Marilyn Collins
Marilyn Collins is a London-based sculptor, known internationally, who has exhibited in many parts of the world.
Life and career
[edit]Collins has contributed several installations displayed in public gardens in the UK, a notable example being the Spriggan set in a wall on the Parkland Walk, North London.[1] Marilyn Collins began exhibiting in 1985, when invited to have a solo show at the Swarthmore Centre in Leeds. From 1993 – 1994 she worked with Gary Cromack on installations in France, Germany and London. She takes inspiration from environmental issues and feminism, and ecology shapes her perspective.[2]
She was Educated at Bradford college BA from 1981-1984, then at John Cass School of Art Foundation 1980-1981, and was a Guest student at the Universitat fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna 1997-1998. She furthered her education at Creative Mentoring at Collage Arts 2003, Freeform Arts Trust NVQ3 Sept – Dec 1998, Tamil Nadu Studying traditional methods of lost wax casting Feb – INDIA with sculptor R. Ravindren Mar 1996 Haringey Arts Council Mural Project 1994–1995, SHAPE training for artists working in community settings 1987.[3]
Commissions and publicly sited work
[edit]- March 2001 ‘The Drop’ Water feature for a wildlife garden Priory Park, London
- June 1997 ‘Ant’s Nest’ Commissioned by Stoke Newington Midsummer Festival Abney Park Cemetery
- June 1995 - Artist in residence for the Community Centre Garden Chettle Court Estate (Haringey)
- Jan 1996 Water feature, gate features and paving
- May 1995 - Mural at Haringey Asian Action Group Haringey Arts Council Mural Project
- Oct 1993 ‘Spriggan’ Parkland Walk, London
Group exhibitions
[edit]- April 2006 'Eating out in the Great Outdoors' MODA, Enfield
- October 2005 'Zoo-a-logical', Knapp Gallery
- May 2005 ‘Grounds for Designs’ MODA, Enfield
- May 2005 ‘Sculptural Possibilities’ Cupola gallery, Sheffield
- July 2004 ‘Summer Art in Eden’ Eden restaurant, Harrow on the Hill
- July 2004 ‘What’s That in the Woods’ Millfield Arts Centre, Edmonton
- April 2004 ‘Outdoor Habitats’ Museum of Domestic Architecture, Enfield
- Sept 2003 ‘Ancient Greeks and modern Europeans’ Cosmos, Paleochora, Crete
- July 2003 2 Sphinxes ‘Drawn from Nature’ Exbury Gardens (Beatrice Royal gallery)
- June 2003 ‘Vortex Flotilla’ The Sculpture Trail at Hebden Bridge
- Oct 2001 ‘Inhabiting the Border’ Bruce Castle Museum Gallery -An exhibition I curated of artists from Vienna
- July 2001 ‘Memorial – poor cow’ Cuckoo Farm, Colchester
- Feb 1999 Free Formations. An exhibition of design work for communities Sutton House
- Sept 1998 Wien Fluss -Sound Sculpture – This work was part of an exhibition -Horen ist Sehen / Oir es Ver
- June 1998 'Tourist Trap/Selbst Portrat' Passage Galerie Kunstlerhaus - Installation at 4 U-Bahn stations in Vienna
- June 1997 ‘Ant’s Nest’ (Related to the Abney Park Cemetery piece) Hardcastle Craggs Sculpture Trail
- July 1994 ‘Grass Knot’ ‘Eurosculpture’ Symposium – 200 sculptors working in public Carhaix Brittany
- 1994 ‘Sphinx’ and ‘Leaf Stele’ ‘The Mythic Garden’ Chagford
Solo exhibitions
[edit]- 2004 ‘Ancient Greeks and Modern Europeans’ Eden restaurant Harrow on the Hill
- 2003 ‘Transit’ 27, Burgasse Vienna
- 1997 travel documents Florians, Crouch End
- 1997 and Jackson's Lane
Workshops in schools and in the community
[edit]- Sunnyside Gardens 8.08.2000, 8.12.2000
- Cuckoo Farm Studios 29.06 2001
- Sculpture trail 30.06.2001
- Islington Ecology Centre 31.7.2000, 3.08.2000, 20.06 2001, 14.08.2001, 21.08.2001, 28.08.2001
- The Millennium Centre, Dagenham 2.04 2002
- The Surrey Institute of Art and Design 19.06.2002
- Mossford Park School 18 03 2002,19.03.2002
- Channing Junior School, Highgate 6.05.2003
- Lammas School, Leyton 14, 15 and 16.07.2003
- Hornsey High School for girls Nov – Dec 2003
- Ashmount School N19 June 2004
- Gable Hall School, Stanford-le-hope 15.7.2004
- Kids Allowed, Ealing Family Housing 30.03.2005
- Thames Sculpture Group ‘Nest Project’ June – July 2005
- Five weekly workshops ending in an exhibition at the Acton Festival, and at the Royal college of Art
- Elthorne regeneration festival 4.7.2005
- New River Festival 11.7.2005
- Beavers Community Primary School. 5-week project making sculptures for the conservation area, October - November 2005
- 'Wild at Art'. a six-week project with Hounslow Chinese School making sculpture and a water feature on the topic of biodiversity March - May 2006. Exhibition at Redlees Arts Centre and other sites around Hounslow.
- 'Art Matters' Workshops based on the work of Rodin organised by National Children's Homes with the Royal Academy. June 2006. Work to be exhibited at the Royal Academy autumn 2006[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Spriggan sculpture". Paul Burnham on flickr.com. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ "Marilyn Collins". North Pembrokeshire openstudios.co.uk. 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Marilyn Collins Sculpture". artistsinschools.co.uk. 2022. Retrieved 7 December 2024.