WES HYDE

Wes Hyde was born in Fontana, California; he spent most of his childhood moving from town to town, living for short periods in Alaska, Indiana and Virginia, but most of Wes' life has been spent in Arizona.

For three 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, a Founding Member of Plein Air Artists Colorado, and is represented by: The Sage Creek Gallery of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM; Nichols Taos Fine Art Gallery, Taos, NM; The Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX; Angler Art, Denver, CO; and the LIW Cargo Gallery, Manitou Springs, CO. He works daily in his studio or on location, and keeps a road atlas handy… just in case.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS & PUBLICATIONS

2007

·  American Art in Miniature, The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK

·  Winter Miniature Show, Sage Creek Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

·  Invited artist, Winter Miniature Show, Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, MT

·  Oil Painters of America Central Regional Show, Topeka, Kansas

·  Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI

·  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

·  Invited artist for painting demonstrations at August Lights, Amarillo, TX

·  Invited artist, 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, 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, Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO

·  Invited artist, Manitou Springs Annual Invitational Plein Air Event, Manitou Springs, CO

·  15th Annual Oil Painters of America National Show, Missoula, MT

·  Invited artist, Outdoor Painters Society (OPS) Plein Air Texas 2006, Dallas, TX

2005

·  20th Annual Bosque Conservatory International Art Classic, Clifton, TX

·  Invited artist, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Miniature Show, Estes Park, CO

·  Invited artist, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Paint Out, Winter Park, CO

·  Invited artist, Estes Park Plein Air Painters (EPPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO

·  Invited artist, 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, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP) Paint Out, Estes Park, CO

·  RMPAP Miniature Show & Painted Box Auction, Estes Park, CO

·  Co-Painting Demonstration with Karol Mack, Estes Park, CO

·  Southwest Art offers complimentary ½ 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 Southwest Exhibition, Loch Vale 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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