Artist’s Statement
My work is inspired by times spent travelling our great landscape and finding the pure and raw beauty in the natural elements of the landscape that exist every day. The sun rising and setting, the shape and form of the land, the warmth and colour of the light at various times of the day and how this translates onto the landscape. I am in awe of nature and tend to be drawn to the calm and the restful, which I endeavour to capture in my work.
Biography
Dinah Dixon is an Australian emerging visual artist whose paintings embrace the beauty she sees in her everyday life and travels.
She paints in acrylics and oils capturing the essence of her subject to create joy and nostaglia for her viewers.
Currently living in Brisbane's bayside, Dinah grew up in country Queensland, with an early appreciation for nature and the land. Her school years were spent in Toowoomba and her family still resides in the area.
Dinah took private art lessons in 2007 for around 5 years and has since exhibited her work in many group exhibitions at art shows, prizes and galleries, with several finalist nominations.
Influences
I took painting and drawing classes with Priscilla Jean for several years and have attended workshops with prominent Landscape and Floral Artists though many Artists inspire me. En plein air is my favourite way to capture the bold colours seen with the naked eye that are not as evident in photos with organic brushstrokes and mark making. I find being in the landscape itself, absorbing all that is in that moment has really influenced and energised the way I paint.
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibition:
2021 The Collective Store, Wynnum
Group Exhibitions:
2024 Downlands Art Exhibition
2024 Petite Collection - Rising Stars Exhibition - Invitation Only
2024 Tower Art Show, Marist College, Ashgrove
2024 Incognito Art Show, Paddington NSW
2024 Aspire Gallery, Red Hill - Petite Pieces - Finalist
2024 Revival Art Gallery - Emerging Artist Prize - Finalist
2024 Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
2023 Aspire Gallery, Red Hill - Little Feature
2023 Lethbridge Gallery - Small Scale Award - Salon Des Refuses - Finalist
2023 Kate Quinn Pop Up Gallery, Red Hill
2023 Downlands Art Exhibition
2023 Aspects Art Show, Goondiwindi
2023 Tower Art Show, Marist College, Ashgrove
2023 Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
2022 Downlands Art Exhibition
2022 Exhibition des Beaux Arts - Stuartholme College
2022 Locale Art Co Gallery, Cooparoo 'Opening Exhibition'
2022 Tower Art Show, Marist College, Ashgrove
2022 Art for Floods Fundraiser, Brisbane
2022 Toowoomba Grammar Art Show
2021 Art of Whiskey Exhibition, Wynnum Fringe Festival
2021 Downlands Art Exhibition
2021 Aspire Gallery, Red Hill 'Stand Still'
2020 Australian Landscape Painters Exhibition - My Place
2015 Aspire Gallery, Red Hill 'Floral'
2015 Aspire Gallery, Red Hill 'Foot Square'
2013 Redlands Art Gallery 'In Focus'
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