Selena Dixon
Hometown: Dallas
Based in: Dallas
Selena Dixon was born in upstate New York in 1953. After graduating from Stony Brook University, she moved to Texas in 1975 to attend the University of Texas at Dallas for a graduate education in Geosciences. She has worked as a geologist until retirement in 2013. Selena made quilts most of her life, learning and developing a love of color. A collage class introduced her to the artistic process in 2010. College art classes, artist workshops and creative exchange with local artists’ aid in her continued artistic development. Selena Dixon currently lives in Dallas, TX.
Selena’s collage and acrylic work has been recently included in several local group shows and was selected for the 2018, 2020 and 2021 National Collage Society Juried Exhibit. Her collage won 3rd place at The Museum of Geometric and MADI Art BIENNIAL 2015 show: ORIGINS IN GEOMETRY. “Romance Mandala”, a collage, was accepted and shown at Craighead Green Gallery New Texas Talent show in 2016. Her work was also featured in Dallas Art 214 Exhibit in two locations in May 2019.
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More About Selena Dixon
What inspires you?
I am inspired by the world around me but I am driven by curiosity.
Describe your creative process.
I am always experimenting: experimenting with color, experimenting with process, experimenting with composition and experimenting with ideas.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Colorful, quilt-like, curious.
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Stuart Danis, Ellsworth Kelly, Sean scully, Deibenkorn, Matisse and many modern painters.
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
A palette knife to paint and scissors to cut and my go-to tools of choice.
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Be flexible.
Where do you go for inspiration?
I lov to be outdoors, so I am inspired by what I see on my walks. Even cracks in the sidewalk facinate me.
Credentials
Education
SUNY Stony Brook
United States of America, 1974
Awards
3rd, Geometric and MADI Museum Biennial Juried Competition
2015
Education
SUNY Stony Brook
United States of America, 1974
Awards
3rd, Geometric and MADI Museum Biennial Juried Competition
2015