1958-1959
Montreal's old Ecole des Beaux Arts
Where Tony took some of his first art-related studies. 1966
"Executive members of Junior Associates" - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Strawberries and Champagne Romanoff Event at the Ritz-Carlton. Montreal "Gazette" Photo 1974
The young art teacher
Stephen Leacock Collegiate 1982
Tony Batten, Exhibition Chairperson at a CSPWC Gala Exhibition in Toronto's O'Keefe Centre.
Left - Right: Tony, Sheila Ogilvie, Osvald Timmas and war-artist Will Ogilvie. 1982
Julius & Mrs. Griffith, Tony, A. J. Casson, Barbara Roe Hicklin & Ann McIntosh Duff.
CSPWC Members Exhibition - O'Keefe Centre. The Diamond Jubilee Committee, 1985
The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour.
John B. Aird, Lt. Gov of Ontario, Wil Ogilvie, Julius Griffith, Cynthia Kemerer and Anthony J. Batten. 1987
The Whitten Gallery in King City setting up an early solo exhibition. July 17, 1987
Presentation by Art Eggleton, Mayor of Toronto, of a watercolour by Anthony J. Batten C.S.P.W.C. to their Royal Highnesses, The Duke and Duchess of York, during their first official state visit to Metropolitan Toronto. 1988
Tony was the official Graphic Artist for the The Ballet Ball. 1995
At the annual general meeting of the CSPWC.
Tony, president with former president, Doris McCarthy. 1995
A CSPWC "New Members Evening" at Tony's home. Past presidents include John Bennett, Doris McCarthy, Rudi Stussi & Marg Squire. Summer 2000
Jurying Day for the CSPWC Royal Collection Project, Trinity College, Toronto
Left to Right: Diana Jervis-Reed (cultural attache Canada House, London) with Bill Sherman, Mary Ann Ludlam, Ray Cattell and Shirley Barrie (CSPWC Administrator), Tony, in the back, co-ordinated the project. 2000
The Honorable Hilary Weston, the Lt. Gov. of Ontario and Tony at the 75th anniversary of the CSPWC. October, 2001
O'Connor Gallery Booth, Toronto International Art Show. December, 2001
CSPWC artists at Canada House, London, for presentation of Phase 2 of the Royal Collection Project to Prince Charles. 2001
The High Commissioner, The Prince of Wales, Neville Clarke Pres. CSPWC and Tony at Canada House, London. 2001
Prince Charles, Tony, Mrs. Kinsman and Jeremy Kinsman the High Commissioner share a joke at Canada House! 2001
Tony delivering the address at Canada House. HRH Prince Charles is on the right. December 2001
Prince Charles' guests leaving Highgrove to return to London.
LtoR: E.J. Hneter, Diana Jervis-Reed, Linda Kemp, Neville Clarke, Ruth Sawatsky, Wendy Hoffman, Vivien Thierfelder, Tony Batten, Ross Munk. Photo by Jean Pederson 2002
Receiving the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, from the Secretary of State, Honorable Dr. Carolyn Bennet. 2002
Recipients of the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal, Tony with famed contralto Maureen Forrester. 2003
Tony, Chair of the National Ballet's art committee, 2002-2005, with artistic director, Karen Kain. October 14, 2003
Tony jurying a show for the East Central Ontario Art Association. 2004
Major 4 person show at the John B. Aird gallery. From left to right: Kim Atkins, Maurice Snelgrove, Heidi Burkhardt and Tony Batten. 2005
The guys cleaning up the formal garden at The English Convent in Bruges, Belgium. This was "home base" for a two week painting trip. 2005
The English Convent in Bruges, Belgium. Tony shows some of his sketches to a few of the "host" nuns. 2005
Tony and his committee hang the final National Ballet Invitational Art Show at the Hummingbird Centre. 2005
Tony Batten conducting a workshop at The Toronto Watercolour Society. July, 2006
Tony on Beechey Island, Nunavut, Canadian Arctic. July, 2006
The group of artists who went on the 2006 Arctic trip. Summer 2006
LT-Governor of Alberta Norman Kwong with his wife and the CSPWC Executive Members at Calgary's National Watercolour Symposium. August 2006
Registration Day at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Tony on the desk for his classes in watercolour techniques. 2008
On a "North of Superior" painting trip. 2008
Tony with Heidi Burkhardt and Maurice Snelgrove on the shore of Lake Superior. 2008
Tony on a painting trip to Newfoundland.