Trained as an architect at Yale University, Washington D.C. based artist Dickson Carroll creates painted wood sculptures in a variety of forms: abstract pieces, furniture, visionary architectural models and landscape. They all combine his skill as a craftsman with his interest in art and his vision as an architect. One such example is a gazebo at the Macomb Park in Washington, D.C.
Alive! (Vivant !), painted birch plywood, mirror, 32 x 30 x 3 inches
Beach Week (Une semaine à la plage), painted birch plywood, mirror, 27 x 26 x 2 inches
It's a Boy! (C’est un Garçon !), painted birch plywood, mirror, 16.5 x 17 x 2 inches
Classic Loosening Up (Le Classique se détend), painted birch plywood, mirror, 17 x 15 x 2 inches
On Vacation, painted birch plywood, mirror, 23 x 21 x 2 inches
The Four Sides of Your Personality (Les Quatre Côtés de Votre Personnalité), 2021, painted poplar, birch plywood, mirror, 30 x 30 x 3.5 inches
Aviator's Mirror, 2019, painted birch plywood, 35 x 44 x 1.5 inches
Southwest Interior, 1986, poplar, ash, fir and oak, 40 x 29 x 25 inches
Background
1940 Born New Haven, Connecticut
Education
Six month Art and Architecture Tour of Europe
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2022 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
2019 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
2013 Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Va.
2011 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, D.C.
2006 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
2001 Addison/Ripley Fine Art, Washington, DC
Westbroadway Gallery, NYC
Westbroadway Gallery, NYC
1978 Gallery 10, Ltd., Washington, DC
Westbroadway Gallery, NYC
1977 Alternate Space Gallery at Westbroadway, NYC
1972 Euram Building, Washington, DC
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 “Selections from the Artery Collection,” Katzen Gallery,Washingtton, D.C.
2013 “40 for 40,” Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, Va
2012 “Play,” Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, Va..
2010 “Gaps,” Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, Va.
1990 “Sculptural Furniture,” Montpelier Arts Center, Laurel, Md.
1998 “Beyond Function,” Washington Square, Washington, D.C.
1987 “Architecture as a State of Mind,” P.S. 33, Baltimore, Md.
1986 “Office as Art,” Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, Va.
1984 “Local Color,” Clark Gallery, Lincoln, Ma.
1984 “Public Sculpture in Arlington County,” Arlington Arts Center,
Arlington, Va.
1983 “Tradition/Transition/New Vision,” Addison Gallery, Andover, Ma.
1980 “Architectural Fantasies,” Octagon House, AIA, Washington, D.C.
1978 “21st Area Exhibition of Sculpture,” Corcoran Gallery, Wash., D.C.
Public Commissions and Collections
The National League of Cities, Washington D.C.
Howery and Simon, Attorneys, Washington, D.C.
Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.
US Embassy, Moscow, Russia
US Embassy, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
The Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The Dimock Gallery, George Washington University, Washington D.C.
Inova Healthplex Medical Center’ Springfield, Va.
Children’s Hospital, Washington, D.C.
The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
