RONALD NEILL DIXON, NDD Born in Ireland on Good Friday in 1941, designer Ronald Neill Dixon brings an extensive and diverse set of credentials and experience to his work in the liturgical arts.  The son of a church organist, he was well grounded in the faith before receiving his formal training in his craft at the college level. With his strong foundation in religion, a major in stained glass, and a minor in silversmithing, he was sought out by an American liturgical arts studio which sponsored his move to this country in the early 1960's. Working with various studios for the next 25 years, Mr. Dixon received hundreds of commissions from churches and temples of diverse denominations throughout the United States and designed each project individually to produce a work of art reflective of the faith and lives of each religious community.  In the early 1990's, he began to design ecclesiastical art and interiors under his own name through the Dixon Studio of Virginia.

above: full size drawing for wood bas relief for Resurrection Cemetery; Peoria, Illinois, 1992 ARTIST'S RESUME Education Belfast College of Art    Stained Glass Major, Silversmith Minor    graduated 1963 with top honors Related Employment Stained Glass Designer, Artist, Painter for    six national stained glass and interior arts studios: 1963-91    and for DIXON STUDIO of Staunton, Virginia: 1991-present Certificates and Awards 1959: Full Merit Scholarship Award       to Belfast College of Art      by the Ministry of Education 1962: National Diploma of Design      Special Level with London Adjudication 1962: Craft Certificate for Stained Glass      Irish government certification 1996: Award of Excellence      Stained Glass Association of America 1999: 2 Honorable Mentions      Bene Visual Arts Awards 2000: Liturgical Furnishings Design Award      Interfaith Forum on Religious Art & Architecture 2001: Bene Visual Arts Award      Ministry & Liturgy Magazine Exhibitions ART & SOUL: The Stained Glass Work      of Ronald Neill Dixon, NDD: 1963-96      Lynchburg Fine Arts Center; Lynchburg, Virginia      an affiliate of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts      December 1996-January 1997 FROM SHAME TO TRIUMPH: Images of Crucifixion      invitational group show      Washington Theological Seminary; Washington, DC      December 2000-January 2001 Publications author of Windows of Opportunity      a guidebook for pastors & committees ©1994 subject of 'Artist Takes Panes to Grace Churches'      in The Richmond Times of Richmond, Virginia      January 3, 2004 subject of 'Working His Wonders with Windows'      in The Daily Progress of Charlottesville, Virginia      December 25, 1995 subject of 'Painting with Light'      in Albemarle magazine of Virginia      December 1995 subject of two articles in national Stained Glass magazine:      'Liturgical Arts,' fall 1992 and      'Artist-Designer: Ronald Neill Dixon,' spring 1983 Television Appearances profile on 700 Club, March 17, 1997      CBN national program profile on WSET-TV News, December 1995      ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, Virginia

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