about
Photographed by Elaine Kessler
curriculum vitae
I’ve been lucky to gain the attention of local and international venues, public works and private collectors. My current exhibitions for 2020/2021 include RAM&M National, Rockport, MA; In Motion In Stillness, a solo and safe virtual walled gallery exhibition - exhibiting new work created during the COVID corridor curated by Artists in Arizona. Other's include Artist in Residence, Helios Renaissance Chorale,
My art is a transference of a soul journey. Kiki umami...you can't really explain it, you just know it makes you feel warm and good and is just right.
Like skinny dipping,
In glimmering pools of art,
My soul is exposed.
In art, Joan
Phoenix, Arizona; public works at the Mayo Clinic Loaned Artwork Program Phoenix, Arizona through May 2020; Free Arts, Art from the Heart Auction, Saks Fifth Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona Fall 2020; SWING, Winter 2021, a co-exhibition with photographer Elaine Kessler. She is currently a top finalist in the “Impressions of Arizona” online exhibition and was a Juried Artist for SeeMe Digital Exhibition, The Louvre, Paris, France; and Xanadu Gallery, Online Showcase, Scottsdale, Arizona. My other solo and group exhibitions include Urban Ethos at the Olney Gallery in Phoenix, Arizona (2019). Harumi Yoga+ Community Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona (2017); Desert to Sea, my first international showing with co-exhibitor, and Irish artist Majella O’Neill Collins, in Inchydoney, West Cork, Ireland (2016). Sonoran Arts League Hidden in the Hills Studio Tour, Cave Creek, Arizona (2007-2015); Gallery on First, Phoenix, Arizona (2002); UN3 Gallery, Phoenix, Arizona (2002).
As part of service in the art community, I’ve served as a Chairman and Vice President of the Board of the Sonoran Arts League from 2011-2014. I also designed and taught a series of art sessions titled “Strength in Women,” from 2012-2013, for women housed in a Phoenix, Arizona based women’s shelter. I studied sculpture at Scottsdale Community College, drawing and painting at the Scottsdale Artists School, and hold a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University.
Please contact: Joan Maureen Collins; +1480-540-9530 mobile; absractartbyjoancollins@gmail.com email; www.artatblackmountain.com web.