Silva Salazar Studios

Born in Chicago Illinois, Dixie Salazar is an artist and writer who has shown her work extensively in the Central Valley of California and in San Francisco, Merced, Las Vegas, Oregon and New York as well as other locations. She has had numerous one person shows in Fresno as well as Merced, Turlock, Monterey and Las Vegas, Nevada. A major show at Arte Americas in Fresno in 2006 explored Mayan ideology that was reflected in her painted collages. Dixie has won many awards for her artwork, including a number of Best of Shows, First and Second places in juried shows throughout California. Her latest one person show took place at the Fig Tree Gallery in Fresno, CA in 2021. Dixie has also published seven books of poetry and two novels. In 2023, Dixie received a California Arts Council Fellowship for her art and writing contributions. Dixie has a studio and gallery downtown at 654 Van Ness Avenue, Fresno, California 93721.