Selena Dixon
Bio: 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 her 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.
Artist Statement: Vintage, modern and hand-painted papers serve as the medium of choice and collage as the process. Patterned or printed papers taken out of original context compel the viewer to engage and develop a narrative full of questions and possibilities. A form often develops as color and shape is added and layered to build visual complexity.
Seemingly random juxtapositions of elements come together to create a new image and new meaning. For me, a successful work is one where you wish to linger.
Find more about Selena on instagram and Flickr:
instagram.com/selenaart123
flickr.com/photos/selenadixon_art
