In 1978, Dixie Friend Gay resigned as an art teacher to pursue full time work as an artist. By the mid-1980’s, her work was exhibited nationally and internationally in cities such as Paris, New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

While living in New York, she received a master of fine arts degree in Studio Arts from New York University. She now resides in Houston, Texas. In recent years, she has focused on public art projects as well as museum and gallery exhibitions.

Her Houston Bayou was selected as one of the best public art installations in the United States by the national organization Americans for the Arts for its “Fresh Perspectives/Public Art Year in Review 2002.” The installation also received the “Craftsmanship Award” from the Houston Chapter of the Construction Specifications Institute in 2002.

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