A Journey Prize nominee, Byer is also a grant recipient of the Canada Council for the Arts.
The result is wide acceptance of Giclee by galleries, museums, and private collectors. Featured in hundreds of international publications, his clients include 20th Century Fox, The Canadian University Press, NBC, New Line Cinema, Sony Entertainment, and The SyFy Network. This method of stretching and preparing a canvas allows for a frameless presentation of the finished painting. His work has won awards from Kodak Canada, the Montreal World Film Festival, the Northwestern Film Festival, and the LEOs.