Deirdre Hyde

Deirdre Hyde is a British painter who graduated in Fine Arts from the University of Reading. She has lived in Costa Rica for the past 40 years, where she has collaborated in conservation efforts throughout the region. Her work ranges from illustrations and large-format canvases to educational materials for National Parks, and she explores themes such as climate change and human threats to natural spaces. Her work can be found in private and public collections throughout the world, including at the Smithsonian Institution, National Geographic Society, Frank Gehry’s Biomuseo in Panama, and Canning House. In fall of 2019, she exhibited her work at PreCOP25, an international meeting preceding the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. She has also been an artist-in-residence at Abruzzo National Park in Italy, Schumacher College in the UK, and Wilson Botanical Garden in Costa Rica.