Inventor of Faux Fauvism. Byer's paintings appear in hundreds of international publications & art blogs. In 2014, he signed a 2 year exclusivity deal with Jack Appelman at Artlicensing.com.
Nominated by McClelland & Stewart for the 2005 Journey Prize.
Shortlisted as one of Canada's top 14 emerging authors in 2005.
Songwriting partner of Grammy nominated singer Trevor Guthrie.