Robert Bateman

Canadian painter Robert Bateman has been featured in exhibits across the globe, opening a permanent exhibition at The Robert Bateman Centre, in Victoria, B.C., in 2013. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 and a Member of the Order of British Columbia in 2001. In 2013, he was awarded the Royal Canadian Geographical Society Gold Medal in recognition for his commitment to preserving the Canadian landscape. Bateman’s notable achievements include being named one of the twentieth century’s 100 Champions of Conservation by the U.S. National Audubon Society in 1998 and bestowed the Amnesty International Human Rights Defender Award in 2007. A beloved teacher, avid geographer, and renowned naturalist celebrated for his accessible realist style, Bateman is a Life Member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. He is the bestselling author of fourteen books, including his memoir Life Sketches. He continues to paint and lives with his artist wife, Birgit, in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. Visit BatemanCentre.org for more information on Bateman and his art.

Books by Robert Bateman

Backyard Birds

Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature

Robert Bateman: The Boy Who Painted Nature Read-Along

Thinking Like a Mountain

Birds

Robert Bateman's Canada

Life Sketches

Under Your Nose

Bateman: New Works

Art of Robert Bateman 2012 Calendar

Islands in the Salish Sea

Vanishing Habitats

Caribou and the North

Tree

Don't Name the Ducks

2002 Bateman Calendar

2000 Robert Bateman Calendar

Return of the Osprey

Safari 30 Copy Display

1999 Robert Bateman Calendar

1997 Animals Calendar

1997 Birds Calendar

Robert Bateman Naturalists Wall Calendar 1996

Robert Bateman Naturalists Wall Calendar 1994

Robert Bateman Naturalists Diary 1992

Robert Bateman Naturalist Diary 1991

Robert Bateman Naturalists Diary 1990

Robert Bateman Naturalists Diary 1989

1987 Robert Bateman Diary

Robert Bateman Naturalist Diary 1986

Birds of Ontario (Vol. 1)