Beasley developed an interest in drawing at a young age which has helped him to communicate. Dion predominately draws dogs and elements of community life.
Dion is known to regularly visit his grandfather at Mulga Camp on the edge of Tennant Creek where he fed the camp dogs. They inspired his prolific drawings of them in a variety of moods and situations.[1]
Dion's first exhibition was at the Darwin Entertainment Centre in 2018, entitled A Dog’s Life. It then travelled through the eastern states of Australia.[2]
With the assistance of carer Joie Boulter, he also creates etchings, photography and modeling, and has his own clothing label “Cheeky Dog” which launched in 2006.[3]
He has illustrated three books Too Many Cheeky Dogs and Go Home Cheeky Animals![4] and Cheeky Dogs: To Lake Nash and Back.[5]