Born in Hartford, Connecticut

EDUCATION:
1970
Graduated from New England College, Henneker, N.H., U.S.A.
with a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and Humanities.

(Pictured left: "Satyricon", Stainless Steel on Marble,
7 feet tall, private collection. copyright 1970)

LIFE WORK:
Started creating metal sculptures at age 9, and won first prize in the "National Scholastic Arts Awards" in 1961 with a wooden sculpture. It went on tour around the U.S. Went on to experiment in various mediums and kinetic sculpture throughout high school and college, Numerous privately commissioned works in metal were made during this period.

A natural evolution from sculpting various metals to small jewelry sculpture utilizing gemstones. Personally owned and operated a jewelry store, in New London, N.H., form 1970 to 1972.

Second jewelry store opened in Avon, CT 1973 to 1975.

In 1977, built own studio in Central New Hampshire and has been working there since that time.

Confined to the use of manufactured stones in jewelry making, gem carving was the next step in the natural progression.

By 1985, became completely engrossed in gem carving, jewelry making was abandoned and full time concentration given over to carving of all sizes, from miniature works to major sculptures.

"My work is asymmetrical, but visually balanced" Michael M. Dyber

Since 1987, many major awards have been won internationally and nationally for gem designing. Culminating in 1994, when he became the first American to win 1st Prize in the most prestigious gem designing competition in the world, 25th annual German Award for Jewelry and Precious Stones, Idar -Oberstein.

MUSEUM COLLECTIONS:

MUSEUM EXHIBITS:

1991 Boston Museum of Science, Boston, MA

1995 William Weinman Mineral Museum, Cartersville, GA

1995 New Mexico Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM

2002-2003 Gemological Institute of America Museum,
Carlsbad, CA

2005 Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art,
Elmhurst, IL