Dixon studied art at BYU-I and SUU. He graduated with a BFA/Illustration emphasis.

Dixon has illustrated for the Ensign/Liahona. He has sold prints in LDS book stores. Dixon's work was published in President Hinckley's "My Dear Sisters" and in Sally Deford's "An Angel to Watch Over Me".

Dixon also illustrated, "Eliza's Field of Faith" by Rachelle Pace Castor, a children's book published by Covenant.

Of "Eliza's Field of Faith" Deseret News said:

"The story is beautifully told and paced well, but the real star of the book is the illustrations by Dixon Leavitt. Anybody who writes a children's book dreams of an illustrator like Leavitt. His paintings are perfect to the mood of each point of the story. Some are dark and sad. Others are magical. All are gorgeous and capture the essential moments that enhance the story."

Dixon currently lives in Southern Utah with his wife and two daughters.