Rodney Dickson
Born in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, Rodney Dickson graduated from the Liverpool College of Art in 1983 and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1997. He has traveled extensively in Asia, including China, Vietnam, and Taiwan, holding solo exhibitions globally.
Dickson’s works are characterized by extremely thick paint and rich color. The sheer volume of paint serves as a self-reflection, an inner discovery and metaphor for his deepest feelings. Dickson paints to explore the human condition, which was inspired by the civil conflict in Northern Ireland that defined his formative years. Inquisitive of humankind’s capacity for violence, his paintings challenge viewers and invite them to venture and ponder upon the shared human experience.
He is the recipient of two Pollock Krasner Foundation Awards and a John Moores Exhibition prize. His work is held by numerous public institutions, including the Hanoi Art Center in Vietnam, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the Arts Council of Great Britain, the Ulster Museum, the Palmer Museum of Art at Penn State University, Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, and the Haensa Temple Museum in South Korea.
Exhibitions
RODNEY DICKSOn: PAINTINGS
Rodney Dickson: The Paintings
Rodney Dickson: Paintings for Juliet
The Extension of Medium
Controlled Coincidence
Rodney Dicskon: Painting
News
Rodney Dickson is awarded the grant from The Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Garður, Iceland
Rodney Dickson in VOLTA NY
Rodney Dickson and Brad Darcy in Kyoto Municipal Museum of Art
Director Bill Page filmed a documentary film for Rodney Dickson
Rodney Dickson's "Hostage" in Liverpool Biennale 2016