{"id":117,"date":"2012-09-30T18:04:19","date_gmt":"2012-09-30T18:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loisdickson.com\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2026-03-11T00:13:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T00:13:58","slug":"about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/loisdickson.com\/?page_id=117","title":{"rendered":"About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The paintings of <strong>Lois Dickson&nbsp;<\/strong>reflect an ongoing interest in the natural world, from subject matter monumental in scale\u2014glaciers and geysers of Chilean Patagonia\u00ad\u2014to a sphere of radically inverse proportion: the micro cosmos of butterfly wings. Woodland scenes and the rich detritus of the forest floor also serve as departure points for Dickson\u2019s painterly abstractions. The physicality of her painting process is always in evidence, as are themes of renewal and decay. Despite the overtly organic nature of her subject matter, there is an underlying geometry that underscores her investigation of form in its fluid and static state.&nbsp; The more recent work moves from observation to the very process of painting itself.&nbsp; One hopes the paintings engage the viewer in a way that invites multiple readings and a wide range of personal interpretations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lois Dickson received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan, a Master of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art and Honors in Drawing from the New York Studio School\u2019s full time Certificate Program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She has exhibited extensively in the Northeast, including seven solo shows at John Davis Gallery, NY; two solo shows at Pamela Salisbury Gallery, NY; a solo show at North Point Gallery, NY; and The Witherspoon Gallery, NJ. Selected Group Exhibitions include: Art &amp; Democracy IV Gallery; John Davis Gallery; Nina Nielsen Gallery; Pamela Salisbury Gallery; The Bowery Gallery; The New York Studio School; The Painting Center; and The Prince Street Gallery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lois Dickson\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/450324398?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;These paintings are constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed over days, weeks, often years \u2013 yet I hope the final iteration is freshly felt. My interest continues to be primarily in color, structure, the parts to the whole. Images emerge through the process of painting itself, which lends an unexpected narrative to the work. I\u2019m always happy when humor finds its way into the mix.&#8221; <br>\u2014 <strong>Lois Dickson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is a landscape that has the full impact within an abstract format.\u00a0Somehow, the underlying grid gives a structure that is both exciting and unifying.\u00a0The natural landscape of meadow, earth and rocks is in place, but with a lively energy and unexpected juxtaposition of elements.\u00a0Rather than a feeling of perspective, distance, it has a frontal feeling.\u201d <br>\u2014 \u00a0<strong>Linda Cross<\/strong>, \u00a09\/20\/22, on\u00a0<em>Strange Place<\/em>\u00a0in <em>Near and Far<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYour paintings are so inspiring\u00a0to me. In fact, you are.\u00a0I guess I met you in the early 1990\u2019s, so I\u2019ve been witness to your\u00a0evolution for 30 years.\u00a0You seem to have it all right now. So loose and free to take inspiration\u00a0from within and without. Percept and concept, in a very good strong way. I see now the tracks of your connection to geometry, I like that\u00a0you\u2019re open to its presence.\u00a0But you have married it so well to light and rhythm and space and your beautiful peronal necessities of touch. &#8220;Touche!\u201d <br>\u2014 \u00a0<strong>Ro Lohin<\/strong>, former Director of the Lohin-Geduld Gallery, NYC, 2022, about <em>Near and Far<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The paintings of Lois Dickson&nbsp;reflect an ongoing interest in the natural world, from subject matter monumental in scale\u2014glaciers and geysers of Chilean Patagonia\u00ad\u2014to a sphere of radically inverse proportion: the micro cosmos of butterfly wings. Woodland scenes and the rich detritus of the forest floor also serve as departure points for Dickson\u2019s painterly abstractions. 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