Camomile Hixon (born Camomile Mary Weiss in 1970) is an American visual artist whose primary medium is glitter and paint on canvas . Her works range from large-scale installations and environments to The Search for the Missing Unicorn , an interactive street art project that has reached over 120 countries.
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38-588: A 15’ Dandelion Plant made of cellophane for their lobby in 2012. For Armory Art week , as part of the Armory sponsored lecture series, Hixon exhibited Fly Away Dandelions, an installation that filled a gallery with dandelion seed heads made of brass wire and cellophane. For Brown University's 250th Anniversary , Hixon was invited to fill five floors of Brown's Granoff Center for the Creative Arts Building with wire mesh clouds. The cloud formation
57-441: A message. Denizens of New York City participated by leaving thousands of phone calls to the dedicated phone-line as the project went viral. New York Magazine, MSNBC and The Los Angeles Times. covered the story and famed fashion photographer Terry Richardson took an art photo of the poster. People from over 120 countries and in various languages have contributed to this ongoing interactive street art piece by leaving messages on
76-596: A solo show on the spot. Sparkle followed in April 2010, an exhibition of paintings featuring words, punctuation, flowers, and fireworks. This show was a near sellout and another show, Scintilla followed a few months later at the same space on West 25th St in Chelsea . Tastemakers Bob and Cortney Novogratz took notice by acquiring two pieces for their townhouse in the West Village and featuring her art on two episodes of
95-827: A town in the United States Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa, Florida, U.S. Gideon C. Hixon House in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. Hixon Green in Hove, East Sussex, UK Orval Hixon (1884-1982), photographer Hixson [ edit ] Hixson (surname) Hixson, Tennessee , an unincorporated community Hixson High School Hixson–Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts in Nebraska Hixson–Mixsell House , listed on
114-571: Is being curated by RISD Museum Board Member Helene Miller. Hixon's enormous kinetic flower sculptures are made of PVC , cellophane and other materials including copper wire and feathers. Her first such installation, Windblown Lavender 2011 was installed across the façade of the Lyme Art Association , Old Lyme , Connecticut . The Children's Museum of the Arts in SoHo commissioned
133-578: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Camomile Hixon Hixon was born in New York City and raised in Milford , Connecticut . She studied filmmaking and philosophy at Hofstra University . She moved to Los Angeles to work in the film industry as an executive for Sanford-Pillsbury Productions. During that time, Hixon developed independent film projects and focused on music; composing, singing and recording. She also studied
152-649: The American Textile Museum , Lowell Massachusetts , The Lyman Allyn Museum of Art , New London Connecticut , and The Cornell Museum of Art , Delray Beach , Florida . The search for the Missing Unicorn began in New York City in the Fall of 2010 when Hixon and a team posted thousands of fliers that read: Missing Unicorn~ Large female with friendly disposition last seen entering Central Park at West. 72nd St. If seen, please call and leave
171-539: The Missing Unicorn and to be inspired by unicorn art throughout the city. A number of unicorn related exhibitions have taken place and are being hosted by the partners: Brown University Libraries , RISD Museum , RISD Library , Department of Parks and Recreation, Department of Art, Culture and Tourism, Partnership for Providence Parks, Providence Athenaeum , Providence Children's Museum , Providence Community Libraries, and Providence Public Library . The Project
190-450: The surname Hixon . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hixon_(surname)&oldid=1254379653 " Categories : Surnames English-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
209-755: The Missing Unicorn Project. These works were on view during the NYC Marathon . The Lyman Allyn Museum of Art in New London, CT hosted Hixon's Unicorn Stampede in 2013, consisting of an environment with 24 life-sized glitter unicorns, elaborate lighting and music composed and sung by Hixon The Cornell Museum of American Art in Delrey Beach FL is currently exhibiting a group show entitled "Bling: Art that Shines" featuring Hixon, Damien Hirst and others through July 2015 Maison 24,
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247-584: The Unicorn Hotline, uploading images of their sightings on missingunicorn.com and downloading the poster to begin their own searches. Hixon believes in the power of dialogue to defuse conflicts and promote understanding among cultures around the world, and she sees the Missing Unicorn Project as an olive branch for the 21st century, capable of disarming people, so they may focus on their likenesses as they tell stories of joy, hope, and
266-471: The classical music of North India under Guruji Mala Ganguly including voice in Sanskrit/Bengali and harmonium. After a number of years, Hixon returned to New York City with her husband, Dylan, and two sons. In 2010 Hixon made the first Glitter YES painting for a party and the mood in the room was unusually joyous. Art dealer, Latifa Metheny of Tria Gallery couldn't help but notice and offered her
285-1501: The 💕 Hixon is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Brandon Hixon (1981–2018), American politician Camomile Hixon (born 1970), American visual artist Curtis Hixon (1891–1956), mayor of Tampa, Florida, U.S. Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park in Tampa David Hixon (born 1952), American college basketball coach Domenik Hixon (born 1984), American football wide receiver Dwayne Hixon , Montserratian politician Gideon Hixon (1826–1892), American politician and businessman Gideon C. Hixon House in La Crosse, Wisconsin, U.S. Jack Hixon (1920 or 1921 – 2009), English football talent scout Ken Hixon , American screenwriter Lex Hixon (1941–1995), American Sufi author and poet Michael Hixon (born 1994), American diver Stan Hixon (born 1957), American football coach and former player Walter Hixon Isnogle , American impressionist artist William Hixon McDonald (senior) (1815–1869), Australian soldier-settler William Hixon McDonald (junior) (1840–1898), Australian miner and politician William S. Hixon (1848–1921), American grocer, soapstone manufacturer and politician See also [ edit ] Hixson (surname) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
304-761: The internationally syndicated HGTV show Home by Novogratz . Hixon's work was also featured on the nationally syndicated Wendy Williams show in 2011. Hixon has since exhibited glitter paintings in Singapore and on three separate occasions in Japan with Giant Mango Gallery as well as in Austria and Germany with Velvinoir Gallery. Shows and works on view in the U.S. include Los Angeles at Bergamot Station with Frank Pictures Gallery, Dallas , Texas at Gallery Noir, San Francisco with Stephanie Breitbard Fine Art and Washington D. C. at Dalton Pratt. Her museum shows include
323-527: The possibility of unrequited dreams fulfilled. The notion of infinite possibility for one's self and the world is symbolized by the Unicorn . Unicorns in Residence Providence 2015 represents a partnership with Camomile Hixon and the major institutions of Providence , Rhode Island to bring imaginative play to its citizens through the arts. The public is invited on an interactive search for
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361-776: Was seen floating through the building at an oblique angle with corresponding video projection on five large screens and a GroudCloud environment where the viewer was invited to climb into a cloud and read poetry . Hixon exhibited nine glitter paintings on canvas entitled Textile Studies at the American Textile History Museum, Lowell MA in 2010. Hixon was invited by the Central Park Conservancy in November 2010 to exhibit two life-sized glitter unicorns in Central Park as part of
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