Karen Dixon is an independent glass artist and teacher currently teaching classes at the Birmingham Museum of Art. In addition to her art career, Dixon is the Assistant Director at The Horizons School, a post-secondary private school for young adults with learning difficulties, autism spectrum, and developmental disorders. Dixon's work has been exhibited throughout the southeast at juried gallery and museum exhibitions. She has received numerous awards including the Maury Smith Award at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art, Montgomery art Guild Fine Art Exhibition. Dixon was the founder of Dixon-Ballog Glass Gallery & Studio, a fine art glass gallery and kiln-formed glass teaching studio in Birmingham, AL. She trained as a research scientist which has been instrumental in her commitment to fine craftsmanship and attention to detail. It is this love of experimentation that continues to drive her technical development in kiln-formed glass.
