Andy Dixon

How old are you? 29

First Car? I’ve only ever had one and I inherited it from my mom when she passed away a few years ago… it’s a Geo Metro

Favorite thing about Canada? The air

If you could be any animal for a day, what would it be? A whale… the biggest kind… blue whale? Or a Panda.

If you could die and go back in time to meet one person, who would it be? Basquiat

Favorite watering hole? A friend’s house

Favorite restaurant? This Ethiopian place on Broadway called Fassil.

Drive, bike or walk? Walk

Cat, dog or goldfish? Cat

T or A? A

Morning or night? Night

Recommend a good movie that’s way below the radar. Visitor Q by Takeshi Miike

Recommend a good band that’s way below the radar. The Master Musicians of Jajouka

Most inspiring artist? Cy Twombly

What’s your favorite art medium? (painting, graphic design or otherwise?) They all kind of scratch a different creative itch… I’m not sure I’d be satisfied only ever doing one.

Where did you grow up? North Vancouver

Where do you live now? Vancouver

What was your favorite thing to do when you were 5? Lego

14? guitar, draw, Sonic Youth, masturbate, lego

It seems you’re a pretty busy guy involved in a lot of art and music projects.  Can you tell us a bit about some current stuff you’re working on? I’m working on quite a few things at the moment. I just finished a series of paintings for a solo show at Grace Gallery which was incredibly satisfying. I’m in the midst of documenting the pieces so hopefully they’ll be up on my site soon. I’ve been doing a lot of graphic design as well, of course, which is more or less what I’d consider my “day job”. And musically, I’ve found myself in 5 bands. It sounds overwhelming and I guess it is. But at the same time there are drastic variations in creative involvement from “my baby” (A band called Mt Career and Secret Mommy) to a hardcore band I play guitar in (Healthy Students) where I’m told exactly what to play. They’re all gratifying in different ways.