About the Artist
Full name: Wilson Dixon Artist name: WDOkonyeh
Wilson Okonyeh -Dixon is a landscape painter who studied painting at The polytechnic, Ibadan and obtain a higher national diploma (HND) in 1998.
He has featured in over thirty group exhibitions and also executed several commissioned works, coordinated and organized art exhibitions with different professional bodies.
Since graduation, Okonyeh has been a day to day studio artist , done several work shops/ intern with younger artists, studio session with students and also trained and teache art.
Okonyeh -Dixon has exhibited intensively, these exhibition includes , selected group exhibition:
Index madien 2003, Nimbus
Strokes of life 2003 Life+Strokes Art Gallery
Dance of the mask 2004, United kingdom
Index Beyond forms 2004, Pendulum Gallery
Artist's Array 2008 Orderly Society Trust, Elias Center, Lagos
Watercolor,pastel and drawing 2010 Omeka Gallery
The Former general secretary of the Society of Nigerian Artists (Lagos state Chapter), Okonyeh -Dixon resides in and runs a personal atelier at Lakowe -Golf, Lagos.
Artist statement: Every of our oil paintings electrifies emotions that tell or speak about moods, we captures a realistic nature of the nostalgic feeling., We hopefully to host our solo exhibition in the nearest future.