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Carl Dixon: A Witness in Wood

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All Day In Person Roesch Library Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio

Self-taught artist Carl Dixon uses richly detailed bas-relief wood carvings to interpret biblical stories with touches of whimsy, pop-culture references and connections to social justice movements. This exhibit in the Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery is on loan from John A. Kohan’s Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection.

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Calendar 2027-02-09T09:00:00 2027-06-11T16:00:00 America/New_York Carl Dixon: A Witness in Wood Self-taught artist Carl Dixon uses richly detailed bas-relief wood carvings to interpret biblical stories with touches of whimsy, pop-culture references and connections to social justice movements. This exhibit in the Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery is on loan from John A. Kohan’s Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection. Roesch Library Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery, 300 College Park, Dayton, Ohio
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Exhibit Hours

This exhibit is in the Stuart and Mimi Rose Gallery, located off the first-floor lobby, and is open during Roesch Library hours. 

Closed on University holidays.

What to Expect and Helpful Tips

This exhibit is a self-guided experience. It features 25 bas-relief wood carvings by Carl Dixon. The exhibit is on loan from John A. Kohan's Sacred Art Pilgrim Collection.

Plan Ahead

  • Know your route by reviewing directions and parking information for Roesch Library. 
  • Familiarize yourself with the the building layout and location of restrooms, elevators and accessible spaces by viewing these floor maps ahead of your visit.
  • Changing tables are available on the first, second and seventh floors.
  • Plan to arrive at least an hour before closing time. Please see the Exhibit Hours tab for more information.
  • If you visit during Marian Library hours, consider venturing to the Marian Library Gallery on the seventh floor to see the exhibit The Ukrainian Way of the Cross: Wartime Watercolors by Danylo Movchan.

Group Visits
It is helpful for our staff to know when large groups plan to visit. Please email marianlibrary@udayton.edu or call 937-229-4214 to inform the staff of your chosen date and time. Our staff will be able to provide important information such as bus drop off locations, parking and tips for navigating the exhibits with groups.
colorful bas-relief of Mary and Jesus
About the Artist
Born in Mississippi in 1960, Carl Dixon is a self-taught artist whose mixed media, bas-relief picture panels come out of a school of African American wood carving rooted in traditional West African folk art. One role model was Elijah Pierce (1892-1984), the barber, wood whittler and preacher from Columbus, Ohio, who carved “sermons in wood.” Like Pierce, Dixon is an artist of faith who sees his pieces as a way “to share my feelings about what I read in the Bible with others.” His intuitive approach also links him to "visionary" artists of the American South like Thornton Dial and Clementine Hunter.
Bas-relief depicting Lazarus and the rich man
About the Artist
Born in Mississippi in 1960, Carl Dixon is a self-taught artist whose mixed media, bas-relief picture panels come out of a school of African American wood carving rooted in traditional West African folk art. One role model was Elijah Pierce (1892-1984), the barber, wood whittler and preacher from Columbus, Ohio, who carved “sermons in wood.” Like Pierce, Dixon is an artist of faith who sees his pieces as a way “to share my feelings about what I read in the Bible with others.” His intuitive approach also links him to "visionary" artists of the American South like Thornton Dial and Clementine Hunter.
Bas relief filled with coloring figures depicting the title Exodus: Journeys of Liberation.
About the Artist
Born in Mississippi in 1960, Carl Dixon is a self-taught artist whose mixed media, bas-relief picture panels come out of a school of African American wood carving rooted in traditional West African folk art. One role model was Elijah Pierce (1892-1984), the barber, wood whittler and preacher from Columbus, Ohio, who carved “sermons in wood.” Like Pierce, Dixon is an artist of faith who sees his pieces as a way “to share my feelings about what I read in the Bible with others.” His intuitive approach also links him to "visionary" artists of the American South like Thornton Dial and Clementine Hunter.