/// July 29th - October 2nd - Nemeth Art Center - Park Rapids MN ///
Soft Landing
An excerpt from the catalog essay by Matthew Bakkom: "Most simply considered, the process through which she develops the work in the studio is one of discovering, through informed intuition, where the energy of the piece might take her. Each becomes a resonant souvenir of the dive through which it was revealed. Together they constitute a silent world beneath the waves to be explored in turn by the audience. And this world, though constituted by astute attention to the surface, is one that transports us beneath it into Collier’s very own exuberant, lush universe – a big lake of color, texture, scale, quietly subverted design and loosely calibrated vibration. "
Time for me to fly/ 52 x 80 x 1.5 inches / 2021 / Hand-dyed tufted fiber on canvas
Have X Will Travel / 30" x 48" / 2020 / Hand dyed wool and nylon on primary rug backing and wood
Hydrates and Softens / 50" x 38" / 2020 / acrylic, spray paint, ink, metallic paper, foam, poly fiber on canvas
The Rainbow Connection / 90" x 60" x 1.5" / 2020 / Tufted hand dyed wool, nylon, and gold thread on primary rug backing
Infinity-wave / 12.5 x 12.5 inches / 2021 / Hand-marbled monoprint on wood with artist’s frame
Secrecy dress / 72 x 84 x 10 inches / 2021 / Acrylic and spray paint on hand-dyed nylon and constructed canvas ground
Sidelined / 16 x 14.5 inches / 2021 / Acrylic and impasto on plexi and canvas with artist’s frame
Cover-up / 64 x 47 x 4 inches / 2021 / Acrylic, spray paint, foam, tape, vinyl, yarn and hand-dyed nylon on canvas
Have you heard voices / 50 x 32 inches / 2020 / Hand-dyed tufted wool, nylon, gold thread on primary rug backing and wood
Virtue escort / 13.5 x 13.5 inches / 2021 / Acrylic ink, vinyl, and yarn on canvas with artist’s frame
Water on rocks / 76 x 94.5 inches / 2021 / Acrylic and impasto on canvas
Sentry / 52 x 52 inches / 2021 / Acrylic and impasto on paper and canvas
Blade Walker / 52 x 52 inches / 2021 / Acrylic, spray paint, impasto on paper and canvas
Have You Been Half Asleep / 48 x 30 x 4 inches / 2020 / Hand-dyed tufted wool, nylon, gold thread on primary rug backing and wood
Level and inclusive / 54 x 82 x 1.5 inches / 2021 / Hand-dyed tufted fiber on canvas
Secret handshake / 50 x 48 x 4 inches / 2021 / Acrylic, spray paint, vinyl, quilt backing and polyfill on canvas and wood
Every Night / 76 x 94.5 inches / 2021 / Acrylic on canvas