MJ Levy

MJ Levy The dynamic artistry of M.J. Levy Dickson is inspired by the beauty she experiences every day. She is an artist and educator who has created an extensive body of work spanning oil paints, acrylics, watercolor, charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, glass, and repurposed materials. M.J.’s abstract interpretation of nature in her work allows the viewer to see the world in an entirely different way. Her creativity is the art of the possible, the fusion of harmonious elements with variations of light and shadow, colorful accents, and shapes revealed in interesting and thought provoking ways. MJ has taught at MIT, set up the art studio in the graphic design department at Wenzhou-Kean University in China, NISDA, and teaches in the Studio One Program of Fountain House in New York, an organization for people with mental illness. She is currently working on a project in India on a Fulbright Scholarship. She explores global interconnectedness and has discovered a deep affinity with the natural world. She was the first Artist-in-Residence at the Perkins School for the Blind, where she expanded on her theories for making art accessible to populations that perceive it in different ways. She has done residencies in Tangier and at The Farm in Jaipur, Her work finds, records, and is inspired by the similarities of all global cultures and she celebrates the differences.