Bondar celebrates 25th anniversary of space shuttle voyage, while local art gallery marks its 50th birthday
By
Mark Schadenberg
Canada
has many people who double as treasures – extremely valuable and precious.
Dr.
Roberta Bondar is one of those famous Canadians. We love her passion, knowledge,
talents and spirit of adventure.
Roberta
Bondar is an astronaut, scientist, explorer, and a spokesperson for the
environment, nature and our planet. She is a lecturing speaker, and an artist
photographer. Her photographic works will be on display until June 30 at the
Woodstock Art Gallery at 449 Dundas Street, but she will be in attendance at
the gallery this Saturday (Feb 18) at 3 p.m. for a walk-and-talk through her
exhibit. The open house reception begins at 2 p.m.
With
Bondar visiting the Friendly City, this is truly an important opportunity for
anyone to meet here – a true once-in-a-lifetime greeting.
Picture from her recent appearance
on CBC show One To One with Peter Mansbridge
Windows
In The Wild is the name of the display.
Congratulations
to gallery curator Mary Reid and her staff for bringing this exhibit to
Woodstock during the Canada 150 year, and because the gallery itself continues
to celebrate its 50th birthday, and you may add in the idea that it’s also
the 25th anniversary of Bondar’s space flight.
Bondar’s biography notes that she
has always been intrigued by photography and film making. Her Space Shuttle
Discovery visit to outer space in January of 1992 enhanced her desire to personally archive pictures from the NASA shuttle, but after her return to also capture close up images of
butterflies in the rain or long distance shots of terrain.
She has previously had exhibits at
the Canadian Museum of Nature, the National Gallery of Canada, The Royal Ontario
Museum and many other noteworthy galleries.
She published 4 books including Passionate Vision ~ Discovering
Canada’s National Parks. Photography requires patience, technique, flair, persistence and a keen
eye. Bondar has been a photographer since she was 7, so her timing and ability to etch a moment is impeccable. Bondar’s additional photo-dominated books
include The Arid Edge Of Earth, Touching The Earth and Landscape Of Dreams.
Roberta Bondar is an icon to all Canadians and most certainly to women
of all ages.
Her speech on Saturday at the Woodstock gallery will most certainly discuss
our fragile ecosystem, its beauty and complex vastness, the diversity of animal
and insect species globally, and our human ability to preserve nature.
The 72-year-old astronaut has received the Order Of Canada, the NASA Space
Medal, more than 20 honourary degrees, and was inducted into the Canadian
Medical Hall of Fame.
Originally from Sault Ste Marie, Bondar is a graduate of
the University of Guelph, but later also graduated with medical-related degrees
for the London’s Western University, along with McMaster and the University of
Toronto. She has a remarkable accomplished resume in healthcare fields, including
neurology.
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