About Adrienne Dixon

BIO

Adrienne Dixon received thier MFA from University of Cincinnati school of Design Architecture Art and Planning in Fine Art in 2022, and her BFA in Painting from Savannah College of Art and Design in 2011. They have exhibited in a multitude of galleries throughout the United States Including the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati OH, the Carnegie in Covington, KY, University of Kentucky Art Museum in Lexington, KY, D.C. Arts Center, Evansville Art and History Museum in Indiana, Parachute Factory in Lexington, KY and Zephyr Gallery in Louisville, KY. They have also exhibited work internationally at Chateau Orquevaux in Orquevaux, France, Press North in Queensland, Australia, and FireStation Gallery in Victoria, Australia.

Over the past 15 years Adrienne has worked numerous roles in a multitude of arts institutions including administration, project management, preparitor, development, curation, studio manager, education manager, gallery manager, and events director. Additionally Adrienne’s artistic practice explores materialism and consumption through a lens of color theory and anthropology.

Currently Adrienne is a Creative Project Manager for ArtWorks and has an active studio practice in Cincinnati,OH.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Through my work, I observe and document the relationship between consumption, materiality, and the environment. I seek to make sense of, and engage with, the vast and overstimulating array of man-made matter that surrounds us. My fascination with consumption arises from its undeniable presence. I am captivated by how materials impact living beings and the spaces we inhabit.

I explore these themes through painting and the adaptive reuse of found materials. My paintings reference imagery of the conflict between the need to be connected to nature and living in a capitalist world. By repurposing what has already been chemically engineered for functionality, I aim to avoid contributing to the overwhelming amount of waste and objects that already exist.

Fluorescent and acidic, brightly colored materials reflect the chemical and plastic residue that is ubiquitously present in our environment. These materials highlight the unavoidable reality of overconsumption and pollution. Paradoxically, nature is also depicted throughout my work, coexisting within this context of overconsumption and pollution, emphasizing the tension and interaction between the natural and the synthetic.