson Desert. Despite this tragedy, he has persevered and continues to flourish creatively as a writer, an artist, a scientist and art teacher. Fully appreciating all the beauty and joy the world has to offer and sharing this and his peaceful philosophies with all around him.
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