Graphic Artist. Passionate. Geeky. Explorative.
D. Collins is a Providence-based visual and performance artist who creates artwork to convey their personal connections to people, places, objects, and social issues. Their goal is for the viewer to have the option of either stepping into the artist's perspective or relating the viewer's own experiences to the piece. Because their art focuses on individual experiences, each artwork's material, techniques, and influences are unique to that subject. This results in artwork ranging from drawings to paintings, printmaking to mixed media, and representational artwork to abstractions.
Collins earned their AS in Applied Arts from Quinsigamond Community College and their BA in Studio Art from Framingham State University. After graduating, they worked as a freelance graphic designer and craft gallery manager, became a vendor at stART on the Street, exhibited in local galleries including the Prints and the Potter Gallery and Worcester Center for Crafts, and was a featured live artist at the Dirty Gerund Poetry Night at Ralph's Chadwick Square Diner.
D. Collins earned their initial teaching license in Visual Art education in 2018 and currently teaches art in the Blackstone-Millville Regional School District in Massachusetts.
Education
2018
Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Licensure (Visual Art, PreK-8)
Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
2013
B.A. in Studio Art, Minor in Art History
Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
2011
A.S. in Applied Arts (Computer Graphic Design)
Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA
Affiliations
ArtsWorcester
Worcester Public Schools Visual Arts Department
Massachusetts Art Education Association & National Art Education Association
Exhibitions - [Currently on View] [Upcoming] [Past]
Solo
TBD
TBD (currently in planning stages, looking for a venue for late 2022/early 2023)
2013
Design & Photography, Barnes & Noble, Framingham, MA
Group
2020
Today & Tomorrow, Sprinkler Factory, Worcester, MA
2019
The Seventh Annual One, ArtsWorcester, Worcester, MA
2018
Boston Printmakers' Student Print Show, Vandernoot Gallery at Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
2017
Annual Juried Student Show, Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
2016
Paint the Town! 2016, The Prints and the Potter Gallery, Worcester, MA
2016
Now! New Work New Artists, ArtsWorcester in collaboration with Worcester Center for Crafts, Worcester, MA
2014
Annual Juried Student Show, Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
2013
Into Something Rich & Strange: Illustration and Graphic Design 2013 Senior Portfolio Exhibition, Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
2012
Annual Juried Student Show, Mazmanian Gallery at Framingham State University, Framingham, MA
2010
Student Art Exhibit, Quinsigamond Community College, Worcester, MA
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