About the Artist

 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 was the Founder and Executive Director of Nόmaas del Arte, 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: Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX and Planet Bronze Gallery, Bozeman, MT. He works daily in his studio or on location, and keeps a road atlas handy… just in case.

Permanent collections include: Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin; Crouch Petroleum Corporation, Amarillo, Texas; AJW Investments, Denver, Colorado; and ARCI Ltd, Calgary, Alberta.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS, COMPETITIONS & PUBLICATIONS

2012

• Invited Artist, Artists for the New Century, The Bennington, Bennington, VT

2011

• Plein Air Painters of New Mexico 6th Annual Members Show, Socorro, NM
• One-man show, Sunset Gallery, Amarillo, TX
• Birds in Art National Tour, various locations throughout the year
• Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
• 51st Annual Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, Traverse City, MI

2010

• Invited Artist, Winter Miniature Show, Abend Gellery, Denver, CO
• Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
• Artist Choice Award, Nomadas del Arte, Dallas, TX

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
• Invited Artist, Colorado Gold, The Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO
• 49th Annual Society of Animal Artists Exhibition, Salina, KS
• Birds in Art, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
• Featured in "Bird Watching" Article, American Art Collector, September Issue (image on cover)
• Society of Animal Artists “Small Works – Big Impressions”, Wildlife Experience Museum, Parker, CO

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
• Interviewed and quoted for Plein Air Artists Colorado 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, 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

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.

1989 - 1994

• Honorable Mention, Artists Magazine
• Feature article, Mountain Living Magazine
• Best of Show, Parada Del Sol, Judge: Robert "Shoofly" Shufelt