Biography

Associate Professor, Painting

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Larry Winston Collins is a professional artist residing in Oxford, Ohio. Before pursuing a career as a fine artist, Collins worked for ten years as a graphics designer.

Collins received a BFA degree from Columbus College of Art and Design and a MFA degree from the Maryland Institute, College of Art.

Collins has received many awards including grants from the Ohio and Greater Columbus Arts Councils, one being the 1999 fellowship to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine. The "Artist to Africa Fellowship" facilitated Collin's visit to Dakar, Senegal in West Africa.

Collins exhibits widely in Ohio and throughout the United States. Collins, also an educator, taught at Columbus College of Art and Design for twelve years and is now an instructor at the Miami University-Oxford; Oxford, OH.

email: collinl3@muohio.edu