David Dixon

David Dixon started his painting career after years of being a successful chef in America and Europe. He descends from a long line of artists, most notably well known Illustrator Steven Gross. While living in New York City, Dixon studied at the Art Students League and Spring Street Studios, as well as traveling cross-country many times a year under the mentorship of Western artists, primarily Steven Lee Adams and Russell Chatham (Dixon is the sole artist to have had this privilege). Eventually his love of the West compelled him to relocate to Utah, from which the inspiring vistas could be easily accessed. Though his Tonalist roots still come through in much of his work, recent years find the artist striving for more immediacy and paint quality on the canvas. He has won accolades for his raw and emotional figurative paintings too. The artist notes, “It took a long time before I gave myself permission to evolve and move away from earlier successes, but this IS the essence of the true artist... as we grow personally, so must the art.”
One sees the results of risking and searching in the artists work as well as feeling the sublime power of his vision. Currently Dixon is painting evocative figurative tableaus with an emphasis on less ...

Art Students League, NYC
Spring Street studios, NYC
Life Drawing, Springville UT
Various Mentorships

2018 Belmar Art Walk, NJ
2017 SLC Home Show Invitation , UT
2016 Helper Gallery Walk Show Invitational, UT
2013 One Man Show, Duncan Smith Theater, Holmdel NJ
2013 Jersey Shore Juried Arts Show, Acceptance, NJ
2011 Midway Plein Air Show, UT
2010 Utah Spring Salon, Juried Show, 2nd Place award, Catalog Inclusion
2009 Utah Spring salon, Juried Show Acceptance
2008 Dixie Sears Art Show, Honorable Mention
2008 Repartee Miniatures Show
2007 Utah Spring Salon, Juried Show Acceptance
2007 Helper Arts festival
2006 Utah Spring Salon, Juried Show Acceptance
2005 Helper Arts Festival, Juried Show, Honorable Mention
2005 Utah Spring Salon, Juried show Acceptance
2005 Art for Theater, Spanish Fork, Utah
2004 Art Soup Show, SLC, Utah
2004 Repartee Home Shows, Art and Homes
2003 “Discourse” into Springville Museum Collection
2003 79th Utah Spring Salon, Juried Show, 2nd Place Award, Catalog inclusion
2003 Utah Freedom Festival Juried Show, Honorable Mention
2002 Olympic Miniature Show, Repartee Galleries, SLC, Utah
2002 78th Utah Spring Salon, Juried Show Acceptance
2001 One man show, Broschofsky Galleries, Ketchum, Idaho
2001 77th Utah Spring Salon, Juried Show, Award of M...