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Doug Hyde
Inspired by the Indian lore he learned as a youth from his grandfather and other tribal elders, Doug Hyde, whose heritage includes Nez Perce, Assiniboine, and Chippewa, expresses Indian mythology and spirit through his sculpture.
Hyde attended the Institute of American Indian Arts in the early 1960s continuing his studies at the San Francisco Art Institute in 1967, on scholarship. He enlisted in the United States Army and was seriously injured during his second Vietnam tour. During his convalescence, he learned to use power tools to cut and shape stone.
In 1972, Hyde returned to Santa Fe to teach at the Institute of American Indian Arts, taking newly acquired skills that allowed him to transform ideas into three-dimensional objects. His teaching career was short, leaving in 1974 to devote himself fully to art. Sculpting in stone and bronze remain the passion and focus of his life.
“My work is about combining the stone and the ideas – feeling what is hidden in the stone and releasing the energy within – to tell the Native American story: the people, their legends, dance and social interactions.”
Hyde was elected to Fellow in the National Sculpture Society in 2007. He won “Best Sculpture Award” at the Masters of American West Fine Art Exhibition and Sale, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, California in 2008. His work is represented by Nedra Matteucci Galleries, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Claggett/Rey Gallery, Vail, Colorado; Hayden Hays Gallery, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, Arizona; Berlin Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona; and Buffalo Trail Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
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