“Barbara Gamble looks to nature for inspiration…  . The effect is one of utter stillness and serenity.”

Paul Gessell

Ottawa Citizen, 10.01.2007

Barbara Gamble is a Canadian artist whose depictions of the landscape reflect her open-ended search for the connection between the painter and the natural subject. She graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa and has exhibited her work widely. Her artwork is held in prestigious corporate, public and private collections. To view some of her artwork click on 'Gallery' on the top menu.

UPCOMING SOLO EXHIBIT

The Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada will present a solo exhibition of Barbara Gamble's artwork from October 10, 2008 to January 4, 2009. This exhibition, curated by Petra Halkes, PhD, will display a selection of work from Gamble's career. These works reveal the artist's relationship with the landscape through her interpretations of the natural world. Gamble's most recent paintings are depictions of specific ecological habitats. These are places where plant species at risk are able to grow only because of their protected status.

As part of the exhibition, plant scrapbooks created in the 1800's by Catherine Parr Traill, a Canadian pioneer, author of Wildflowers of Canada, and an amateur botanist, will be on display. These artifacts from the Museum's Collection have never been publicly exhibited.

Barbara Gamble
Canadian Museum of Nature
Special Exhibitions Hall
October 10, 2008 to January 4, 2009
240 McLeod St, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

For information on the Museum’s hours and admission: www.nature.ca