Dixie MacUisdin
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Mount Allison University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1986
Post BFA, courses in acrylics and watercolours with Alesha Davies Fowlie
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Gorge on Art, Saanich, BC (Outdoor Exhibition)
2020 - 2024 Esquimalt Urban Arts Tour, Esquimalt, BC (Art & Garden Tour)
2014 - 2019, 2023 Annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC (Juried)
2022 Gift of Sight, Gallery Splash, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show)
2020 Natura, Tudor House, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show)
2019 - 2020 Canadian Whisky Painters Annual Show, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group)
2020 Dancing with the Abstract, Cafe Gallery at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2015 - 2019 Esquimalt Arts Festival, Esquimalt Memorial Park, Esquimalt, BC
2019 In Conversation III, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Contributing artist)
2018 For the Love of Trees, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Solo show)
2018 A Sense of Place, Cafe Gallery at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2018 Bloom 10, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Juried)
2018 Whirl , Tudor House, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show & Artist-in-Residence)
2016 Small Works Show - Winter, Summer, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC (Juried)
2016 Interplay, Community Art Council of Greater Victoria, Cafe Gallery, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2016 In Conversation II, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Contributing poet & artist)
2016 Bloom, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Juried)
2015 Vibrante Renacer, Community Art Council of Greater Victoria, Main Gallery, Saanich, BC (Three person show)
2015 Warm the Winter - Abstracts, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Juried)
2015 Enchanted Garden, English Inn, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show & Artist-in-Residence)
2014 New Watercolours, Saanich Hall, Saanich, BC (Solo)
2014 Art & Music in the Gardens, Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Saanich, BC
2014 Showcase III, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Invitation)
2014 Top Shelf, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Invitation)
2013 Candor, Community Art Council of Greater Victoria (CACGV) Main Gallery, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2010 Points of View, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Four person show)
Since 2007 Numerous group exhibitions through the Coast Collective Art Centre and the Victoria Arts Council, solo exhibitions at business venues and art fairs.
COLLECTIONS
Works held in private collections in Canada and the United States
INSTRUCTING/PRESENTING
2012 - present Instructor, Monterey Centre, Victoria, BC
2012 - 2022 Instructor, Art Centre at Cedar Hill, Victoria, BC
2016 - 2021 Instructor, Esquimalt Recreation Centre, Victoria, BC
2019 Guest Critique Presenter, Windsor Park Art Club, Oak Bay, BC
2015, 2019, 2023, 2024 Guest Workshop Presenter, Windsor Park Art Club, Oak Bay, BC
2018 Guest Workshop Presenter, Juan de Fuca Painters, Colwood, BC
2018 Guest Workshop Presenter, Saanich Newcomers Alumni Art Group, Colwood, BC
2018, 2019 Demo Artist for Liquitex, Island Blue’s Art Fair, Victoria, BC
2012, 2013 Guest Presenter, Island Blue’s Art Fair, Victoria, BC
2013 Guest Workshop Presenter, Pender Island Art Group, Pender Island, BC
2012 Instructor, Island Blue, Victoria, BC
2011 Guest Presenter, Oak Bay Art Group, Oak Bay, BC
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
CURRICULUM VITAE
EDUCATION
Mount Allison University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1986
Post BFA, courses in acrylics and watercolours with Alesha Davies Fowlie
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024 Gorge on Art, Saanich, BC (Outdoor Exhibition)
2020 - 2024 Esquimalt Urban Arts Tour, Esquimalt, BC (Art & Garden Tour)
2014 - 2019, 2023 Annual TD Art Gallery Paint-In, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC (Juried)
2022 Gift of Sight, Gallery Splash, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show)
2020 Natura, Tudor House, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show)
2019 - 2020 Canadian Whisky Painters Annual Show, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group)
2020 Dancing with the Abstract, Cafe Gallery at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2015 - 2019 Esquimalt Arts Festival, Esquimalt Memorial Park, Esquimalt, BC
2019 In Conversation III, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Contributing artist)
2018 For the Love of Trees, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Solo show)
2018 A Sense of Place, Cafe Gallery at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2018 Bloom 10, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Juried)
2018 Whirl , Tudor House, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show & Artist-in-Residence)
2016 Small Works Show - Winter, Summer, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, Victoria, BC (Juried)
2016 Interplay, Community Art Council of Greater Victoria, Cafe Gallery, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2016 In Conversation II, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Contributing poet & artist)
2016 Bloom, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Juried)
2015 Vibrante Renacer, Community Art Council of Greater Victoria, Main Gallery, Saanich, BC (Three person show)
2015 Warm the Winter - Abstracts, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Juried)
2015 Enchanted Garden, English Inn, Esquimalt, BC (Solo Show & Artist-in-Residence)
2014 New Watercolours, Saanich Hall, Saanich, BC (Solo)
2014 Art & Music in the Gardens, Horticulture Centre of the Pacific, Saanich, BC
2014 Showcase III, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Invitation)
2014 Top Shelf, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Group, Invitation)
2013 Candor, Community Art Council of Greater Victoria (CACGV) Main Gallery, Saanich, BC (Two person show)
2010 Points of View, Coast Collective Art Centre, Colwood, BC (Four person show)
Since 2007 Numerous group exhibitions through the Coast Collective Art Centre and the Victoria Arts Council, solo exhibitions at business venues and art fairs.
COLLECTIONS
Works held in private collections in Canada and the United States
INSTRUCTING/PRESENTING
2012 - present Instructor, Monterey Centre, Victoria, BC
2012 - 2022 Instructor, Art Centre at Cedar Hill, Victoria, BC
2016 - 2021 Instructor, Esquimalt Recreation Centre, Victoria, BC
2019 Guest Critique Presenter, Windsor Park Art Club, Oak Bay, BC
2015, 2019, 2023, 2024 Guest Workshop Presenter, Windsor Park Art Club, Oak Bay, BC
2018 Guest Workshop Presenter, Juan de Fuca Painters, Colwood, BC
2018 Guest Workshop Presenter, Saanich Newcomers Alumni Art Group, Colwood, BC
2018, 2019 Demo Artist for Liquitex, Island Blue’s Art Fair, Victoria, BC
2012, 2013 Guest Presenter, Island Blue’s Art Fair, Victoria, BC
2013 Guest Workshop Presenter, Pender Island Art Group, Pender Island, BC
2012 Instructor, Island Blue, Victoria, BC
2011 Guest Presenter, Oak Bay Art Group, Oak Bay, BC
MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS
- Arts and Culture Colwood Society
- Coast Collective Gallery & Arts Centre (Gold Member from 2009 to 2020 closure due to COVID-19 pandemic.)
- Township Community Arts Council
- Esquimalt Community Arts Hub
- Canadian Whisky Painters
- Art Gallery of Greater Victoria