Original illustrations by Barbara Reid are represented in several public collections:

• The Osborne Collection; The Toronto Public Library, Toronto Ontario
• The National Library; Ottawa, Ontario
• The CANSCAIP Collection; Toronto, Ontario
• The Canadian Children's Book Centre; Toronto, Ontario
• The Festival Collection; Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
• The Mazza Museum; University of Findlay, Ohio
• Mabel's Fables Book Store; Toronto, Ontario
• The Reading Room, The Hospital for Sick Children; Toronto, Ontario

• Original art from "Read Me a Book"; The Toronto Public Library Foundation, Toronto, Ontario. ( Displayed at the following branches of the Toronto Public Library: Downsview, Don Mills, Parliament, Oakwood Village, Annette Street.)

Exhibitions / Group Shows

• "The Art of the Picture Book"; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, ON., 2009
• "Picture Perfect", Canadian picture book art from the Osborne Collection of Early Children's Books; TD Gallery, The Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, 2007
• "Dream" exhibit, the McMichael Canadian Art Gallery, Kleinburg, 2006
• "The Real and the Imagined: Animals in Children's Book Illustration"; The Bruce Museum, Greenwich Connecticut, 2002
• "The Art of Illustration"; The National Library, Ottawa, Ontario, 1997
• "Canada at Bologna"; Bologna, Italy, 1990
• "Once Upon a Time"; the Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, British Columbia, 1988

About Plasticine Artwork

Plasticine is an oil based non-hardening clay, so originals must be handled with care. As each illustration is completed, it is safely stored in a large pizza style box. After being photographed for reproduction, the art can be framed for display. The layers of clay are fairly thin (1-2 centimeters), so most illustrations can hang vertically in a shadow box frame.

As with some other art materials, plasticine is not completely stable. Some colour shift and slight surface drying may occur over time (10 to 15 years). Keeping the artwork out of direct sunlight will preserve colour; UV filtered glass is also recommended when framing. Artwork can be kept flat when in transit to minimize the effects of bumps or shocks.