profile

A residency in India, during his second year of BA study, introduced Dixon to the particle-based artworks of the Tibetan sand-mandala and the Indian rangoli. These informed his interest in impermanency, and soon transformed the way he worked. Coming back to England, he threw away his brushes and began to make dust pictures that were swept up on completion.

He later went back to India after graduating, where he lived, travelled, and researched for a year, before returning to Winchester and completing an MA. Since then, David has spent two years working as a Fine Art Technician at Winchester School of Art, has run a variety of workshops, exhibited, and lectured

Having shown with Dada South, and being awarded their 2008 Go Make! bursary, he spent three years working for them as an Artist Advisor on the Dada Exchange programme. Other Dada South related business involves his work within the artists/architects network (Architecture InsideOut). This started with some one-day workshops and a collaborative installation at the Tate's Turbine Hall, and is planned to expand into Europe over the next couple of years. His most recent post with them was as part of the selection panel for the new Up-Stream showcase project.

In 2009 he worked as a Practitioner for Creative Partnerships, where he devised and ran three-month residencies at Court Lane School in Portsmouth, and The Sholing Technology College in Southampton. He now works as an Agent, project managing for Creative Partnerships, looking after three of their schools, and continues to exhibit.

In 2009 the Test Valley Arts Foundation awarded him the position of Lead Artist/ Programme Co-ordinator for the Chapel Arts Studios in Andover. For more information on this see the main Chapel Arts Studios website