Larry Winston Collins

Larry Winston Collins was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. Before pursuing a career as a Fine Artist/Art Professor, Collins worked as a graphics designer for Merrill Publishing Company in Columbus, Ohio. Collins received his BFA degree from Columbus College of Art and Design, in Columbus, Ohio, and his MFA degree from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Collins also received a fellowship to attend the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture in Maine.  The “Artist to Africa Fellowship” presented by “ACE” (Arts for Community Expression), facilitated Collins travels to Dakar, Senegal in West Africa. Collins has received many other awards including grants from the Ohio and Greater Columbus Arts Councils, most recently a residency fellowship at the Dresden Graphic Workshop  in Dresden Germany. Collins, also an educator, taught at Columbus College of Art and Design and is now an Associate Professor at the Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. Collins art works ranges from pencil drawings, collage, printmaking, mixed media paintings and sculptures.