Derek Hyatt
Derek James Hyatt (21 February 1931 – 8 December 2015) was a British landscape painter, known best for his abstract depictions of Yorkshire moors.[1]
Born in
Leeds College of Art from 1948 to 1952. Hyatt spent his national service with the Royal Air Force and attended Norwich University of the Arts part-time. The Royal College of Art offered him a scholarship in 1957, and Hyatt became the editor of the college's journal Ark.[1]
He began teaching as a visiting lecturer at the
Kingston College of Art in 1954.[2] Hyatt moved back to his native Yorkshire in 1964, to teach at Leeds Beckett University. Later, he moved to Collingham and also owned a farmhouse in Bishopdale. In 1990, Hyatt was named a Companion of the Guild of St George.[1] He was made a member of the International Artists for Nature Foundation in 1995.[3]
His work was exhibited at the Cartwright Hall in Bradford in 2001. Subsequent exhibitions took place at London's Art Space Gallery in 2012 and 2014.[1][4]
He was married to Rosamond Rockey from 1960 until her death in 2015. They had one daughter, Sally.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Barringer, Tim (13 December 2015). "Derek Hyatt obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Derek Hyatt Biography". Saunders Fine Art. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Derek Hyatt, artist - obituary". The Telegraph. 14 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015. Alt URL
- ^ "Derek Hyatt". The Times. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
External links
- 13 artworks by or after Derek Hyatt at the Art UK site
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