ABOUT THE ARTIST
Resides and works in Greenville, South Carolina
Noreen Dixon’s medium of choice is acrylic paint, typically in an abstract form. She works with both stretched and loose canvas, depending on the size of the piece. Instead of using a traditional easel, the artist paints against a wall, employing large brushes and expressive gestures to create. The process is deeply intuitive, beginning with markings in graphite, ink, or pastels. This first layer serves as a personal exploration, allowing her to familiarize herself with the canvas and establish a rhythm for the work's unfolding.
Color is introduced after this initial phase, marking the start of a playful, dynamic process. Noreen layers the paints and utilizes water to encourage organic movements within the medium, responding to these shifts as they occur. Throughout the painting, she rotates the canvas, allowing the layers to create both movement and depth within the piece. The ultimate goal is to craft works that make viewers pause, take in the composition, and feel its presence.
Noreen has frequently been told that her artwork evokes a sense of calm amidst chaos, a description she finds particularly resonant. She embraces the contrasts of light and dark, pain and healing, and noise and quiet in her work. For Noreen, the juxtaposition and fusion of these opposites is a central part of the experience she aims to convey.
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Select Solo Exhibitions
2024 Greenville Open Studio Tours, Personal Studio, Greenville, SC
2023 Greenville Open Studio Tours, Personal Studio, Greenville, SC
2022 Mythmaker Brewing Grand Opening, Fort Collins, CO
2022 Open Studio Tours, Personal Studio, Fort Collins, CO
2019 The Forge, Fort Collins, CO
2019 Equinox Brewery, Fort Collins, CO *2012 - 2019
2018 Snowbank Brewing, Fort Collins, CO *2016, 2017
2018 Coopersmith’s Pub & Brewing, Fort Collins, CO *2012 - 2018
2016 Compass Cider, Fort Collins, CO *2013 - 2106
2014 The Ingredient Grand Opening, Fort Collins, CO
Select Group Exhibitions
2024 Artisphere - Artists of The Upstate, Greenville, SC
2021 Open Air 150, Fort Collins, CO
2020 Studio Artists Annual Show, The Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO
2019 Art In The Park, Anheuser-Busch, Fort Collins, CO
2019 Conception Art Show, The Stanley Hangar, Denver, CO
2019 Studio Artists Annual Show, The Downtown Artery, Fort Collins, CO *2015-2019 street art, community events, chairs, etc
2018 Open Studio Tours, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO
2018 Art In The Park, Loveland, CO
2017 SASA Benefit, O’Dell Brewing Co, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Open Studio Tours, 3 Square Art, Fort Collins, CO
2011 ArtScene, Rockford, IL
2011 North Main Studios, Annual Show, Rockford, IL
2011 Artists’ Fair in Beattie Park, Rockford, IL
2011 Prairie Street Lofts, Annual Show, Rockford, IL
2011 Kryptonite Lounge, Rockford, IL
2011 Olive Restaurant Grand Opening, Machesney Park, IL
Corporate Commissions
2018 Woodward Inc., Corp HQ, 15 large acrylic canvas, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Crossland Law Office, 9 various size acrylic on canvas, including logo, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Bowl Izakaya, 2 large acrylic on canvas, Windsor, CO
2013 Equinox Brewery, 24 x 24 branded/logo canvas, Fort Collins, CO
Collaborations
2017-2019
Haven Design, Home Staging and Realtor Collaborations, Fort Collins, CO
Website Publications
2024 Bold Journey Magazine - Meet Noreen Dixon, access date 12/17/2024
https://boldjourney.com/meet-noreen-dixon
2024 South Carolina Voyager - Daily Inspiration, access date 9/18/2024
https://southcarolinavoyager.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-noreen-dixon
Education
2005, BFA Visual Design, magna cum laude, American Intercontinental University, Chicago, IL