Musician, Artist, Writer, Designer, Senior Lecturer, Course Coordinator, Lecturer, events promoter, superstar dj, t-shirt maker, record shop owner, music video accounts guy, credit controller, barman, door-to-door salesman, temp, flower picker, box packer, stainless steel fabricator.
Dion Star MA is an artist, writer and musician whose work explores the intersections between people, processes, and creative practice. He previously served as a Senior Lecturer at Falmouth University’s Faculty of Creative Arts & Communication.
With a diverse background encompassing music event management, running a screen-printing business, an owning an independent record shop, Dion brings a wealth of experience to his practice. He created the poster artwork and film titles for feature films ‘Bait’ & ‘Enys Men’ and co-authored (with Andy Neal) the book Creativity Begins With You – published by Laurence King Publishing / Quercus.
Dion’s research explores critical and creative "ways of operating" through the use of constraints as a conceptual framework. This approach underpins Dyski, which he founded in 2024 to offer residential arts, music, and writing workshops in Cornwall. These workshops, which include grant-assisted free places, aim to nurture creativity while fostering community support and promoting a spirit of giving back. Dyski places a strong emphasis on experimental and interdisciplinary processes that challenge traditional practices and hierarchies through Play.
Dion has performed at BFI Southbank, The End of the Road Festival, Kings Place, London, Milenium Centre, Cardiff and the Minack Theatre, Cornwall. Dion’s work has been showcased in exhibitions at The Royal College of Art (London, UK), Newlyn Art Gallery, and The Eden Project (Cornwall, UK). He has also shared his insights and artistic practices through conference papers, lectures, and workshops in Denmark, Finland, Germany, and his home country, the UK, focusing on the creative process and fostering artistic exchange.
Additionally, he makes music and experimental soundscapes crafted from modular synths and tape loops that weave through worlds of ambient electronica. He is set to debut a release of original works in early 2025. He is also one half of 'The Cornish Sound Unit,' alongside renowned filmmaker Mark Jenkin. Together, they create improvised and composed pieces using tape machines, analogue synths, feedback, and field recordings.
Recently, Dion joined the Ben Howard band for the 21-date UK and European tour, commemorating the 10th anniversary of I Forget Where We Were.