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Willard Dixon

American, b. 1942
Willard Dixon’s art has been shown extensively in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York, He has had over 40 one-man shows and numerous group shows. His work is in the collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NY, The SFMOMA, and the Oakland Museum of California Art. He has executed large-scale commissions for The California Supreme Court, The Oakland Museum and The Las Vegas Federal Courthouse. He received an NEA Fellowship Grant in 1989. In 2013, one of his portraits was included in The Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Represented by Andra Norris Gallery in California.
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Meditation
Meditation

Willard DixonMeditation, 2025

$7,500

H 30 in W 40 in

Meditation

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Willard Dixon is widely recognized for his calm, contemplative landscapes and skyscapes, paintings that hold stillness, clarity, and a quiet reverence for nature. In this exhibition,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

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Canvas, Oil

Back Country
Back Country

Willard DixonBack Country, 2025

$8,000

H 40 in W 41 in

Back Country

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Back Country - The painting was created in 2025 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

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Canvas, Oil

Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life
Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life

Going to Bolinas - Realism oil on canvas painting - California Coast still life

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Going to Bolinas - An iconic rural scene from Northern California's quintessential highway 1, while heading north to the town of Bolinas. A traditional landscape blending urban — manmade street signs and roadway — with nature. The painting depicts early evening light — the artist's favorite. Created in 2020 from celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon’s work can be found in numerous distinctive private and public collections, as well as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as the Oakland Museum of California. The work comes framed in a California redwood frame. Artwork is 30 x 30 inches. With framing the outer dimension is 31 x 31 inches.Signed and dated by the artist. Born: Kansas City MO, 1942 Education: Art Students League, New York, NY Cornell University Brooklyn Museum School San Francisco Art Institute, M.F.A. 1969 Awards and Commissions N.E.A. Fellowship Grant- 1989 California Supreme Court Mural Commission- 1998 Las Vegas Federal Courthouse Commission, G.S.A.-1998 Teaching 1989-90: San Francisco State University 1975: San Francisco Art Institute Realism Seminar 1974-76: Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1973-74, 1976: California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA 1971-72: California State University, Hayward, CA One Man Exhibitions 2015: Willard Dixon Portraits College of Marin Fine Art Gallery, Kentfield 2014: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2008: SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2005: Fischbach Gallery, NYC,NY 2005: Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004: Fischbach Gallery, NYC, NY. 2002: Earl McGrath Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2002: Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA 2001: Hackett Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2000: Fischbach Gallery, NYC , NY 2000: Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA 1998: Hackett Freedman Gallery, SF, CA 1997: Tatistcheff/Rogers Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1996, 1995: Contemporary Realist Gallery (now Hackett Freedman Gallery) 1994: Fischbach Gallery 1993: Contemporary Realist Gallery 1992: Fischbach Gallery 1991: Earl McGrath Gallery, 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1990: Fischbach Gallery 1989: William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988: Gallery 454 North, Los Angeles, CA 1987: Fischbach Gallery 1987: Gallery 454 North 1986: William Sawyer Gallery 1985: Fischbach Gallery 1984: Harris Gallery, Houston, Tx 1984: William Sawyer Gallery 1983, 1982: Fischbach Gallery 1981: William Sawyer Gallery 1980,1979: Tortue Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1976, 1975: William Sawyer Gallery 1973, 1972: William Sawyer Gallery Selected Group Exhibitions 2017: SHIFT / with Elizabeth Barlow, Kim Frohsin, Erin Parrish...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Luminous Beach
Luminous Beach

Willard DixonLuminous Beach, 2025

$10,000

H 48 in W 48 in

Luminous Beach

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Willard Dixon is widely recognized for his calm, contemplative landscapes and skyscapes, paintings that hold stillness, clarity, and a quiet reverence for nature. In this exhibition,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mendocino Shacks
Mendocino Shacks

Willard DixonMendocino Shacks, 2019

$10,000

H 35 in W 55 in D 2.5 in

Mendocino Shacks

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Iconic Willard Dixon beach scene showcasing a road leading to shacks situated at the ocean's edge that are bathed in early evening light. The calm and breathtaking ocean-scape depict...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

Materials

Canvas, Oil

View From Richmond
View From Richmond

View From Richmond

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

'View From Richmond' is 24 x 48 inches, painted in 2025. It is traditionally framed in thin, minimal natural oak with an outer dimension of 24.5 x 48.5 inches. Signed and dated by th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Big Sky: Utah
Big Sky: Utah

Willard DixonBig Sky: Utah, 2007

$18,000

H 67 in W 96 in

Big Sky: Utah

By Willard Dixon

Located in Burlingame, CA

Big Sky: Utah - The painting was created in 2007 by celebrated American realist artist Willard Dixon, who has captured the undeniable beauty of the west for the past 35 years. Dixon...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Willard Dixon

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Willard Dixon Sale Prices

Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMediumCreation Year
2026$5,500Landscape Paintings, Still-life PaintingsOil Paint, Canvas2025
2025$7,500Landscape PaintingsCanvas, Oil Paint2025
2025$8,000Still-life Paintings, Landscape PaintingsCanvas, Oil Paint2025
2025$2,800Landscape PaintingsCanvas, Oil Paint2024
2025$10,000Landscape Paintings, Still-life PaintingsCanvas, Oil Paint2025
$6,760
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$2,800-$10,000
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