Bruce Peel Special Collections

Ian Sheldon, an award-winning and multi-medium artist, was born in Edmonton in 1971. From 1990 to 1995, he studied Natural Science at Cambridge University, during which time he became recognized for his watercolours of the city's architecture. Sheldon moved back to Canada in 1995 when he began his Masters of Science at the University of Alberta. After completing graduate school, Sheldon found work as an illustrator, combining his knowledge of wildlife and talent as a visual artist. His wildlife illustrations have been featured in dozens of nature guides over the years. The Ian Sheldon collection consists of 645 original gouache and ink illustrations of various insects such as butterflies, moths, and beetles. Sheldon created these illustrations between 1999 to 2016 for various publications, including Bugs of Alberta (2000), Bugs of British Columbia (2001), and Butterflies of British Columbia (2006), among others. These publications and others are available through the library catalogue and are also included in this collection. Please click here to access the Ian Sheldon finding aid and refer to the Dr Ronald B. Madge Entomology Collection to explore another collections of entomological materials housed at the Peel library.

Collection Formats: 21st Century, Art Work -- click to see other collections with this format