Alicia Collins

Discipline: Photography, Sculpture, and Painting

Website: https://www.lensculture.com/alicia-collins

Facebook: Alicia Collins Imagery

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Instagram: @alicia_hot_pants_collins

Publications: SCAD Connector (Artist Books, Persona), The Cut, PDN Magazine (pg. 140)

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Bio

Alicia Collins is an Art Director and Artist based in the Atlanta area. Collins works in numerous mediums such as photography, sculpture, painting, and printmaking to create her artistic visions. She received her MFA in Photography at Savannah College of Art and Design.

Collins’ most notable personal work is an exploration of the relationship she shares with her mother which investigates and challenges the ideals of motherhood, family dynamics, identity, and home. Inspired by artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Tierney Gearon, Collins uses her art as a tool to better understand her past as well as her place in the present.

Collins’ has exhibited work in New York, Georgia, Colorado, and Michigan. She has recently been published and awarded accolades in such magazines and online platforms as PDN Photo Annual, LensCulture, Burnaway Magazine, and numerous Musée Magazine issues such as Musée Magazine No. 9 Temptation and Musée Magazine No. 10 Vol. 2 – Ritual. Collins’ book Home was published and released by Deeds publishing in 2015. She strives to continually learn and grow as an artistic professional while being an active member of her surrounding creative community.

Artist Statement

The work presented is comprised of intimate human body portraiture, revealing its transformative nature. A ritual of connection, healing, and acceptance occurs between 2 people where the artist’s hands and the subject’s body become paintbrushes. Imprints created by the cliché verre process make fluid abstracted forms, allowing the canvas of the skin to tell a new narrative that speaks to the themes of identity, intimacy, self-acceptance, and representation.