JEFF DILLON
Waterloo, Ontario
PUBLISHED: Create! Magazine x PxP Contemporary
DATE: June 2026
Create! Magazine Features Jeff Dillon in Time Capsule Exhibition
I’m happy to share that my work has been selected for Time Capsule, a virtual exhibition and Artsy show presented by Create! Magazine x PxP Contemporary. The exhibition was curated by guest curator Alicia Puig, CEO of PxP Contemporary, and features selected contemporary artists working across painting, acrylic, landscape, nature, and expressive visual language.
My Create! Magazine artist page describes my work as exploring movement, atmosphere, and structure through expressive landscape painting. Working primarily with heavy-body acrylics on canvas, my paintings balance representation and abstraction through flowing linework, heightened colour, and layered compositions influenced by the Canadian landscape and Post-Impressionist traditions.
To date, I have completed 303 original paintings, with 295 collected internationally. My work has been exhibited through Canadian embassies with Global Affairs Canada and featured in publications including Arabella Magazine, The New Quarterly, AcrylicWorks, and WWF World Wildlife Magazine. I am also an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists.
It is an honour to be included in this exhibition and to have my work shared through Create! Magazine, PxP Contemporary, and the upcoming Artsy presentation.
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Artist Statement
My work explores the experience of being within the landscape rather than documenting it literally. Using heavy-body acrylics on canvas, I build paintings through layered movement, expressive linework, and shifting colour relationships that create a sense of rhythm and cohesion across the surface.
Influenced by the Canadian landscape, Post-Impressionism, and abstraction, the paintings are shaped through direct observation, memory, and repetition developed over years of daily studio practice. I am interested in how atmosphere, structure, and gesture can transform familiar environments into something more immersive and emotionally charged. Rather than isolating details, I approach the landscape as an interconnected system of movement and form, where each element contributes to the whole image. My goal is to create paintings that feel active, alive, and rooted in the emotional experience of nature.
Frequently Asked Questions
What exhibition was Jeff Dillon selected for?
Jeff Dillon was selected for Time Capsule, a virtual exhibition and Artsy show presented by Create! Magazine x PxP Contemporary.
Who curated the Time Capsule exhibition?
The exhibition was curated by guest curator Alicia Puig, CEO of PxP Contemporary.
Where can I view Jeff Dillon’s Create! Magazine feature?
The feature can be viewed on Create! Magazine at createmagazine.co/artists/jeff-dillon.
Is there a PDF version of the Create! Magazine feature?
Yes. A PDF copy of the original Create! Magazine feature is available here: Download the PDF feature.
Where is Jeff Dillon based?
Jeff Dillon is a Canadian contemporary painter based in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
