LARRY WINSTON COLLINS
EDUCATION
1993 MFA, Mount Royal School of Mixed Media at
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
1992 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Artist Residency,
Skowhegan, Maine
1986 BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio,
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Associate Professor
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 2005- 2020(Retired)
School of Fine Arts, Department of Art
Associate Professor 2001
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio 2001-2005
Instructor
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio 1998-2001
Division of Foundation Studies
Adjunct Faculty
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio 1994-1998
Division of Foundation Studies
Art Instructor
Women’s Abuse of Intervention Tactics Program, Columbus, Ohio 1994-2000
Art Instructor
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, Maryland 1993
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland 1992
Art Instructor
King Complex, Columbus, Ohio 1989-1991
Design Coordinator, Merrill Publishing Company
Westerville, Ohio 1980-1989
SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 American Heroes, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins: Solitude Series, Ohio Designers Craftsmen Museum,
Columbus, OH
2023 Reflections: Visual Constructions of Race, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
2022 Forward Together: Promised Gifts from the Collection of Donna and Larry James,
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfields, OH
2021 Larry Winston Collins: Two New Exhibition Series, Fort Hayes Metropolitan.
Educational Center, Columbus, OH
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Ebonnia Gallery, Dayton, OH
Faculty Alumni Exhibition 2021, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Beyond and Behind the Mask, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Larry Winston Collins; Photography, Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford, OH
2019 They That Matter, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Ohio Black Masters, Elijah Pierce Gallery, The King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
2018 Larry Winston Collins, They That Matter, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery of Suny Geneseo,
Geneseo, New York
So Much More, Ohio’s African American Artist, Willard Wankelman Gallery, Bowling Green
State University Fine Arts Center, Bowling Green, OH
2017 Department of Art, Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH Start at Home: Art from the Frank Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center Collection, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH The Permanent Collection at 50, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery, State University of Suny Geneseo, New York
2016 Collections Highlights: Recent Acquisitions, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH Beyond Borders: Bill Hutson & Friends, University of Delaware, University Museum Mechanical Hall Gallery, Newark, Delaware
The Permanent Collection at 50, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery, State University of New York, Genaseo, New York.
2015 Art of the Cultural Wall, William H. Thomas Gallery, Columbus, OH
2014 All for the Cause, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH
Connection 11, Ladislav Gallery, Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West
Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Larry Winston Collins, Past & Recent Sculptures. Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford, OH
2013 The Department of Art, Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford,OH
The Columbus invitational Arts Competition. Carnegie Gallery, Main Library, Columbus, OH
In The Collection of Roy Gottlieb. Tacocat Cooperative Gallery, Columbus, OH
Legends & Legacies, Elijah Pierce Gallery Columbus, OH
2012 Multiple Encounters, Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery, New Delhi, India
Time and Place. Standehas Gallery. Dresden, Germany
2011 A Diaspora Rhythm. Elmhurst College, Chicago, Illinois
Penwest 90”: Reuniting Urban Creativity, The Works Gallery. Newark, OH
2010 Larry Winston Collins, Urban Rhythms, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery of Suny Geneseo,
Geneseo, New York
Larry Winston Collins, Connections, William H. Thomas Gallery, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins, Recent Works, Oxford Community arts Center Gallery, Oxford, OH
The Miami Portfolio: past + Present = Future, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2008 Portraits and Patterns: New Series by Larry Winston Collins, Shot Gallery,
Columbus, Oh
2007 Kunstleraustausch Mit Der Partnerstadt, Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Kunst Und
Kultur E. V., Dresden, Germany
Studio Artist Exhibition, Oxford Community Arts Center, Art Gallery, Oxford, OH
Ohio Collects: Artistic Transformations: Outside the Box, The King Arts Complex
Elijah Pierce Gallery, Columbus, OH
Legacy: Celebrating 42 Years of African American Art, South Side Community Art
Center, Chicago, IL
2006 Recycled, Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, Chicago, IL
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Culture and Memory, Three Artists of Distinction, Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN
Neither Here Nor There: Perspectives on Homelessness, Athens Institute for
Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
Portraits and Patterns: New Series by Larry Winston Collins, Shot Gallery, Columbus, OH
2005 Unveiled, Gallery Guichard, Chicago, IL
Mail Art Exhibition, Kunsthaus Raskolnikow Galerie, Dresden, Germany
Columbus Collects: Curator’s Choice, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
Together, Neleh Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recent Works - African American Artists from Central Ohio, Schumacher Gallery,
Columbus, Oh
In the Spirit of Romare Bearden, King Complex, Columbus, OH
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA
South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2004 Art for Community Expressions Exhibition, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Art for Community Expressions Members’ Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Collins and Washington, Recent Works, William H. Thomas Gallery, Columbus, OH
2003 Southside Chicago Art Festival, Chicago, IL
Architecture, Artistic Expression + Allure, Moody Nolan, Inc., Columbus, OH
2002 Ohio Perspectives: African American Artists, Akron Museum of Art, Akron, OH
All for the Cause, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Larry Winston Collins, Mixed Media Paintings, Municipal Gallery, Grove City, OH
African American Artists from Central Ohio, Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH
An African American Exhibition: Current Dialogue, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2001 Beyond and Behind the Mask, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Larry Winston Collins Expressions, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins and Bill Agnew Revisited, ACE Gallery, Columbus, OH
2000 Concepts, Scale and Media, Stivers School of Art Sculpture Invitational, Dayton, OH
My Brother’s Keeper, Elijah Pierce Gallery, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
1999 Images of Vanqui, Opera Columbus, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Art for Community Expression: 20th Anniversary Celebration, CCAD, Columbus, OH
1998 Biennial Invitational Exhibition, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Inner Visions, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Dispelling the Myth, Ohio State University Hale Center, Columbus, OH
1997 African Influences in Contemporary Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Rituals & Celebrations of the African Diaspora, S. Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Identity Through Culture, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
African and African American Artists, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
1996 Larry Winston Collins, Recent Works, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
Sculptures by Larry Winston Collins, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
1995 Four Perspectives, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Africa Meets Africa, Ohio State University Hale Center, Columbus, OH
1994 X-Sighting, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
National Juried Exhibition of African American Art, City Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Founding Artist Retrospective Exhibition, ACE Gallery, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins’ Recent Works, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
1993 Global Perspectives, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne , IN
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Philip Morris Graduate Fellows, Catonsville College, Baltimore, MD
Out of the Padded Cell, Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD
Augenmusik, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
1992 People, Places and Things, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
First Impressions, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Grand Opening Exhibition, Kromar Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Uncommon Ground, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, Baltimore, MD
1991 Black and White, Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Brothers, Pierce Gallery, Ohio State University Hale Center, Columbus, OH
Coop Artist Exhibition, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
1990 Greater Columbus Arts Council Individual Fellowship Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
National Black Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
NCA Arts Exhibition, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Atlanta Juried Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA
Imagery: Black and White, Riffe Studio Ш, Columbus, OH
1989 Visions, Robeson Gallery, Central State University, Wilberforce, OH
Governor’s Residence Art Collection, Columbus, OH
1988 Bloodline, The Blackburn Gallery, Howard University, Washington, DC
African American Abstracts, Now and Beyond, Baltimore, MD
Bloodline, The Uumbji Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Patterns, ACE Gallery, Columbus, OH
SELECTED CATALOG PUBLICATIONS
Columbus Museum of Art
Forward Together: Promised Gifts from the Collection of Donna and Larry James, Columbus, OH
March 5 – September 25, 2022
One work documented in exhibition catalog.
Springfield Museum of Art
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Springfield, OH
October 1 – February 28, 2022
Two works documented in exhibition catalog.
Miami University Art Museum
Department of Art Faculty Alumni Exhibition 2021, Oxford OH
August 24 – December 11, 2021
Four works documented in exhibition catalog
Lalit Kala Akademi
Multiple Encounters, Indo-Us Print Exhibition, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
January 23 – February 6, 2012
Two works documented in exhibition catalog.
Akron Art Museum
Ohio Perspectives: Contemporary African American Artists, Akron, OH
March 16 - June 2, 2002
Four works documented in exhibition catalog.
Gefordert durch das Sachsische fur Wissenschaft und Kunst und Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, OH/Dresden, Germany (2001)
Larry W. Collins’ Residency in Dresden, Germany
Catalog documents digital images inspired during residency (June - August, 1999).
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
1998 Biennial Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN
May 30 - August 16, 1998
One work documented in exhibition catalog.
Columbus Museum of Art
African Influences in Contemporary Art: Artist of the Kwanzaa Playground, Columbus, OH
June 12 - August 31, 1997
Three works documented in exhibition catalog.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Global Perspectives, Fort Wayne, IN
April 24 - June 6, 1993
Three works documented in exhibition catalog.
Columbus Museum of Art
People, Places, and Things: An African American Perspective, Columbus, OH
September 5, 1992 - February 28, 1993
One work featured in exhibition catalog.
The Riffe Gallery
Columbus Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition in the Visual Arts, Columbus, OH
One work published in exhibition catalog (1990)
SELECTED MEDIA PROFILES
Starker, Melissa. Ripple Effect: CCAD Faculty Spread throughout Canzani Center and Beyond, Columbus
Alive, Columbus, Ohio, October 6, 2004, p. 16.
Maffay, Jonathan. Current Dialogue looks at African American Artists. The Athens
Insider, October 2, 2002, p.8
Shinn, Dorothy. Ohio Perspectives series turns to Africa. Akron Beacon Journal,
Akron, Ohio, March 14, 2002, p. B1
Stafford, Tom, All For The Cause, Exhibit honors unsung foot soldier, martyrs of
civil rights. Springfield News, Springfield, Ohio, February 4, 2002, p.21
Hall, Jacqueline. Separate visions come together in cohesive exhibit. The Columbus
Dispatch, Visual Arts, January 20, 2002, p. F8.
Hall, Jacqueline. CCAD show less than sum of its parts. The Columbus Dispatch,
Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, November, 11 , 2001, p. F8
Fryer-Kohls, Jeanne. Collins Fills Shots Tower Gallery with Themes of Death and
Futility. Columbus, Ohio, September 9, 2001, p. F8
Bremner, Ann. Bill Agnew and Larry Winston Collins Revisited. Dialogue, Arts in the
Midwest, Columbus, Ohio, March/ April 2001, p.52 & 53
Starker, Melissa. New-fashioned tradition. Columbus Alive, Columbus, Ohio, October
14, 1999, p. 14
Gilson, Nancy. Portraitist Finds Inspiration in Civil-Rights Movement. The
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, October 15, 1997, pp. 1G- 2G
Hovey, Kendra. African Influences in Contemporary Art: Artist of the Kwanzaa
Playground. Dialogue, Arts in the Midwest, Columbus, Ohio, September-October,
1997, pp. 9-11
Hall, Jacqueline. Works by Seven Explore their African Heritage. The Columbus
Dispatch, Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, July 27, 1997, p. 6C
Leddy, Kim. Diverse Influences. Columbus Alive, Columbus, Ohio June 18-24, 1997,
p. 14 & 33
Mullins Lee, Chiquita. Larry Winston Collins: Recent Works. Dialogue, Arts in the
Midwest, Columbus, Ohio, March-April, 1996, p. 29
Leddy, Kim. Visible artist. Columbus Alive, Columbus, Ohio, February 14 -20, 1996,
Volume 13, p. 7
Ojiiwawh, Jinida. Inspiration from Africa. The Beacon Journal, Wooster, Ohio,
January 28, 1996, p. AA1 & AA6
Heisler, Eva. Faculty works run the gamut. The Columbus Dispatch, Visual Arts,
Columbus, Ohio, April 9, 1995, p. 8F
Huntington, Richard. Order and Energy. The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York,
June 10, 1994
Schroeder, Robert. Global Perspectives. Dialogue, Arts in the Midwest, Columbus,
Ohio, May-June, 1993, p. 30
Hall, Jacqueline. Shows Pins Of Vivid Emotions At Museum. The Columbus
Dispatch, Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, October, 4 , 1992, p. 8G
Grant, Robert. Coop Artist Exhibition. Dialogue, Arts in The Midwest, Columbus,
Ohio, June, 1991, p.23
Constable, Leslie. Relief Painted suited to setting. The Columbus Dispatch, The
Arts, Columbus, Ohio, June 10, 1990, p. 9G
AWARDS
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award, 2021
The Ohio Arts Council Residency Award, Grafikwerkstatt, Dresden, Germany, 2007
The Greater Columbus Arts Council Residency Award, Dresden, Germany, 1999
Columbus Cultural Arts Center Living the Dream Fellowship, 1995
Philip Morris MFA Scholarship Award, 1991-1993
Columbus Arts Council Individual Fellowship Award, 1990
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award, 1989
Arts for Community Expression Artist to Africa Award. 1983
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Cincinnati Art Museum
Dayton Art Institute
Miami University Art Museum
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Ronald Pizzuti, Pizzuti Management Inc., Columbus, OH
Xavier Roberts, Atlanta, GA
C. T. Vivian, Atlanta, GA
P. McCoy, Chicago, IL
COMMISSIONS
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Long Street Bridge “Cultural Wall” Project, Columbus, Ohio, 2014
Columbus Parks and Recreation, Conserve artwork for Kwanza Playground – Tell-A- Story-Board, Columbus, Ohio, 2012.
The Dayton Opera Association and The Dayton Printmakers’ Cooperative Project “From Porgy to Barack”. Print included in portfolio of lithographs inspired by the opera Porgy and Bess and the election of the United States’ first African American President, Barack Obama, The Dayton Opera, Dayton, Ohio
Images of Vanqui, Sculpture for Auction, Opera Columbus, Columbus, OH
Chemical Abstract, Columbus, Ohio, Artwork created for foyer, 2006
EDUCATION
1993 MFA, Mount Royal School of Mixed Media at
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland
1992 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Artist Residency,
Skowhegan, Maine
1986 BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio,
UNIVERSITY TEACHING
Associate Professor
Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 2005- 2020(Retired)
School of Fine Arts, Department of Art
Associate Professor 2001
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio 2001-2005
Instructor
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio 1998-2001
Division of Foundation Studies
Adjunct Faculty
Columbus College of Art and Design, Columbus, Ohio 1994-1998
Division of Foundation Studies
Art Instructor
Women’s Abuse of Intervention Tactics Program, Columbus, Ohio 1994-2000
Art Instructor
School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, Maryland 1993
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland 1992
Art Instructor
King Complex, Columbus, Ohio 1989-1991
Design Coordinator, Merrill Publishing Company
Westerville, Ohio 1980-1989
SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 American Heroes, Beeler Gallery, Columbus College of Art & Design, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins: Solitude Series, Ohio Designers Craftsmen Museum,
Columbus, OH
2023 Reflections: Visual Constructions of Race, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
2022 Forward Together: Promised Gifts from the Collection of Donna and Larry James,
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Springfield Museum of Art, Springfields, OH
2021 Larry Winston Collins: Two New Exhibition Series, Fort Hayes Metropolitan.
Educational Center, Columbus, OH
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Ebonnia Gallery, Dayton, OH
Faculty Alumni Exhibition 2021, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
Beyond and Behind the Mask, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Larry Winston Collins; Photography, Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford, OH
2019 They That Matter, Hiestand Gallery, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Ohio Black Masters, Elijah Pierce Gallery, The King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
2018 Larry Winston Collins, They That Matter, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery of Suny Geneseo,
Geneseo, New York
So Much More, Ohio’s African American Artist, Willard Wankelman Gallery, Bowling Green
State University Fine Arts Center, Bowling Green, OH
2017 Department of Art, Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH Start at Home: Art from the Frank Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center Collection, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH The Permanent Collection at 50, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery, State University of Suny Geneseo, New York
2016 Collections Highlights: Recent Acquisitions, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH Beyond Borders: Bill Hutson & Friends, University of Delaware, University Museum Mechanical Hall Gallery, Newark, Delaware
The Permanent Collection at 50, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery, State University of New York, Genaseo, New York.
2015 Art of the Cultural Wall, William H. Thomas Gallery, Columbus, OH
2014 All for the Cause, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH
Connection 11, Ladislav Gallery, Faculty of Design and Art of the University of West
Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic
Larry Winston Collins, Past & Recent Sculptures. Oxford Community Arts Center, Oxford, OH
2013 The Department of Art, Faculty & Alumni Exhibition, Miami University Art Museum, Oxford,OH
The Columbus invitational Arts Competition. Carnegie Gallery, Main Library, Columbus, OH
In The Collection of Roy Gottlieb. Tacocat Cooperative Gallery, Columbus, OH
Legends & Legacies, Elijah Pierce Gallery Columbus, OH
2012 Multiple Encounters, Lalit Kala Akademi Gallery, New Delhi, India
Time and Place. Standehas Gallery. Dresden, Germany
2011 A Diaspora Rhythm. Elmhurst College, Chicago, Illinois
Penwest 90”: Reuniting Urban Creativity, The Works Gallery. Newark, OH
2010 Larry Winston Collins, Urban Rhythms, Bertha V.B. Lederer Gallery of Suny Geneseo,
Geneseo, New York
Larry Winston Collins, Connections, William H. Thomas Gallery, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins, Recent Works, Oxford Community arts Center Gallery, Oxford, OH
The Miami Portfolio: past + Present = Future, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
2008 Portraits and Patterns: New Series by Larry Winston Collins, Shot Gallery,
Columbus, Oh
2007 Kunstleraustausch Mit Der Partnerstadt, Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Kunst Und
Kultur E. V., Dresden, Germany
Studio Artist Exhibition, Oxford Community Arts Center, Art Gallery, Oxford, OH
Ohio Collects: Artistic Transformations: Outside the Box, The King Arts Complex
Elijah Pierce Gallery, Columbus, OH
Legacy: Celebrating 42 Years of African American Art, South Side Community Art
Center, Chicago, IL
2006 Recycled, Little Black Pearl Art and Design Center, Chicago, IL
Department of Art Faculty Exhibition, Hiestand Galleries, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Culture and Memory, Three Artists of Distinction, Patti and Rusty Rueff Galleries, Purdue
University, West Lafayette, IN
Neither Here Nor There: Perspectives on Homelessness, Athens Institute for
Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
Portraits and Patterns: New Series by Larry Winston Collins, Shot Gallery, Columbus, OH
2005 Unveiled, Gallery Guichard, Chicago, IL
Mail Art Exhibition, Kunsthaus Raskolnikow Galerie, Dresden, Germany
Columbus Collects: Curator’s Choice, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
Together, Neleh Gallery, Chicago, IL
Recent Works - African American Artists from Central Ohio, Schumacher Gallery,
Columbus, Oh
In the Spirit of Romare Bearden, King Complex, Columbus, OH
Stella Jones Gallery, New Orleans, LA
South Dallas Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2004 Art for Community Expressions Exhibition, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Art for Community Expressions Members’ Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Collins and Washington, Recent Works, William H. Thomas Gallery, Columbus, OH
2003 Southside Chicago Art Festival, Chicago, IL
Architecture, Artistic Expression + Allure, Moody Nolan, Inc., Columbus, OH
2002 Ohio Perspectives: African American Artists, Akron Museum of Art, Akron, OH
All for the Cause, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Larry Winston Collins, Mixed Media Paintings, Municipal Gallery, Grove City, OH
African American Artists from Central Ohio, Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH
An African American Exhibition: Current Dialogue, Ohio University, Athens, OH
2001 Beyond and Behind the Mask, Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh, PA
Larry Winston Collins Expressions, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Biennial Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins and Bill Agnew Revisited, ACE Gallery, Columbus, OH
2000 Concepts, Scale and Media, Stivers School of Art Sculpture Invitational, Dayton, OH
My Brother’s Keeper, Elijah Pierce Gallery, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
1999 Images of Vanqui, Opera Columbus, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Art for Community Expression: 20th Anniversary Celebration, CCAD, Columbus, OH
1998 Biennial Invitational Exhibition, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
Inner Visions, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Dispelling the Myth, Ohio State University Hale Center, Columbus, OH
1997 African Influences in Contemporary Art, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Rituals & Celebrations of the African Diaspora, S. Shore Cultural Center, Chicago, IL
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Identity Through Culture, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
African and African American Artists, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, OH
1996 Larry Winston Collins, Recent Works, Wayne Center for the Arts, Wooster, OH
Sculptures by Larry Winston Collins, Sculpture Center, Cleveland, OH
1995 Four Perspectives, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
Columbus College of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Columbus, OH
Africa Meets Africa, Ohio State University Hale Center, Columbus, OH
1994 X-Sighting, Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
National Juried Exhibition of African American Art, City Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Founding Artist Retrospective Exhibition, ACE Gallery, Columbus, OH
Larry Winston Collins’ Recent Works, Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH
1993 Global Perspectives, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne , IN
Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Philip Morris Graduate Fellows, Catonsville College, Baltimore, MD
Out of the Padded Cell, Essex Community College, Baltimore, MD
Augenmusik, Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD
1992 People, Places and Things, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
First Impressions, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Grand Opening Exhibition, Kromar Gallery, Baltimore, MD
Uncommon Ground, City Hall Courtyard Galleries, Baltimore, MD
1991 Black and White, Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
Brothers, Pierce Gallery, Ohio State University Hale Center, Columbus, OH
Coop Artist Exhibition, King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
1990 Greater Columbus Arts Council Individual Fellowship Exhibition, Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH
National Black Arts Festival Juried Exhibition, Atlanta, GA
NCA Arts Exhibition, Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center, Wilberforce, OH
Atlanta Juried Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA
Imagery: Black and White, Riffe Studio Ш, Columbus, OH
1989 Visions, Robeson Gallery, Central State University, Wilberforce, OH
Governor’s Residence Art Collection, Columbus, OH
1988 Bloodline, The Blackburn Gallery, Howard University, Washington, DC
African American Abstracts, Now and Beyond, Baltimore, MD
Bloodline, The Uumbji Gallery, Kent State University, Kent, OH
Patterns, ACE Gallery, Columbus, OH
SELECTED CATALOG PUBLICATIONS
Columbus Museum of Art
Forward Together: Promised Gifts from the Collection of Donna and Larry James, Columbus, OH
March 5 – September 25, 2022
One work documented in exhibition catalog.
Springfield Museum of Art
Black Life as Subject Matter II, Springfield, OH
October 1 – February 28, 2022
Two works documented in exhibition catalog.
Miami University Art Museum
Department of Art Faculty Alumni Exhibition 2021, Oxford OH
August 24 – December 11, 2021
Four works documented in exhibition catalog
Lalit Kala Akademi
Multiple Encounters, Indo-Us Print Exhibition, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi
January 23 – February 6, 2012
Two works documented in exhibition catalog.
Akron Art Museum
Ohio Perspectives: Contemporary African American Artists, Akron, OH
March 16 - June 2, 2002
Four works documented in exhibition catalog.
Gefordert durch das Sachsische fur Wissenschaft und Kunst und Greater Columbus Arts Council, Columbus, OH/Dresden, Germany (2001)
Larry W. Collins’ Residency in Dresden, Germany
Catalog documents digital images inspired during residency (June - August, 1999).
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
1998 Biennial Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN
May 30 - August 16, 1998
One work documented in exhibition catalog.
Columbus Museum of Art
African Influences in Contemporary Art: Artist of the Kwanzaa Playground, Columbus, OH
June 12 - August 31, 1997
Three works documented in exhibition catalog.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Global Perspectives, Fort Wayne, IN
April 24 - June 6, 1993
Three works documented in exhibition catalog.
Columbus Museum of Art
People, Places, and Things: An African American Perspective, Columbus, OH
September 5, 1992 - February 28, 1993
One work featured in exhibition catalog.
The Riffe Gallery
Columbus Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition in the Visual Arts, Columbus, OH
One work published in exhibition catalog (1990)
SELECTED MEDIA PROFILES
Starker, Melissa. Ripple Effect: CCAD Faculty Spread throughout Canzani Center and Beyond, Columbus
Alive, Columbus, Ohio, October 6, 2004, p. 16.
Maffay, Jonathan. Current Dialogue looks at African American Artists. The Athens
Insider, October 2, 2002, p.8
Shinn, Dorothy. Ohio Perspectives series turns to Africa. Akron Beacon Journal,
Akron, Ohio, March 14, 2002, p. B1
Stafford, Tom, All For The Cause, Exhibit honors unsung foot soldier, martyrs of
civil rights. Springfield News, Springfield, Ohio, February 4, 2002, p.21
Hall, Jacqueline. Separate visions come together in cohesive exhibit. The Columbus
Dispatch, Visual Arts, January 20, 2002, p. F8.
Hall, Jacqueline. CCAD show less than sum of its parts. The Columbus Dispatch,
Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, November, 11 , 2001, p. F8
Fryer-Kohls, Jeanne. Collins Fills Shots Tower Gallery with Themes of Death and
Futility. Columbus, Ohio, September 9, 2001, p. F8
Bremner, Ann. Bill Agnew and Larry Winston Collins Revisited. Dialogue, Arts in the
Midwest, Columbus, Ohio, March/ April 2001, p.52 & 53
Starker, Melissa. New-fashioned tradition. Columbus Alive, Columbus, Ohio, October
14, 1999, p. 14
Gilson, Nancy. Portraitist Finds Inspiration in Civil-Rights Movement. The
Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio, October 15, 1997, pp. 1G- 2G
Hovey, Kendra. African Influences in Contemporary Art: Artist of the Kwanzaa
Playground. Dialogue, Arts in the Midwest, Columbus, Ohio, September-October,
1997, pp. 9-11
Hall, Jacqueline. Works by Seven Explore their African Heritage. The Columbus
Dispatch, Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, July 27, 1997, p. 6C
Leddy, Kim. Diverse Influences. Columbus Alive, Columbus, Ohio June 18-24, 1997,
p. 14 & 33
Mullins Lee, Chiquita. Larry Winston Collins: Recent Works. Dialogue, Arts in the
Midwest, Columbus, Ohio, March-April, 1996, p. 29
Leddy, Kim. Visible artist. Columbus Alive, Columbus, Ohio, February 14 -20, 1996,
Volume 13, p. 7
Ojiiwawh, Jinida. Inspiration from Africa. The Beacon Journal, Wooster, Ohio,
January 28, 1996, p. AA1 & AA6
Heisler, Eva. Faculty works run the gamut. The Columbus Dispatch, Visual Arts,
Columbus, Ohio, April 9, 1995, p. 8F
Huntington, Richard. Order and Energy. The Buffalo News, Buffalo, New York,
June 10, 1994
Schroeder, Robert. Global Perspectives. Dialogue, Arts in the Midwest, Columbus,
Ohio, May-June, 1993, p. 30
Hall, Jacqueline. Shows Pins Of Vivid Emotions At Museum. The Columbus
Dispatch, Visual Arts, Columbus, Ohio, October, 4 , 1992, p. 8G
Grant, Robert. Coop Artist Exhibition. Dialogue, Arts in The Midwest, Columbus,
Ohio, June, 1991, p.23
Constable, Leslie. Relief Painted suited to setting. The Columbus Dispatch, The
Arts, Columbus, Ohio, June 10, 1990, p. 9G
AWARDS
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award, 2021
The Ohio Arts Council Residency Award, Grafikwerkstatt, Dresden, Germany, 2007
The Greater Columbus Arts Council Residency Award, Dresden, Germany, 1999
Columbus Cultural Arts Center Living the Dream Fellowship, 1995
Philip Morris MFA Scholarship Award, 1991-1993
Columbus Arts Council Individual Fellowship Award, 1990
Ohio Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship Award, 1989
Arts for Community Expression Artist to Africa Award. 1983
SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Cincinnati Art Museum
Dayton Art Institute
Miami University Art Museum
Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
King Arts Complex, Columbus, OH
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Ronald Pizzuti, Pizzuti Management Inc., Columbus, OH
Xavier Roberts, Atlanta, GA
C. T. Vivian, Atlanta, GA
P. McCoy, Chicago, IL
COMMISSIONS
The Ohio Department of Transportation’s Long Street Bridge “Cultural Wall” Project, Columbus, Ohio, 2014
Columbus Parks and Recreation, Conserve artwork for Kwanza Playground – Tell-A- Story-Board, Columbus, Ohio, 2012.
The Dayton Opera Association and The Dayton Printmakers’ Cooperative Project “From Porgy to Barack”. Print included in portfolio of lithographs inspired by the opera Porgy and Bess and the election of the United States’ first African American President, Barack Obama, The Dayton Opera, Dayton, Ohio
Images of Vanqui, Sculpture for Auction, Opera Columbus, Columbus, OH
Chemical Abstract, Columbus, Ohio, Artwork created for foyer, 2006