Barbara Paterson

Barbara Paterson.

Barbara Paterson is a Canadian artist, primarily known for her bronze figurative works, specializing in a variety of sculpture media including wax, stone, bronze and welded steel.

Paterson sculpted numerous public commissions, including Lois Hole "A Legacy of Love and Learning", and the "Famous Five" monuments in Calgary, Alberta's Olympic Square and on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario.^[1]^[2] A detail image from the "Famous Five" monuments was featured on a Canada Post stamp in October 1999, and is currently pictured on the Canadian $50.00 bill. She has publicly exhibited her art across Canada, in Bulgaria, Singapore and New York City. Paterson lives in Edmonton, Alberta with husband John Paterson. She has three sons (David, Jamie, and Duncan)

Paterson is also a Kappa Alpha Theta Alumna.

Works

Barbara Paterson's statue of Emily Murphy in the Famous five, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario
Barbara Paterson's statue of Nellie McClung in the Famous five, Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario

References

↑ "Give a gift to the city: The Emily Carr statue". .canada.com. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2011-02-04.
↑ "Government of Canada Supports Commemoration of Canadian Artist and Writer Emily Carr". News.gc.ca. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-02-04.

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[1] "Give a gift to the city: The Emily Carr statue". .canada.com. 2009-10-22. Retrieved 2011-02-04.

[2] "Government of Canada Supports Commemoration of Canadian Artist and Writer Emily Carr". News.gc.ca. 2010-08-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-02-04.