Oliver Dillon

As we learn new things, what we understand about reality must adjust respectively.

Through his work, Dillon explores the limits presented by the subjective experience to observe the building blocks of the world around us. Deeply curious about the structure of the universe and ourselves, he marries studies in quantum physics with his artistic influences to address the circumstantial nature of the human dilemma.

Through brief suggestions, pared down performative actions and a quiet, contemplative arch through his work, he opens a space for the viewer to understand their own experience and question the certainty of the human condition.

To feel strange in a place and not know why.

To feel lost on a street you’ve always known.

With a strong foundational influence from artists such as Diebenkorn, Martin, Ryman and Stella, there are also very clear, connections to the writings and approaches of artists like Nauman, Morris, Hesse, and LeWitt. Through all of this, his romantic outlook on life maintains, in his work, the tranquility of Ader, Alys, and Turrell.

Based out of Oakland, California, Dillon has a BFA in printmaking from California College of the Arts and Crafts. His practice now spans print, photography, sculp...

GED from Seattle Academy of Arts and Science 2007
BFA in Printmaking from California College of the Arts and Crafts 2011

solo exhibitions:
2014-moments and cycles [with debra stuckgold], rhodes gallery, san pablo, ca
2013-tides, some thing spacious, oakland, ca
2013-mad water, other galleries, redwood regional park, oakland, ca
2012-old works, victrola, seattle, wa
2011-what we left there [with anthony francis], other galleries, oakland, ca
2011-wish i were here [continuing series of performances], various locations
2011-the state of unknowingness, college avenue galleries (bfa exhibition), oakland, ca

group exhibitions:
2014-tips for traveling light, some thing spacious, oakland, ca
2014-deciphering the print, college avenue galleries, oakland, ca
2012-tangled up in my friends, nelson street gallery, atlanta, ga
2011-baccalaureate exhibition, playspace gallery, san francisco, ca
2011-alumni exhibition, seattle academy of arts and sciences, seattle, wa
2011-craft forward, california college of the arts, san francisco, ca
2010-hamaguchi, isabel percy west gallery, oakland, ca
2010-a paper & cloth dream, osaka university of the arts, osaka, japan
2010-a paper & cloth dream, oliver art center, oakland, ca
2009-tiny treasures, college avenue galleries, oakland, ca

readings:
2012-how to forget, other galleries, blake street, berkel...