Christmas Exhibition Coming Soon: December 6th in St Ives and Online!

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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.

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John is renowned for his prowess at capturing the world’s most remote environments and their inhabitants in a truly colourful ensemble, and what’s more returning back to the UK and spreading the word for generations to come. We are over the moon to feature him in this Earth Vamp issue
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John Dyer is supporting animal charity 'Born Free' with two limited edition prints donated to their online auction to raise funds for orangutans. Founded in 1984, the charity works tirelessly to ensure that all wild animals, whether living in captivity or in the wild, are treated with compassion and respect.  Funds raised from the auction will go to support the Orangutan Foundation and the vital work with orangutans in Borneo.

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Cornish artist John Dyer has a dramatic and colourful style that fans describe as ‘life-enhancing’. Now he is using his skills to help a famous wildlife charity, the Born Free Foundation, says PHILIP BOWERN

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Celia Nicholls, the publications manager at the Born Free Foundation, interviews artist John Dyer for the spring 2020 issue of 'Wildlife Times' the magazine for people who care about wild animals published by Born Free.

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On the 4th, 5th and 6th October John Dyer and his extraordinary 'Last Chance to Paint' project took over the Eden Project.

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Thanks for making such a wonderful impact on my students. This definitely helped to connect the Art in STEAM!

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A first grade class in Atlanta USA benefitted from a 45 minute questions and answers session with artist John Dyer on the art and science of the Amazon rainforest.

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A spectacular new exhibition of work by two top artists has inspired more than 1,000 young people from around the world to create their own rainforest-themed works.

John Dyer, the Eden Project’s painter in residence, and Nixiwaka Yawanawá, an Amazonian Indian artist, created 12 paintings offering a unique insight into the sacred spiritual culture of the Yawanawá tribe of Brazil.

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With John Dyer & Amazon Indian Nixiwaka Yawanawá and 1041 children from around the world. More than a thousand young artists have created a beautiful selection of work inspired by the rainforest for the new Eden Project exhibition.

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