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Welcome to our vault of older blogs and artist news

Welcome to the Vintage Art Blog Vault of the John Dyer Gallery. Over the decades, we have shared countless artist news stories, updates, and insights on our blog. While much of this content has now moved to social media, we have carefully preserved these blog posts here for you to explore. Whether you're conducting research or simply taking a stroll down memory lane, we hope you enjoy delving into our rich archive of artistic history.

For our new blogs please visit our Magazine Art Blog from Cornwall.

Welcome to the Vintage Art Blog Vault of the John Dyer Gallery. Over the decades, we have shared countless artist news stories, updates, and insights on our blog. While much of this content has now moved to social media, we have carefully preserved these blog posts here for you to explore. Whether you're conducting research or simply taking a stroll down memory lane, we hope you enjoy delving into our rich archive of artistic history.

For our new blogs please visit our Magazine Art Blog from Cornwall.

Vintage Art Blog Vault

In 2021 we have spent a few months working daily with Cornwall Mind to help them to raise much needed funds to support better mental health in Cornwall.
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Last night artist John Dyer was interviewed by the BBC’s Tiffany Truscott about his life, family, work and the Last Chance to Paint project.

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On Tuesday 18th March 2014 Artist John Dyer launched The BG Art & Storytelling Tall Ships Project and revealed the official Tall Ships painting to the press at Falmouth Art Gallery.

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The Art of John Dyer is featured on the Public Catalogue Foundation BBC Your Paintings web site.

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Artist John Dyer’s first painting in his Darwin series is being featured as part of an article on Cornwall’s celebrations for the event.

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John Dyer was invited by BBC Radio Cornwall to be one of the three judges for their ‘Sea Sense’ poster competition.

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During May 2006 John Dyer and Joanne Short were the Artists in Residence for St. Michael's Mount. Working with the island Manager and the St. Aubyn family the two artists have realised an exciting and unique new set of work which will be exhibited on the Mount at the end of the year.

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'I am delighted to be able to support this wonderful charity. The painting 'Blue Sky, Tresco' is of one of my favourite places and a place that my family feels relaxed, happy and safe in. Children In Need raises awareness and money to support children that sometimes miss out on those qualities in life and I hope that the auction of this original painting will help in some way to support children in need.'

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Rice is Life, is an exhibition hosted online by The John Dyer Gallery. The exhibition was hosted during September 2004 by the Eden Project in Cornwall.

During April 2004 John Dyer was resident artist at the International Rice Research Institute at Los Banos in the Philippines.

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