About Me
Matthew Collins is an artist who has divided his time between landscape painting and conceptual explorations in painting. His landscapes are painted freely with special attention to colour and paint application. The subject matter serves as a reference but is only of secondary importance. It is the act of painting itself that is Collins' main focus.
Matthew's other painting explorations have led him to another body of work that stands in direct opposition to his landscapes. These initial paintings involve the deliberate impersonal use of hand cut stencils and abstract patterns. Eventually more free hand and experimental paint applications started to appear in these works. As of late Matthew has incorporated the element of text for it's power of meaning as well as the aesthetic value of words. Collins considers his influences to come from a variety of sources such as art history, politics, advertising and his everyday rural surroundings.
Matthew has shown his work in solo and group shows along the South Shore, Halifax and Montreal. He received a Creation Grant from Arts Nova Scotia (2013) and had his work purchased by the Nova Scotia Art Bank (2013 and 2015). His work is represented by public, corporate and private collections in Canada, Holland, Germany and USA.
Collins was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and continues to live in the area. He received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1998), where his main focus was painting and art history.
Matthew's other painting explorations have led him to another body of work that stands in direct opposition to his landscapes. These initial paintings involve the deliberate impersonal use of hand cut stencils and abstract patterns. Eventually more free hand and experimental paint applications started to appear in these works. As of late Matthew has incorporated the element of text for it's power of meaning as well as the aesthetic value of words. Collins considers his influences to come from a variety of sources such as art history, politics, advertising and his everyday rural surroundings.
Matthew has shown his work in solo and group shows along the South Shore, Halifax and Montreal. He received a Creation Grant from Arts Nova Scotia (2013) and had his work purchased by the Nova Scotia Art Bank (2013 and 2015). His work is represented by public, corporate and private collections in Canada, Holland, Germany and USA.
Collins was born in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and continues to live in the area. He received his BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (1998), where his main focus was painting and art history.
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Matthew is currently renting a studio space at Port Mersey Commercial Park just outside of Liverpool. If you are interested in visiting his space please feel free to contact him.
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curriculum vitae
EDUCATION:
BFA - 1998 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design
Areas of specialty - painting, drawing, art history
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS:
"Natural Perspectives" Gallery 78, 2020, Fredericton, New Brunswick
"Terroir: Then and Now" Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Western Branch, 2018 - 2019, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
"Terroir” Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 2016 - 2017, Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Art Bank Purchase” ArtsPlace Gallery, 2015, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
“Art Bank Purchases” Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Western Branch, 2013, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
"three, four and plenty more..." Hydrostone Gallery, 2011, Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Untitled” Sandra Goldie Gallery, 2005, Montreal, Quebec
“Eight South Shore Artists" Coastlines Gallery, 2003, Shelburne, Nova Scotia
“Six of Us” Adja Studio and Gallery, 2002, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
“Printmakers of the South Shore” The Moorings Gallery, 1999, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
“Far & Wide” Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1998 - 1999, Halifax, Sydney, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
“Cautious Optimism” Anna Leonowens Gallery, April 1998, Halifax, Nova Scotia
SOLO EXHIBITS:
"... and Turquoise Beach" Teichart Gallery, 2018, Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Found” Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre, 2016, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
“You’re Not Invited #2 Prince George Hotel Room 512, 2015, Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Raw Materials” Art Sales and Rentals, 2012, Halifax, Nova Scotia
“Occupy Wall Space” Swoon Gallery, 2012, Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia
"Paint Ventures" Hydrostone Gallery, 2010, Halifax, Nova Scotia
"Art and Tourism" ADJA Studio and Gallery, 2010, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
“Displayed and Perceived” ADJA Studio and Gallery, 2002, Liverpool, Nova Scotia
“You’re Not Invited” Salmon Island Cove, 2001, Milton, Nova Scotia
“Fishing Boats & Suits” Gallery at Sable River, 1999, Sable River, Nova Scotia
“Variations on The Power of Some” Black Duck Gallery, 1999, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia
“Obviously Obscure” Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1998, Halifax, Nova Scotia
AWARDS: Nova Scotia Communities, Culture and
Heritage, (Culture Division)
Grants to Individuals 2013
JURIES: Grants to Individuals, Peer Assessment Jury Member 2015
Halifax, NS
Collections: Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia Art Bank
Private Collections and Commissions
In Canada, Germany, Holland and United States
