Media 2024
Emily Snow
TheCollector.com
Aug 29, 2024
Dr. Roberta Bondar: Intertwining Art and Science
Emily Snow sat down with Dr. Roberta Bondar to discuss her upcoming book, Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight, available on September 17, 2024.
“I looked at migratory birds because they cross boundaries the way we do as astronauts—without passports, we float over boundaries…. And birds teach us so much.”
Snow digs through the many stages and interests in Dr. Bondar’s life that have brought her to producing this work. She leads Canada’s first female astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space from her childhood fascination with birds and dreams of flight, through the global recognition for her space medicine research, nature photography, and environmental advocacy.
All these paths lead to Dr. Bondar’s vision as Scientist and Artist on view in her upcoming book, Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight, available on September 17, 2024.
Niagara Butterfly Conservatory
Niagara Falls, ON
August 26, 2024
On the Move!
The Roberta Bondar Foundation exhibit, Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive, is migrating to the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory!
With its stories and depictions of at-risk migratory species affected by habitat changes, the Patterns & Parallels exhibit underscores the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory’s focus on the importance of Conservation and Habitat and the Niagara Parks‘ commitment to Environmental Stewardship.
The exhibit will run from August 31 to December 8 and is included with general admission.
Patterns & Parallels is the current Travelling Exhibition and Learning Experience [TELE] and a core program of The Roberta Bondar Foundation’s international Space for Birds project.
Complementing this TELE is Dr. Bondar’s new book, Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight, that will be available September 17, 2024. More detail & book pre-order access. It will also be available in the gift shop of the Niagara Butterfly Conservatory.
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Toronto, ON
July 18, 2024
Brilliant Bird Book Bulletin! This Just in –
Contact information to Request Interviews with Dr. Bondar is included in this press release.
For more detail & book pre-order access
This book complements the Travelling Exhibition [TELE], Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive.
educationnewscanada.com
Toronto, ON
July 8, 2024
Exploring at-risk bird species through the lens at Humber
On May 15th, Dr. Bondar visited the Humber College Lakeshore Campus to deliver a presentation and attend the opening reception of her photography exhibition, Patterns and Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive, hosted by the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre at Humber College.
This Education News Canada article discusses the themes and goals of Patterns and Parallels, as well as Roberta’s presentation on the threatened and at-risk bird species that are featured in the exhibition.
The exhibition will be displayed at the Humber Fashion Institute at 3166 Lake Shore Blvd. West until July 26th. This is the first time the exhibition has been on display in the GTA, and it will be accessible for free to large numbers of students and the general community.
SooToday.com
Sault Ste. Marie, ON
June 21, 2024
Roberta Bondar’s new book is a space to learn about birds
This article announces Dr. Roberta Bondar’s forthcoming new book, the result of a decade of study and photographic coverage of migratory species and the perils they face. Space for Birds: Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight explores the continental, hazardous lives and environments of North America’s endangered Whooping Crane and Africa’s near-threatened Lesser Flamingo.
The SooToday article describes the photographic illustration of the birds’ habitats and flights from surface, aerial, and space sight lines. Commentary includes comments on the story narrative, its unique perspectives, and reference to the key illustrations from this work currently in the complementary travelling exhibition, Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive.
To pre-order Dr. Bondar’s Space for Birds; Patterns and Parallels of Beauty and Flight.
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BEYOND LOCAL: Roberta Bondar’s new book is a space to learn about birds
Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, ON
May 4, 2024
Witnessing Resilience: Patterns & Parallels Showcase
From May 6 to July 26, 2024, the Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre at Humber Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning will welcome “Patterns and Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive”, from the Roberta Bondar Foundation.
“Partnering with the Roberta Bondar Foundation to showcase this exhibition exemplifies our commitment to artistic expression while championing environmental stewardship.”
Nadine Finlay, Curator and Academic Manager, Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre.
The exhibition features large, dramatic colour images taken by Dr. Bondar and selected NASA space images, video installations, and QR codes for onsite visitor access to digital learning from animation, audio, and fieldwork video.
Exhibition Features + Hours: Patterns & Parallels: The Great Imperative to Survive
This Travelling Exhibition and Learning Experience [TELE] is one of the many Roberta Bondar Foundation initiatives “to connect people to the natural world, inspiring curiosity, respect for and conservation of the environment while building healthier lives.”
Lakeshore Grounds Interpretive Centre
Humber College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Toronto, ON
May 4, 2024