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John Dyer Chronology
Painter in residence for The Eden Project

C.V. I About John I News & Projects I Eden

"Walk into a room full of John Dyer's creations and you connot help but be bowled over by their sunny optimism, their colourful exuberance. They tell stories of seaside days and adventures into the natural world, of exploring our surroundings with a genuine joie de vivre. His distinct style is internationally renowned and he has travelled widely, depicting the relationship between people and their environment in places as diverse as Australia, the Philippines Costa Rica and Japan "

Lucy Cornes.Published in Inside Cornwall Magazine August 2007

1968

Born Ruishton, Somerset, the son of artists Ted Dyer & Vivien

1972

Family settles in Holywell Bay, Cornwall

1973

Attends Cubert County Primary School with Joanne Short

1980

John's photographs first published in Amateur Photographer

Attends Newquay Tretherras School with Joanne Short

1986

Attends Falmouth Art School for foundation year

1987

Attends Middlesex Polytechnic

1989

First publishes photographs with Athena.

Elected a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society & travels to the Amazon Rainforest on a travelling bursary

1990

John's first exhibition at Thames Television, London

First exhibits at Beside The Wave, Falmouth

1992

Starts lecturing at Falmouth College of Arts

1994

First exhibition with artist Joanne Short at Juliet Gould Gallery, Fowey

First one man show at Beside The Wave, Falmouth 'Sun, Sea & Fancy Free'

1996

Work published for Habitat fine art prints

1997

Marries Joanne Short at Gunwalloe Church Cove, Cornwall

First exhibition with Artifex Gallery, West Midlands

1998

Official artist for Tall Ships Race.

'Tall Ships and Small Ships' reproduced as official limited edition print

Travels to Provence

1999

Travels to Provence

Daughter Martha-Lilly Dyer born on eclipse day

2000

Starts as Painter in Residence for The Eden Project

Travels to Loire Valley, France

2001

Painter in Residence for Tresco, with Joanne Short

Paints 'Roaming around the Rainforest'

reproduced as the official print for The Eden Project

2002

Painter in Residence for Alan Titchmarsh's Barleywood

Painter in Residence for St Michael's Mount with Joanne Short

Helps to Launch 'Edible Playgrounds'

Travels to Tuscany/Umbria in Italy

'Scavel an Gow' commissioned by Eden to write a new set of stories based on John Dyer's paintings of Italy

First exhibition at The Eden Project

Paints 'Magical Maritime Mermaids' to celebrate the opening of the National Maritime Museum Cornwall

'Barleywood' paintings featured in BBC Radio Times

2003

Live event with Alan Titchmarsh at The Eden Project

Painter in Residence for the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain, Costa Rica

Travels to Tuscany/Umbria in Italy

Painter in Residence for Kim Wilde

Launches the 'Beat Poverty' Campaign with Save the Children at The Eden Project.

Produces 'Rice and Hope' painting for Save the Children.

2004

Painter in Residence for the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines

Painter in Residence for BBC Gardeners' World Live & Live event with Alan Titchmarsh

2005

Paints Ellen McArthur's triumphant record breaking return to Falmouth

Travels to Cote d'Azur, France

Painter in Residence for Tresco

'The West We Like Best' ITV Television series featuring John Dyer.

'The Painted Garden' ITV Television series featuring John Dyer.

Painter in Residence for Africa Calling, Live 8, Eden Project with Kurt Jackson

Produces painting to be auctioned for BBC Children in Need

2006

Painter in Residence for Banrock Station, South Australia

Paints 'Gateway to Cornwall' for Brunel 200 Celebrations funded by the Heritage Lottery and commissioned by Falmouth Art Gallery

Painter in Residence for Tresco, with Joanne Short

Paints the Tresco Marathon

Painter in Residence for St Michael's Mount, with Joanne Short

BBC Spotlight Live Outside Broadcast

Birth of daughter Wilamena May Dyer

Paints 'The Olive Route' for Carol Drinkwater's book


2007

Painter in Residence for St Michael's Mount, with Joanne Short

First exhibition on St Michael's Mount 'Paintings from a small Island'

Travels to Japan

First exhibition in Japan

Travels to Cote d'Azur, France and Liguria in Italy meets Carolyn Hanbury at the Hanbury Gardens and William Waterfield at The Clos du Peyronnet

2008

Painter in Residence for Giardini Hanbury, La Mortola, Italy with artist Joanne Short






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