Fresno Native Audia Dixon paving the way for younger artists

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- One section creator is shedding airy connected the powerfulness of achromatic creation and paving the mode for younger generations to prosecute their creator passion.

From a young age, drafting and coating person been portion of Fresno Native Audia Dixon's life.

"My grandparents were artists too, truthful conscionable seeing them overgarment connected their ain was 1 mode of channeling my expression," said Dixon.

Dixon explored her creator passionateness arsenic an creation large astatine Fresno State and, successful 2022, received the President's Graduate Medal.

She says erstwhile Fresno State prof Dr. Paulette Fleming inspired her to correspond her taste roots and marque a vocation retired of her passion.

"She told maine she did things for the Black Community successful West Fresno, and I had ne'er seen that arsenic a young person. So, arsenic a Black creation instructor, a Black prof successful a university, I thought, 'wow, I privation to bash that too,'" explained Dixon.

Now, Dixon is an inspiration, teaching creation astatine Clovis Community College.

Meanwhile, her enactment comes to beingness astatine her workplace successful downtown Fresno.

Her ngo is to item the value of Black practice done her work, arsenic shown successful these 2 unsocial pieces.

Fresno State President Saul Jimenez Sandoval purchased 1 astatine an auction.

Dixon feels honored that her enactment is being exhibited astatine her alma mater and hopes to proceed inspiring younger artists to imagination big.

"I truly privation to marque that known for young radical of colour to marque that an value arsenic well. To truly propulsion the arts into young achromatic and brownish radical successful this assemblage and marque that a vocation also," Dixon said.

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