Painting the Colours of the World.A Retrospective Exhibition to celebrate John Dyer's life and work to mark his 50th Birthday. The exhibition is listed in the Royal Academy's latest magazine as one to see.
Exhibition continues from: 21st April to 23rd June 2018
Venue: Falmouth Art Gallery, Municipal Buildings, The Moor, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 2RT
Opening times: Monday - Saturday 10am-5pm. Free entry. Wheelchair/pushchair access is by lift in the side entrance to the right of the building
“What I particularly like about this man is he takes very serious subjects and handles them with a lightness of touch which makes people not feel they are being preached at or made to feel as if they are guilty as sin or that we are necessarily going to hell in a handcart today, but there is always a slight warning that it might happen tomorrow! It is marvellous to have an artist of international standing from Falmouth.”
Sir Tim Smit KBE
The reviews are in:
“Delighted at your totally deserved success.” Sir Tim Smit, KBE
“I feel so privileged to have been a tiny part of your journey and, by association, immensely proud.” Robin Hanbury-Tenison, OBE
“When the sun decides we’ve had enough summer there is no better place to be than Falmouth Art Gallery at the John Dyer exhibition - bursting with light and joy. Wonder with a message.” Dea Birkett - Founder of Kids in Museums, Journalist and writer.
“Happy 50th John, you have not only perfected your own life-affirming art, but more importantly I can clearly see you have perfected the art of living!” Kim Wilde - Rock star
“John's brave use of colour and broad truthful brushstrokes make a direct hit on the retina.” Toyah Willcox
“Thank goodness for John Dyer, I say, not just because I am lucky enough to be able to afford his paintings, but because they make me feel good and I never tire of seeing them on my walls. John is an artist who reaches the parts that many other artists cannot.” Alan Titchmarsh, MBE, DL
John Dyer will be 50 in May of 2018 and Falmouth Art Gallery have long planned to celebrate this milestone in the life of Cornwall's best-loved artist by holding a retrospective exhibition. The exhibition will represent the artist's paintings from the early 1990s to the present day, with a focus on his global environmental painting projects alongside garden paintings and works from Cornwall. It promises to be one of Cornwall's key exhibitions of 2018.
Falmouth Art Gallery will be running a series of workshops interpreting and finding inspiration from John Dyer's paintings for community groups and schools during this exhibition. Please contact Falmouth Art Gallery if you are interested in booking into these.
Some of the paintings in the retrospective exhibition will be available for sale as they are being released from the artist's private collection. There will also be paintings featured on this exhibition page that are important works from the artist's last 25 years of painting, that due to space limitations, will not be available to view in the exhibition at Falmouth Art Gallery.
NEW 'Painting the Colours of the World' Book
We will be publishing a spectacular coffee table 350 page hardback A4 full-colour book about John Dyer's work to accompany the exhibition. Written by Kate Dinn, MA (a former curator of Falmouth Art Gallery) and featuring contributions and interviews from a wide variety of people involved with John's work including a foreword by Alan Titchmarsh, MBE and comments from Sir Tim Smit, KBE and Robin Hanbury-Tenison, OBE. The book closely follows the exhibition and focuses on the areas of Home and family, Cornwall, Gardens at home and abroad, environmental paintings and the Spirit of the Rainforest project. It is a must-have book for all who appreciate the art of John Dyer, collectors, and schools. Published price £39.95. Please order now to guarantee your copy.
Above: John Dyer painting in Costa Rica in 2003 © Dr David Ashe
We love John’s pictures of France. We already have an original of Nice but bought this poster as it brings back so many wonderful memories.
Superb communication and attentiveness from gallery. The poster is of course wonderful.
Love this print - bright, sunny and makes one feel warm and happy!
Delivery was all easy and straightforward. Many thanks.
The print is even better in real life. It’s printed on beautiful quality paper which makes the colours really pop and the painting itself is simply charming. It brings so much joy to us. We love it! Thank you
A lovely art print bought as a memory of our holidays on the beautiful Isles of Scilly.
The frame is very well made and displays the art print beautifully. Ordering from John Dyer Gallery was simple and delivery swift. I would not hesitate to order from them again.
Thank you so much for the amazing customer service, and most beautiful painting of our favourite place
Absolutely beautiful painting. So thrilled with it. Completely amazing service: beautifully packaged, framed and safely delivered really quickly.
Lovely picture, bought 3 after our recent trip to Cornwall. Already thinking of getting more.
Have walked this coastal path from St Agnes to Chapel Porth and back countless time. I am now pleased that this fabulous print is the first thing I see every morning. Beautiful, happy colours. Nice frame. I’m now planning of ordering one of Mount’s Bay by same artist.
Such a vibrant, pretty piece. I visited Fowey Harbour recently and was looking for a small keepsake to have with me back in the U.S. Shipping abroad was seamless and I received this item quite quickly. I've had many compliments since putting this on my phone and am happy to be reminded of a wonderful trip to a magical place this summer.
As always professional , efficient and prompt .
We have been coming here for 27 years together. This is our place especially during lockdown. John has captured our place beautifully. I have many of John’s prints, always in my birthday, so this one for June is 😍 perfect. They always make me smile, colourful, fun and look perfect in our home
I found the whole experience flowed from start to finish. The customer service was exceptional, they couldn’t do enough for me. This is the kind of first rate service I would expect from such a professional artist. Thank you.
Lovely,bright and colourful ready to hang.
Bought back lovely memories.
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Thank you.
I have loved John Dyers work for many years. I have some prints at home and at work.
Gorgeous, vibrant colours. Reminds me of many happy evenings at the Minack when growing up in Cornwall. Special memories.
great service. Thank you.
I purchased “Bathing Belles” to add to 2 other John Dyer original paintings collected over the years .
We decorated our house and removed another trio of prints , so were hoping to find something suitable at John’s latest exhibition.
We were not disappointed . The colours are vivid and the painting has elements of my childhood : a trip on the Enterprise boat , snd swimming in the sea . There is also a signature seagull (oh how I love those seagulls !!) a chough , a puffin and a friendly seal . I like the play on the words in the title, with bluebells in the foreground .
The off white frames complement the colour palette perfectly .
I was extremely impressed on how quickly the painting was delivered after the exhibition - I had expected to wait at least a couple of weeks , but within days it was with me . As always it was packaged very carefully .
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