Sculptor's work is chosen for prestigious display

He's a year away from turning 80 but creative Bill Dixon is proving that age is no barrier to stop achieving.

The 79-year-old sculptor has been chosen to display his work at the prestigious Victoria and Albert Museum.

Formerly running Ace Models in Dudley for over 40 years with his brother Charles, his passion for art has known no bounds over the decades. He has been attending an adult learning class for 30 years at Wolverhampton University.

It was there he heard the museum in London was running a competition for artists to create pieces inspired by the venue. Mr Dixon took inspiration from Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, and created a triptych that features a ceramic face, flanked by two poems he wrote himself.

Mr Dixon, of The Lindens, Newbridge Crescent in Tettenhall, said: "Age isn't a barrier for me. I was really shocked but delighted when I heard my work was going in the exhibition. I've always loved art, and it's really great so many people will be able to see my work."

Mr Dixon graduated with a degree in Fine Art & Sculpture from the university in 2003, at age 70. Since then his profile as an artist has been slowly increasing.

His work includes ceramics, printmaking, and sculpture. In 2004 he designed some metal horses that are now fixed onto the apartments on Corn Hill, Horseley Fields.

He said: "I've been attending adult learning classes at the university for over 30 years. I love them, and they keep me young. We have lots of fun, and are like a family."

His piece will go on display at the Victoria and Albert museum in October, with the opening ceremony being held on October 6.