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BIOGRAPHY & ARTIST STATEMENT
Wes Hyde is a diverse-works artist with a passion for life. He is at home with a variety of subjects and styles of painting, and his wide range of interests, experiences and art philosophies imbue his paintings with his own joie de vivre.
For several years Wes traveled almost non-stop across the United States and Canada. This constant momentum and diversity became an inspiration for his painting. Wes now resides in Colorado with his wife Nicole, also an artist. He is the Founder and Executive Director of Nomadas del Arte (www.nomadasdelarte.com), a Founding & Signature Member of Plein Air Artists Colorado (www.pleinairartistscolorado.com), a Signature Member of the Society of Master Impressionists & Plein Air Painters of New Mexico, and is represented by: Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM, Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, MT and the Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX. He works daily in his studio or on location, and keeps a road atlas handy… just in case.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS & PUBLICATIONS
2009
Birds in Art National Tour, various locations throughout the year
Honorable Mention, Nomadas del Arte Art Exhibition & Sale, Dallas, TX
Featured in Nomadas del Arte Article, Western Art Collector, April Issue
18th Annual Oil Painters of America National Show, Santa Fe, NM
Featured in Oil Painters of America Article, American Art Collector, May Issue
Plein Air Painters of New Mexico Signature Members’ Invitational, Taos, NM
49th Annual Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, Salina, KS
Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2008
Birds in Art National Tour, various locations throughout the year
Honorable Mention, Nomadas del Arte Art Exhibition & Sale, Santa Fe, NM
17th Annual Oil Painters of America National Show, Missoula, MT
Featured in Oil Painters of America Article, American Art Collector, May Issue
One-man show, Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX
Feature Article in Western Art Collector (Wes Hyde—Universal Appeal), July issue
Invited artist, Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO
Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
Article in the SOLD! section of Western Art Collector, October Issue
Awards Judge, Toas Invites Taos invitational art show, Taos Fall Arts Festival, NM
Awards Judge, Toas Open juried art show, Taos Fall Arts Festival, NM
American Art in Miniature, The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Featured in American Art in Miniature Article, (Big Names, Small Marvels), Western Art Collector, November Issue
Two-person show with Ann Hardy, Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX
Feature Article with Ann Hardy in Western Art Collector (Full of Life), December issue
2007
Husband-Wife show, Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM, (Article in Tempo)
Plein Air Artists Colorado Winter Miniature Show, Gallery 821, Denver, CO
Winter Miniature Show, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Second Place, Sunset Abstract Show, Amarillo, TX
Invited artist, Winter Miniature Show, Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, MT
The Big and Small of It All Art Exhibit, LIW Cargo Gallery, Manitou Springs, CO
High Plein Air Art Exhibition, Master Artist Division, Denver History Museum, Denver, CO (image on exhibition poster)
American Art in Miniature, The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK
Oil Painters of America Central Regional Show, Topeka, KS
Article in the SOLD! section of American Art Collector, October Issue
Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI (article & image on cover of Vista)
Invited artist, Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO
Invited artist, Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Prelude Show, Estes Park, CO
Article in American Art Collector, July Issue
Invited artist at the Manitou Springs Annual Invitational Plein Air Event, Manitou Springs, CO
Society of Master Impressionists, International 2007, Amarillo, TX
Invited artist, Friends of St. Avips Art Auction, Joplin, MO
Invited artist at the Outdoor Painters Society (OPS) Plein Air Texas 2007, Dallas, TX
Elements Art Exhibition, Quinlan Visual Arts Center, Gainesville, GA (Invite by Ann Templeton)
2006
Winter Miniature Show, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Invited artist at the Outdoor Painters Society (OPS) Plein Air Texas 2006, Dallas, TX
15th Annual Oil Painters of America National Show, Missoula, MT
Invited artist at the Manitou Springs Annual Invitational Plein Air Event, Manitou Springs, CO
Invited artist at the Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO
2005
20th Annual Bosque Conservatory International Art Classic, Clifton, TX
Invited artist at the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Miniature Show, Estes Park, CO
Invited artist at the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Paint Out, Winter Park, CO
Invited artist at the Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO
Invited artist at Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show & Sale, Loveland, CO
2004
Husband-Wife show, Eddie Griffith Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, (Ad in Pasatiempo)
19th Annual Bosque Conservatory International Art Classic, Clifton, TX
Invited artist at the Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Miniature Show & Painted Box Auction, Estes Park, CO
Co-Painting Demonstration with Karol Mack, Estes Park, CO
Southwest Art offers complimentary ˝ page advertisement for charitable donation by artist
2003
Salon International, San Antonio, TX
One-man show, Eddie Griffith Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM (Ad in Art Talk)
Legacy of the South West Show, Lochvale Fine Arts, Estes Park, CO.
1994
Honorable Mention, Artists Magazine
Feature article, Mountain Living Magazine
1989
Best of Show, Parada Del Sol, Judge: Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt
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