Robert Bateman

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Robert Bateman (born 24 May 1930) is a Canadian naturalist and painter who was born in Toronto, Ontario.

Personal life

In 1960, Robert Bateman married Suzanne Bowerman. They had three children: Alan, Sarah, and John. In 1975, Bateman married Birgit Freybe Bateman. Christopher and Robert are their two children.

Bateman and Birgit migrated to Salt Spring Island in the early 1980s. The couple purchased a house on Reginald Hill Road, looking out on Fulford Harbour, which was designed by Hank Schubart and originally built for actor Eileen Brennan. The Batemans went from the Reginald Hill house to a lake in Salt Spring that was not owned by their son in law, Robert Barnard.

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Career

Bateman was always interested in art, but never intended to make a living off it. He was fascinated by the natural world in his youth; he captured the sightings of all of the birds in his area and created small paintings of birds in their habitats. He was inspired by the Group of Seven, and later became interested in creating abstract paintings of nature, influenced greatly by Franz Kline's art. He didn't change to his new appearance, realism, until the mid-1960s. He earned a degree in geography from the Victoria College in Toronto in 1954. He later attended the Ontario College of Education. Bateman and his buddy J. Bristol Foster travelled around the world for 14 months in a Land Rover starting in 1957. Bateman painted and sketched what he saw as they traveled through Africa, India, Southeast Asia, and Australia.

Bateman spent his days as an art and geography teacher at a high school, as well as focusing on art and nature. In 1976, he converted from a high school teacher to a full-time artist. Mill Pond Press began printing signed, limited edition prints of some of his paintings a year ago; over the years, millions of dollars have been raised for environmental causes. In the 1970s and 1980s, his work was first acknowledged. Robert Bateman's performance in 1987 at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, attracted a large audience for a living artist. The Audubon Society of Canada named Bateman one of the top environmental campaigners of the twentieth century in 1999.

Robert Bateman's realistic and evocative painting style reflects his deep appreciation for nature, including wildlife in its natural habitats and urging the viewer to closely observe the natural world. He is a spokesperson for many environmental and conservation causes, and his art helps raise millions of dollars for these causes. The majority of Bateman's paintings are in acrylic on various websites, and they have been seen in major solo shows around the world. Several films and books have featured Robert Bateman (1981), The Art of Robert Bateman (1985), An Artist in Nature (1990), An Artist in Nature (1996), Life Sketches (2010), Bateman's Canada (2017), as well as numerous children's books, including The Art of Robert Bateman (1991), A New Portrait of Robert Bateman (1990), An Artist in Nature (1990), An Artist in Nature (1990), Several films and books have been published.

Robert Bateman Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Robert Bateman High School (currently closed) in Burlington, Ontario, and Robert Bateman Public School, Ottawa, Ontario, have been named for him. He is an Honorary Director of the North American Native Plant Society, and has received numerous prestigious and prestigious honors from organizations including Officer of the Order of Canada and fourteen honorary doctorates from McGill University.

In Victoria, BC, the Inner Harbour of his works can be found. The Bateman Gallery houses the definitive collection of his works, as well as a vibrant program of public events. The Bateman Foundation, a not-for-profit group whose aim is to foster environmental conservation and sustainability.

Robert, who is 90 years old, paints every day, public talks, and promoting nature.

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Honours and Awards

• Life Member, Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
• Queen Elizabeth Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977
• Officer of the Order of Canada, 1984
• Member of Honour Award, World Wildlife Fund, 1985 (presented by the Prince Philip)
• Society of Animal Artists Award of Excellence 1979, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1990, 2008; Lifetime Achievement 2010
• Lescarbot Award presented by the Canadian Government, 1992
• Rachel Carson Award presented by the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Washington D.C., 1996
• Order of British Columbia, 2001
• Rungius Medal presented by the National Museum of Wildlife Art, 2001
• Queen's Jubilee Medal, 2002
• Roland Michener Conservation Award presented by the Canadian Wildlife Federation, 2003
• Ideas for Life Award, Canadian Environment Awards, 2006
• Human Rights Defender Award presented by Amnesty International, 2007
• Niagara Escarpment Lifetime Achievement Award, 2009
• Royal Canadian Geographical Society Gold Medal, 2013
• World Ecology Award, University of Missouri-St. Louis, 2015.
• International Brandwein Medal, Brandwein Institute, 2017
• Jay N. Ding Darling Award, The Wildlife Society, 2017