Nicole Collins
Artist Statement
harvest crush dehydrate incinerate fuse grind pulp beat pour couch wrap refrigerate tear conform weight wait dry peel wax layer repeat gild despair recommit melt burn erode tear sort stack reassemble hang.
Nicole Collins, present (for Augustine), flax paper, wood, jute twine, wax, oil, black walnut, lead, charcoal and 24K gold, 5 x 9 x 9 inches, Courtesy of General Hardware Contemporary Art, Toronto
Bio
Nicole Collins’ artistic practice focuses on the effect of time, accumulation, force and heat on a wide range of visceral materials, through painting, drawing, installation, intervention, video, and sound. Since 1994 she has exhibited extensively including solo exhibitions at The Art Gallery of Ontario (2013), The University of Waterloo Art Gallery (2013), and The Embassy of Canada in Tokyo (2001). Her work has been featured in Abstract Painting in Canada (Nasgaard), and the 3rd edition of A Concise History of Canadian Painting
(Reid). Collins is an Assistant Professor at the Ontario College of Art & Design University (OCADU) and she lives in Toronto with her husband artist Michael Davidson. Her work is represented by General Hardware Contemporary in Toronto.
