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John
Dyer Chronology
Painter in residence for The Eden Project
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"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. Lives in Menton, France for a year at the Winter Palace
2008
Painter in Residence for Giardini Hanbury, La Mortola, Italy with artist Joanne Short
Official Artist for the Tall Ships Races, Falmouth, Cornwall
First Exhibition in Monaco
2009
Artist in Residence for The South West Darwin 200 celebrations working with Newquay Zoo and Falmouth Art Gallery and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund.
Painter in Residence for the International Center for Potato, Peru
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