David Collins is best known for densely layered abstract paintings inspired by his family's history in Cold War era technology. His Current work reflects upon the unreliability of memory and his recollections of specific places such as homes, airports and construction sites. In these paintings the viewer is lead through a complex space of geometric planes and color. Structures assemble into familiar forms while simultaneously they are expanding and fragmenting.
Collins has exhibited nationally and internationally with Kenise Barnes in Larchmont, NY; Heidi Cho Gallery, NYC; Jeffery Coploff Gallery NYC; Valley House Gallery, Dallas TX; Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta GA; The National Academy, NYC; Dorsky Curatorial Program, Queens NYC; The Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art; and the Sanbao Ceramic Art Museum, Sanbao China. Awards include a Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop fellowship and two Yaddo residencies. In 1988 Collins received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. Born in Iowa and raised in Texas, Collins now lives and wrks in New York City.