Deirdre Hyde

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Deirdre Hyde
"Deirdre Hyde next to her work"
Born	1953 (age 67–68) Somerset, England
Education	Fine Arts University of Reading
Occupation	Artist

Deirdre Hyde (born 1953) is a British artist.^[1] She went to school in Sherborne 1963–1970. In 1975 she graduated in Fine Arts from University of Reading and in 1977 she obtained her Certificate of Education for the UK.

Biography[]

Deirdre Hyde has painted continuously for the past forty years. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, Frank Gehry's Biomuseo in Panama, Canning House among others.^{[citation needed]}

In her twenties, she was inspired by the adventurous tradition of Maria Sibylla Merian, Emilio Spann, Frederick Catherwood, Margaret Mee and Marianne North. She has spent 40 years chronicling the threatened nature of Central America. Her work has been reproduced in museums and publications throughout Europe and the Americas from Norway to Brazil.

Work and experience[]

Work life[]

1979–2000 for parks Services in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama, and Belize (WWF), Guatemala (IUCN), El Salvador (USAID), Brazil and Mexico (Smithsonian Institution), Guyana (Conservation International) Cape Verde and Spain.^[2] Illustration work has appeared in publications worldwide, notably for National Geographic Society, Rainforest Alliance and Scholastic Publishers. 1997–2001 worked as artist in residence at Abruzzo National Park in Italy

Group shows[]

• Diari de viaggio, Ferrara 2019
• Valorarte, Costa Rica 2015
• Ars et Natura, Rome 2000
• Alpha House Gallery UK 1999
• Museum Juan Santa Maria, Costa Rica 1994
• Museo de Arte Costarricense 1993
• Jacobo Carpio Gallery, Costa Rica 1992
• Museo Nacional, San Jose 1988
• Masaya National Park, Nicaragua 1988

Solo shows[]

• Patrimonio Cultural, Costa Rica 2017
• Museo de Arte Costarricense 2012
• Canning House, London 2008
• National Theatre Costa Rica 1982, 2008
• Museo Nacional Costa Rica 1989,2004
• British Institute San Jose 1987,1990 1996

Public permanent collections[]

• Ayuntamento de Alcala de Henares, Spain
• Pizarro Museum Trujillo, Spain
• Centro Parchi, Rome
• Various Museums in Abruzzo, Italy
• University of Camerino, Italy
• Gerald Durrell, Jersey Zoo, UK
• UNAM, Mexico
• Canning House, London
• Fundacion Neotropica, Costa Rica
• Fundacion Amigo de las Isla del Coco, Costa Rica
• Museo Calderon Guardia, San Jose Costa Rica
• National Geographic Society, Washington DC, USA
• Schumacher College, Dartington Trust, UK
• Dorset Center for Rural Crafts, UK
• Biomuseo, Panama

References[]