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SCHALKWIJK-BARENDESEN, Helene M.E
- Born
- Netherlands, 1921
- Died
- Edmonton, Alberta, 2010
- Biography synopsis
- Almost twenty years after moving to Edmonton in 1949, Schalkwijk-Barendesen learned to paint and brought together this new pursuit with her scientific interest in botany, more specifically mushrooms. While living in the Netherlands she obtained the equivalent of a Master's of Science in Horticulture from Wageningen University. She contributed to the scientific community by sending specimen descriptions to the Biosystematics Research Centre in Ottawa, and as an experienced mushroom hunter taught courses in field identification at a Nature Centre in Edmonton. Schalkwijk-Barendsen was also an active member of the Edmonton Art Club serving as president in 1981. She later co-founded the Edmonton Mushroom Club in 1987 and also produced a book of specimens incorporating her own illustrations which were documented in the National Mycological Herbarium. Additionally, she published a field guide covering the boreal forest and the northern Rocky Mountains. Some of her exhibitions of paintings have been hung in the Provincial Museum of Alberta in Edmonton, the Glenbow Museum in Calgary, and the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa. In 1990 the Edmonton Art Gallery held a show of her work entitled "A Separate Kingdom: Paintings by Leni Schalkwyk." Her works were also included in the 2021 exhibition "Edmonton Art Club Celebrates 100 years at AGA".
- Media used
- Painting
- Watercolour
- Memberships
- Edmonton Art Club, President 1981
- File & Archive locations
- University of Alberta Archives
- City of Edmonton Archives, AB
- BIBLIOGRAPHY
Writings about- "From Fungi to Canoes." Edmonton Journal 31 Oct. 1973
- "Helene M. E. Schalkwijk- Barendsen." Spore Print 1 (Spring 2010): 1
http://www.albertamushrooms.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Sporeprint-2010-1.pdf - "Mushrooms and Other Interesting Fungi." Edmonton Journal 30 Oct. 1973
- Blakeman, Evelyn. "Art Review: Realistic Approach to Landscapes." Edmonton Journal Nov. 1973
- Griwkowsky, Fish. "Edmonton Art Club celebrates 100 Years at AGA, which it helped create." Edmonton Journal 11 Nov. 2021
http://edmontonjournal.com/entertainment/local-arts/edmonton-art-club-celebrates-100-years-at-aga-which-it-helped-create - Hanley, Glenna. “Mushroom’s Magic hits Museum.” The Edmonton Journal Sept 1991
- Monash, G.. "Just Wild about Mushrooms . . .:" Edmonton Journal 16 May 1990: C2
- Morash, Gordon. “‘Mushroom Lady’ calms Fungi Fears, New Book showcases 550 Specimens,” The Edmonton Journal, August 7, 1991. 7 Aug. 1991:
- Schultz, Judy. “The Mushroom Lady and her Gentle Pastime.” The Edmonton Journal 23 Sep. 1981
Writings by- Schalkwijk-Barendsen, Helene. Mushrooms of Western Canada Edmonton, Alberta: Lone Pine Press, 1991
- Schalkwijk-Barendsen, Helene. Some Edible and Poisonous Mushrooms in and around Edmonton Edmonton, Alberta: Self-published, 1987
