Dalvin Byron's paintings originate where waking life bleeds into dreams —where the noise of the world refuses to fade. The work is concerned with sensation and instinct rather than direct narrative or explanation. Each canvas explores interior states shaped by personal identity, memory, and a search for meaning in an unpredictable world. Rather than using dreams as an escape from modern life, the paintings treat them as an honest reflection of it: intense, shifting, and loaded with personal history.
Dalvin currently lives and works in Newton, Massachusetts, where he teaches drawing and painting classes for middle and high school students. His commitment to art education extends beyond the studio: he previously taught in Baltimore, Maryland, where he led a team of high school students through a summer mural and public art program, bringing creative work into shared community spaces. He received his BFA from Messiah University in 2016. He is represented by Fountain Street Gallery.
"Untitled 2", Expressionist, Abstract, Green, Yellow, Blue, Oil Painting
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron's "Untitled 2" is an intimate 14 x 18 inch oil painting on canvas glowing with deep phthalo greens, burnt sienna, and yellow ochre, dissolving into cool and watery blue-...
Canvas, Oil
"Millions", Contemporary, Skull, Plastic Bag, Black, Oil Painting, 2024
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Millions” is a 24 x 36 x 1.5 inch oil painting on canvas. It presents a stark and haunting image: a human skull encased in a sheer plastic bag, suspended in a black v...
Oil, Canvas
"Untitled 1", Expressionist, Abstract, Green, Yellow, Blue, Oil Painting
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron's "Untitled 1" is a 9 x 12 inch oil painting on canvas and is built from desaturated violet and cool blue-grays, with soft warm tan shapes dissolving quietly into a hazy...
Canvas, Oil
"Aperture", Contemporary, Blue Glass Vase, Lily, Grey, Oil Painting
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Aperture” is a 36 x 24 x 2 inch oil painting on wood panel. It is from the glass series that preceded his “dream journal” paintings. A transparent blue vase stands in...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Genesis", Surrealist, Contemporary, Arched Doorway, Cosmic, Oil Painting
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Genesis” is a surrealist 48 x 36 x 2 inch oil painting on canvas. A striking arched doorway frames a cosmic eclipse radiating silvery light. Above, a prismatic glass ...
Canvas, Oil
"Begotten", Surrealist, Dark, Eyes, Wine Glasses, Tree, Water, Oil Painting
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron's "Begotten" is a 40 x 30 inch painting on canvas. A being with multiple vigilant eyes hovers luminously against stormy skies, its arterial branches spreading upward lik...
Canvas, Oil
"Diadem", Contemporary, Black, Shattered Wine Glass, Oil Painting
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Diadem” is a 24 x 24 inch oil painting on wood panel. It marks a departure from the straightforward glass studies into the current “dream journal” series. Mostly, bla...
Oil, Wood Panel
$3,000
"Folie à Deux", Contemporary, Mannequin, Barbed Wire, Black, Oil Painting, 2024
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Folie à Deux” is a 36 x 36 x 2 inch oil painting on canvas. The image portrays two mannequin heads tightly bound together with barbed wire, their smooth, featureless ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,460
H 23.63 in W 20.87 in
Surreal Landscape - Mid 20th Century English Surrealist Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A beautiful 1960's English oil on canvas depicting a surrealist landscape with rainbow and gilt framed painting on a wall. A stunning and unusual painting presented in a bespoke gilt...
Canvas, Oil
$11,606
H 25.6 in W 17.72 in D 1.97 in
Overdue- 21st Century Contemporary Painting of radish in plastic bucket
By Adriana van Zoest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Adriana van Zoest Overdue 65 x 45 cm Framed 77 x 55 cm ( Frame is included in price) Oil paint on wood panel (2024) Various subjects Adriana van Zoest's paintings are not easy to cl...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,800Sale Price|40% Off
H 47.92 in W 60.04 in D 0.71 in
Large Scale Surrealist Oil on Canvas, 'Noah's Ark and the Animals'.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Very large scale late 20th century oil on canvas of Noah's Ark and the Animals by British artist Derek Carruthers. Signed to the bottom right. A magical, highly colourful and energe...
Canvas, Oil
$1,964
H 11.42 in W 8.27 in D 1.19 in
Judas Medal- 21st Century Still-life painting of a tin with dry Judas Medal
By Erik Zwaga
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This still-life is made by Dutch painter Erik Zwaga. The painter started in the style of the romantic school, Erik Zwaga began to search more and more for his own visual language...
Oil, Wood Panel
$7,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 38 in W 32 in D 2 in
Antique American Modernist Period Male Nude Surrealist Masterpiece Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Amazing early American surrealist nude male portrait landscape. Painted by Charles W St Clair. Oil on board. Framed. Image size, 24L x 30H. Super detailed and rare!
Canvas, Oil
$3,571
H 16.15 in W 22.84 in
Pierre Charbonnier. Glass. Surrealist Still life. Oil painting. Signed. Framed.
Located in Paris, FR
Pierre CHARBONNIERr (1897-1978) Glass Oil on canvas, Signed lower left, Title on the reverse H. 41 cm - W. 33 cm Provenance: Galerie D. Benador, Geneva. (label on the reverse) Pierr...
Canvas, Oil
$1,600
H 19.25 in W 23.25 in D 1.125 in
Surreal Landscape by Italian Artist Lanfranco Finocchioli
Located in New York, NY
Lanfranco Finocchioli (Italian, b. 20th century) Sognando Capri (Dreaming of Capri), 2003 Oil on canvas 13 3/4 x 19 5/8 in. Framed: 19 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 1 1/8 in. Signed and dated lower...
Canvas, Oil
$19,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 38 in D 3 in
Antique American Large Surreal Masterpiece Landscape Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique surrealist oil painting of a landscape with a sculpture. Oil on board, circa 1949. Signed. Displayed in a period frame. Image, 35"L x 22"H.
Canvas, Oil
$2,553
H 5.99 in W 10.99 in D 1.19 in
Lemniscate - 21st Century Contemporary Realistic Still life Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Erik van de Beek (Dutch artist) Lemniscate 15,2 x 27,9 cm ( framed included 19,2 x 31,9 cm) Oil paint on wood panel Artist Erik van de Beek lives and works in Nijmegen. The modest N...
Oil, Wood Panel
$4,588
H 12.21 in W 12.21 in D 1.97 in
Detail Red Onion- 21st Century Contemporary Hyperrealistic Still-life Painting
By Adriana van Zoest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Adriana van Zoest Detail Red Onion 31 x 31 cm Framed 42 x 42 cm ( Frame is included in price) Oil paint on wood panel (2024) Various subjects Adriana van Zoest's paintings are not e...
Oil, Wood Panel
$14,285Sale Price|40% Off
H 31.89 in W 39.38 in
Woman Surrealism Oil on Canvas Painting, Expressionist, Framed, 2000s
By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Artist: Alvar Suñol Title: Figurative Composition Date: c.2000 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (canvas): 81 x 100 cm (31.9 x 39.3 in) Framed: Yes Condition: Excellent Alvar Suñol –...
Canvas, Oil
$3,294
H 39.38 in W 19.49 in D 0.6 in
The Côte d'Azur. Sun, Sea and Sand. Mid-Century Oil on Canvas.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Mid-century oil on canvas of a summer scene on the Côte d'Azur. The work is signed but the artist unknown. This artwork is a vibrant and eclectic composition that captures the essen...
Canvas, Oil
Sold
H 20 in W 20 in D 1.5 in
"Postlude", Contemporary, Architectural, Arch, Abandonment, Oil Painting, 2024
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron’s “Postlude” is a 20 x 20 x 1.5 inch oil painting on canvas. The image presents an arched architectural space that appears both realistic and dreamlike. The muted color ...
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled", oil painting, rubber duck, toy, black, yellow, red
By Dalvin Byron
Located in Franklin, MA
Dalvin Byron's "Untitled" is a 12 x 12 inch oil painting in his ongoing "dream journal" series. A child's rubber duck toy is suspended in a primarily black...
Oil, Canvas