Adam Dix, graduate of Middlesex Polytechnic (BAfa) and Wimbledon College of Art (MAfa), lives and works in London. Winner of the Griffin/ Winsor & Newton studio Artist residency 2016 Adam is also the recipient of the Florence Trust (2013) and the Jealousy Art Residency Prize (2009)
Adam’s Solo exhibitions include Yesterday’s Prophets. Eleven. London (2013) and Urban Nature, Royal Overseas League, London (2004, toured to Edinburgh in 2005). Recent group exhibitions (all 2015) include The Mdina Biennale, Malta; Modern Mythology, Space W10 The Contemporary, London; Strange Cities, Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens and New York.
Dix’ work can be found is in the collections of Fatima Maleki, Anita Zabludowicz for 176 Gallery, Alasdhair Willis, Royal Collection of Monaco, University of Arts London and other private collections.
The Puppet by Adam Dix 2015
(Adam) Dix’ paintings explore an imagined world of the present where the past is reinterpreted seemingly to appear in a futuristic landscape, blending traditional folklore customs with contemporary forms of communication. By traversing between the subject of past analogue and contemporary digital medias, Dix’ paintings discuss a borderland between the virtual and real world, whilst exploring how humanity adapts to new modes of communication.
Dix’ palette of muted colours, hazy imagery and subject, anchor the work in a time of historical optimism. Referring to the imagined futures of our predecessors his deployment of colour links the subject of contemporary technology to its 1950s origins. This has led to the production of work that invites the viewer to engage in a secular celebration, whilst questioning past and present forms of ‘social networking’ within a community and the common ground that may exist between them and their effect on society.
ADAM DIX
Education
2009
M.A. Fine Art Wimbledon College of Art.
1990
B.A. (Hons) Graphics and Illustration. Middlesex Polytechnic.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2017
In Residence, Griffin Gallery, London
Relics from the De-Crypt, Gossamer Fog, London
2016
New Paintings, Slete Gallery, Los Angeles
All are Welcome, Eleven, London
Yesterday’s Prophets, Eleven, London
Selected Group Exhibitions
2016
Telling Tales, Colleyer Bristow, London
2015
Can You Feel It By Adam Dix 2017
BFAMI Contemporary Art Auction, Sotheby’s, London
The Mdina Biennale, Malta
Strange Cities, Onassis Cultural Centre, Athens and New York
London Art Fair Project Space, The Contemporary London, London
2014
100 Painters of Tomorrow, Christies and Beers Contemporary, London
So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, Lawrie Shabbi, Dubai
2013
Salon 10. Marine Contemporary, Los Angeles
Ici Londres, Galierie Silin, Paris
News From The Sun, Phoenix Art Centre, Exeter
2012
Editions, Other Criteria, London
Programming Myth, Sumarria Lunn, London
Unobtrusive Measures, Kunstpavillion, Munich
On The Horizon, New Generation of British Painters, Marine Contemporary, Los Angeles
2011
Fraternise, Beaconsfield Gallery, London
Exam, Transition Gallery, London
2010
Transmission, Haunch of Venison, London
Keep Me Posted, Julia Royse, London
2009
Black Dog Yellow House, Trolley Gallery, London
Adam Dix in Studio
Survey Shows
2014
East London Painting Prize, London
2013
Jerwood Drawing Prize, London
Creekside Open, Ceri Hand, APT Gallery, London
2012
The Saatchi Gallery, Channel 4’s New Sensations and The Future Can, London
Anthology, Charlie Smith, London
2011
The Saatchi Gallery, Channel 4’s New Sensations and The Future Can, London
2010
Catlin Art Prize, London
2009
Future Map, Hoxton Square Projects, London
Creekside Open, Jenni Lomax, APT Gallery, London.
Awards & Residencies
2016
Griffin/ Winsor & Newton studio residency.
2013
Florence Trust.
2009
Jealous Art Prize Residency.
Collections
Dix’s work has been included in the following collections: Fatima Maleki, Anita Zabludowicz for 176 Gallery, Alasdhair Willis, Royal collection of Monaco, University of Arts London and other private collections.
Publications
2014
100 Painters of Tomorrow. Thames and Hudson.
Cercle Magazine. Science Fiction edition.
2013
Elephant Magazine. Coming Out Fighting by Natasha Hoare and Marc Valli.
2011
Inventory Magazine. Folklore and Technology by Leanne Cloudsdale.
Science Fiction Futures, Another magazine.
2010
The Catlin Guide. New Artists in the UK by Justin Hammond; published by Catlin Holdings Ltd.
Website
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The Blessing by Adam Dix 2011