Gerard Collins
Born 1957 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
Lives and works in Saint John, New Brunswick.
Education:
Saint Martin's School of Art, London, England 1976-77
Dusseldorf Staatliche Kunstakademie, Dusseldorf, West Germany (Residency with Gerhard Richter) 1980
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (BFA, 1981) 1978-81
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2023 Gerard Collins: Recent Works / Book launch signing. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2020 Vanitas Paintings. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2018 The Gerry Collins Show: Gerard Collins: Self Portraits. Gerry Collins: Ceramics. A two-person show featuring two artists with the
same name. AX Arts Centre, Sussex, New Brunswick.
2011 Gerard Collins: New Paintings. Citadel Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
My Romantic Life. Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2010 Gerard Collins: New Paintings. Citadel Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2009 The Eye of the Beholder, Part 1. Saint Francis Xavier Gallery, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
2007 Clutter. Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2003 Thirty Years of Drawing. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
New Works on Paper. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2002 Recent Paintings. Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
2000 Shaw Lake and Other Paintings. Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Black Velvet and Factory Paintings. Curated by Ray Cronin. Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
New Works. Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1999 Paintings. Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1998 Recent Paintings. Peter Buckland Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Gerard Collins: New Work. Studio 21 Fine Art, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1997 I Keep Working My Way Back to You, Babe. Aitken Bicentennial Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Beautiful New Brunswick Paintings. Carl Davis Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.
Work Ethic Paintings. The Space Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
1996 Gerard Collins: New Work. Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1995 Hieroglyphic Paintings. The Khyber Arts Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1993 Memory Paintings. Curated by Gemey Kelly. Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick.
1992 Gerard Collins: New Work. Aitken Bicentennial Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
1991 Gerard Collins: Paintings. Curated by Cliff Eyland. Mount Saint Vincent University Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Gerard Collins: Paintings. Curated by Cliff Eyland. University of New Brunswick Art Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1985 Gerard Collins: New Work. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
100 Portraits. Windrush Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Gerard Collins: New Work. Galerie Sans Nom, Moncton, New Brunswick.
1983 Going for Baroque. Curated by David Craig. Eye Level Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1981 Gerard Collins. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1980 Gerard Collins. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1979 Gerard Collins. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1977 Gerard Collins. 49 Princess Street Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2014 Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
2013 The Food Show. Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
2012 Hot Pop Soup. Curated by Terry Graff. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Frederickton, New Brunswick.
2011 Points of View. Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
The Hockey Show. Gallery 78, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
2009 Portraits: New Brunswick Painters. New Brunswick Museum, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2006 Letters for Literacy. Hart House, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
2005 A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Studio. Saint John Arts Centre, Saint John, New Brunswick.
2004 Super Danish. Curated by Patrick Macauley. Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Ontario.
1999 Group Show. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
Two Times Three. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
Group Show. Studio 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1998 Group Show. Carl Davis Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario.
1996 Alumnus Show. Curated by Cliff Eyland. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1994 Anecdotes and Enigmas. Traveling show 1994-1996. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick; Marion McCain
Atlantic Art Exhibition; National Touring Exhibit.
Posse. 179 John Street, Toronto, Ontario.
Group Show. Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1993 Four New Painters. Wynick Tuck Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1992 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1990 Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
Art Since I Saw You Last. Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1989 Grunwald Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.
1988 Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1988 University of New Brunswick in Saint John, Saint John, New Brunswick.
1988 Aitken Bi-Centennial Exhibition Centre, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1988 Windrush Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
1988 Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1988 Centre Communautaire de Ste.-Anne, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
1987 Windrush Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
1987 Jubilee Show, Observatory Gardens, London, England.
1984 Inform Art Gallery, Saint John, New Brunswick.
1981 Group Show. Anna Leonowens Gallery, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
1977 Jubilee Show, Observatory Gardens, London, England.
Visiting Artist: 1985 / 1995: Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Selected Awards:
2005 Miller Brittain Award for Excellence in Visual Arts
2003 New Brunswick Creations Grant
2001 New Brunswick Creations Grant
Strathbutler Award
1995 New Brunswick Creations Grant
1993 Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation Award
New Brunswick Creations Grant
Canada Council Short Term Grant
1991 Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
New Brunswick Creations Grant
1989 Ontario Arts Council Grant
1987 Canada Council Short Term Grant
1986 Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
1983 Canada Council Arts Grant "B"
Collections:
National Gallery of Canada
Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Owens Art Gallery
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
New Brunswick Museum, University of New Brunswick
Mount Saint Vincent University
Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
Canada Council Art Bank
New Brunswick Art Bank
University of New Brunswick Dorothy Legassick Collection
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
Pan Canadian Airlines
McCain Foods Limited
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Moosehead Breweries Limited
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, Canada
Selected Press and Publications:
Robert Barriault with Mary Blatherwick, Gerard Collins: Fifty Years of Painting (Goose Lane Editions, 2023)
Kellman, Tila. “A Daily Muse: Gerard Collins: The Beholder’s Eye (Part 1),” Visual Arts News (Summer 2010): 71.
Cronin, Ray. “Gerard Collins: Painting on the “B” Side,” unpublished exhibition essay for the exhibition Black Velvet and Factory Paintings at Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, Halifax, 2000.
Eyland, Cliff. “Gerard Collins: Paintings,” Ars Atlantic 43 Spring/Summer 1992 (28-30).
Vaughan, R.M. Gerard Collins, Arts Atlantic 40, Spring/Summer 1991, p.22
Blagrave, Sheila. Gerard Collins:100 Portraits, Arts Atlantic, Summer 1985
Young, Dennis. “Speculate to Appreciate,” Vanguard Magazine, December 1984 (reproduced on Dennis Young’s website).
Contact
You can reach Gerard at gerardcollinsstudio@gmail.com or by filling out the form below.