ANDY DIXON
ARTISTIC JOURNEY
Andy Dixon was born in 1979 in Vancouver, Canada and currently resides and works in Los Angeles, California. Dixon is a self-taught painter, he turned to fine arts after years as a professional musician. His work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and art fairs internationally including Beers, London, UK (2018); Wilding Cran, Los Angeles, CA, USA (2018); Pulse Miami, FL, USA (2017); and Volta, New York, NY, USA (2017). Dixon’s work is in notable collections worldwide including the Walton Family Private collection, Crystal Bridges, AR, USA, and the West Collection, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Exploring themes of decadence, patronage, and the relationship between art and wealth, Andy Dixon draws inspiration from such opulent artifacts as Flemish still-lifes, Versace silk shirts, and auction house objects. By layering historical references with contemporary social commentary, Dixon plays with the tropes of art history and questions the inherent value in luxuries from past and present. An underlying self-deprecation stirs beneath the surface of his candy-colored canvases – a poignant study in the psychology of value.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 Joy, The Hole, New York Wow! More Sizes Upstairs, OTI, Bangkok 2022 My Patrons' Homes, OTI, Paris 2021 Masterpieces!, OTI, Los Angeles 2019 No Big Deal I Want More, OTI, Hong Kong Look at This Stuff Isn't It Neat, Joshua Liner, New York 2018 Alchemy, Beers, London On the Ceiling of My Suite in the Royal Palace, Wilding Cran, Los Angeles 2017 How Much do They Cost? via Beers London, Pulse, Miami Pronk! via Beers London, Volta, New York 2016 Expensive Things II, via Winsor Gallery, Art Toronto Expensive Things I, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver 2015 Leisure Studies, RHG, New York Canadiana, Initial Gallery, Vancouver 2014 The Luxury of Observing Luxury II, RHG, London Pleasure Studies II, Wally Workman, Austin 2013 Pleasure Studies, Back Gallery Project, Vancouver The Luxury of Observing Luxury, No Remorse, Vancouver 2012 Studying the Subject Through the Blatant Lack of Intimate Knowledge of the Object, Good Luck Gallery, Vancouver 2010 Such Events Have Led Us Here, Grace Gallery, Vancouver 2009 How To Draw Everything, Grace Gallery, Vancouver
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles 2020 Rise & Shine, OTI, Hong Kong 2019 Art is Where the Heart is, Galerie Droste, Paris Salone Del Mobile, Versace Via Gesù, Milan 2018 Drawing Room, OTI, Hong Kong 10 Year Anniversary, Joshua Liner, New York 2017 Oh Canada, Beers London, London
ART FAIRS
2017 Art Seaale via Winsor Gallery, Seaale, WA, USA 2016 Art Toronto via Winsor Gallery, Toronto, Canada 2015 Art Paris via RHG, Paris, France Art Central via RHG, Hong Kong 2014 ArtToronto via RHG, Toronto, Canada ArtToronto via IniNal Gallery, Toronto, Canada ArtHamptons via RHG, New York, NY, USA 2012 Fuse, Vancouver Art Gallery, Vancouver, Canada Nova FesNval, Cafe Miae, Barcelona, Spain 2011 Can You See The Rainbow From There, Arts Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
COLLECTIONS
Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, USA LAM Museum, Lisse, Netherlands West Collection, Philadelphia, USA X Museum, Beijing, China