Ariel Collins
Education
2021 B.A. in Visual Art, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
Professional Experience
2019-2020 Studio Assistant at Moorings Park, Naples, FL
2018-2019 Art Teacher’s Assistant at Family Resource Center of Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
2016-2017 Studio Assistant at Nova Southeastern Art Museum, Las Olas, FL
2014-Present Freelance Artist, Miami, FL
Selected Awards
2024 Wet Paint First Place Award
2024 Best in Medium 2024 Oil Painting Finalist Award
2024 Best in Medium 2024 Oil Painting Merit Award
2021 Contagious! Juried Art Show: People's Choice
2021 Contagious! Juried Art Show: Best in Show
2021 Methods and Concepts Scholarship Award
2021 Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild Award of Excellence
2016 Broward County Superintendent’s Advanced Placement Studio Art Exhibition Honorable Mention
2015 AutoNation Academy of Art and Design Scholarship
2014 AutoNation Academy of Art and Design Scholarship
Selected Group Exhibitions & Projects
2025 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, January 20-April 27, 2025
2024 CHOICE, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL, December 6, 2024- January 24, 2025
2024 Delicate, Gallerium, Ontario, Canada, November 23, 2024, to January 23, 2025
2024 Small Works, BIG TALENT 2024, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, November 7- 29, 2024
2024 Small Works 2024, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY, November 2– December 21, 2024
2024 Art As Storytelling, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD, October 1- November 20, 2024
2024 Wet Paint, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Everett, PA, September 1- September 30, 2024
2024 Best in Medium 2024, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, August 22- November 22, 2024
2024 Echoes of Empathy: Navigating the Baker Act Through Art, Hollywood ArtsPark Gallery, Hollywood, FL, August 16- September 19, 2024
2024 Painting with Pals, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL, August 8, 2024- September 3, 2024
2024 Stay Curious, Omi Art Gallery, London, UK, July 30- August 30, 2024
2024 NOASAA, Marriot Downtown Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-14, 2024
2024 Sprung 8, Ideal Glass Studios, New York, NY, March 11-25, 2024
2024 Celebrating Resiliency: An Exploration of Mental Health, Mary Sue Rich Community Center, Ocala, FL, January 11- June 27, 2024
2023 Rooted in Wellness, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL, December 1, 2022- February 2, 2023
2023 Art on Loop Milan, IDEA4MI, Milan, Italy, September 1-3, 2023
2023 Art on Loop London, The Factory Dalston, London, UK, July 28- August 11, 2023
2023 Art on Loop Athens, Praxitelous 26, Athens, Greece, July 28- August 11, 2023
2023 Secret Asylum, 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 21, 2023
2023 Juneteenth 2023 International Art Exhibition, Art Impact International, Washington, DC, June 19- August 31, 2023
2023 Juneteenth Celebration, Foster Park, Hallandale Beach, FL, June 16, 2023
2023 NAMI Broward's 2 Annual Artful Minds, MAD Arts Gallery, Dania Beach, FL, May 6, 2023
2023 A Poet's Eye, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL, February 14, 2023- June 23, 2023
2022 Chasing Equity, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL, December 3, 2022- February 3, 2023
2022 Mental Health Awareness Week Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 10, 2022
2022 Artful Minds, MAD Arts Gallery, Dania Beach, FL, October 6, 2022
2022 Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 20- October 10, 2022
2021 Contagious!, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL, December 10, 2021- February 22, 2022
2021 A Current Past: Senior Project Exhibition, The Art Galleries at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, April 16-30, 2021
2021 23rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Wasmer Art Gallery Fort Myers, FL, March 19- April 1, 2021
2016 Broward County Superintendent’s Advanced Placement Studio Art Exhibition, Coral Springs Museum of Art, January 4- February 1, 2016
Selected Collections
Arts4All Collective, Tampa, FL
Segal Trials Miami, Miami, FL
South Florida State Hospital Anita Godfrey Conference Room, Pembroke Pines, FL
Florida Gulf Coast University Printmaking Studio, Fort Myers, FL
Florida Gulf Coast University Sculpture Studio, Fort Myers, FL
Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Everglades High School, Humanities Center, Miramar, FL
Selected Bibliography
2025 Kadan, Sophie. "Find Me Through the Grey." PJAS Winter 2025 Issue, 15 Jan. 2025.
2023 Boyé, Megan. "Saged Circumvention." Arts4All FL & Regions Bank 2024 Calendar, 23 Sept. 2023.
2023 Goodridge, Carolyn. "Ariel Collins." Juneteenth, 15 Sept. 2023.
2018 James, Paul, and Jacob Zimmerman. “Cease to Control.” MVMENT, 17 Mar. 2018.
Exhibitions Curated
2024 CHOICE, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 A Step Ahead of My Tormented Mind, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Altitude, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Painting with Pals, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Segal July 2024, Segal Trials Miami, Miami, FL
2024 SFSH July 2024, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2024 Lyttle Lift Off, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Shape-shifting and Color-Forming Art, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Segal January 2024, Segal Trials Miami, Miami, FL
2023 SFSH December 2023, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2023 Rooted in Wellness, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL
2023 Dreamscapes, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2023 Tweakin’, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2023 Stormy Weather, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2023 SFSH June 2023, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2023 Self Expression is in Session, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2023 Colorful Friends in Perspective, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2022 SFSH November 2022, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2022 Mental Health Awareness Week Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2022 SFSH April 2022, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2022 Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2022 Chasing Equity, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL
2022 Soft Impressions, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2021 Contagious!, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL
2021 B.A. in Visual Art, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
Professional Experience
2019-2020 Studio Assistant at Moorings Park, Naples, FL
2018-2019 Art Teacher’s Assistant at Family Resource Center of Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL
2016-2017 Studio Assistant at Nova Southeastern Art Museum, Las Olas, FL
2014-Present Freelance Artist, Miami, FL
Selected Awards
2024 Wet Paint First Place Award
2024 Best in Medium 2024 Oil Painting Finalist Award
2024 Best in Medium 2024 Oil Painting Merit Award
2021 Contagious! Juried Art Show: People's Choice
2021 Contagious! Juried Art Show: Best in Show
2021 Methods and Concepts Scholarship Award
2021 Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild Award of Excellence
2016 Broward County Superintendent’s Advanced Placement Studio Art Exhibition Honorable Mention
2015 AutoNation Academy of Art and Design Scholarship
2014 AutoNation Academy of Art and Design Scholarship
Selected Group Exhibitions & Projects
2025 Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL, January 20-April 27, 2025
2024 CHOICE, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL, December 6, 2024- January 24, 2025
2024 Delicate, Gallerium, Ontario, Canada, November 23, 2024, to January 23, 2025
2024 Small Works, BIG TALENT 2024, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA, November 7- 29, 2024
2024 Small Works 2024, Main Street Arts, Clifton Springs, NY, November 2– December 21, 2024
2024 Art As Storytelling, Midwest Nice Art, Aberdeen, SD, October 1- November 20, 2024
2024 Wet Paint, Colors of Humanity Art Gallery, Everett, PA, September 1- September 30, 2024
2024 Best in Medium 2024, Camelback Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, August 22- November 22, 2024
2024 Echoes of Empathy: Navigating the Baker Act Through Art, Hollywood ArtsPark Gallery, Hollywood, FL, August 16- September 19, 2024
2024 Painting with Pals, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL, August 8, 2024- September 3, 2024
2024 Stay Curious, Omi Art Gallery, London, UK, July 30- August 30, 2024
2024 NOASAA, Marriot Downtown Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, July 11-14, 2024
2024 Sprung 8, Ideal Glass Studios, New York, NY, March 11-25, 2024
2024 Celebrating Resiliency: An Exploration of Mental Health, Mary Sue Rich Community Center, Ocala, FL, January 11- June 27, 2024
2023 Rooted in Wellness, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL, December 1, 2022- February 2, 2023
2023 Art on Loop Milan, IDEA4MI, Milan, Italy, September 1-3, 2023
2023 Art on Loop London, The Factory Dalston, London, UK, July 28- August 11, 2023
2023 Art on Loop Athens, Praxitelous 26, Athens, Greece, July 28- August 11, 2023
2023 Secret Asylum, 1310 Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL, July 21, 2023
2023 Juneteenth 2023 International Art Exhibition, Art Impact International, Washington, DC, June 19- August 31, 2023
2023 Juneteenth Celebration, Foster Park, Hallandale Beach, FL, June 16, 2023
2023 NAMI Broward's 2 Annual Artful Minds, MAD Arts Gallery, Dania Beach, FL, May 6, 2023
2023 A Poet's Eye, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL, February 14, 2023- June 23, 2023
2022 Chasing Equity, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL, December 3, 2022- February 3, 2023
2022 Mental Health Awareness Week Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 10, 2022
2022 Artful Minds, MAD Arts Gallery, Dania Beach, FL, October 6, 2022
2022 Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, May 20- October 10, 2022
2021 Contagious!, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL, December 10, 2021- February 22, 2022
2021 A Current Past: Senior Project Exhibition, The Art Galleries at Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, April 16-30, 2021
2021 23rd Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition, Wasmer Art Gallery Fort Myers, FL, March 19- April 1, 2021
2016 Broward County Superintendent’s Advanced Placement Studio Art Exhibition, Coral Springs Museum of Art, January 4- February 1, 2016
Selected Collections
Arts4All Collective, Tampa, FL
Segal Trials Miami, Miami, FL
South Florida State Hospital Anita Godfrey Conference Room, Pembroke Pines, FL
Florida Gulf Coast University Printmaking Studio, Fort Myers, FL
Florida Gulf Coast University Sculpture Studio, Fort Myers, FL
Kathleen C. Wright Administration Center, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Everglades High School, Humanities Center, Miramar, FL
Selected Bibliography
2025 Kadan, Sophie. "Find Me Through the Grey." PJAS Winter 2025 Issue, 15 Jan. 2025.
2023 Boyé, Megan. "Saged Circumvention." Arts4All FL & Regions Bank 2024 Calendar, 23 Sept. 2023.
2023 Goodridge, Carolyn. "Ariel Collins." Juneteenth, 15 Sept. 2023.
2018 James, Paul, and Jacob Zimmerman. “Cease to Control.” MVMENT, 17 Mar. 2018.
Exhibitions Curated
2024 CHOICE, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 A Step Ahead of My Tormented Mind, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Altitude, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Painting with Pals, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Segal July 2024, Segal Trials Miami, Miami, FL
2024 SFSH July 2024, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2024 Lyttle Lift Off, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Shape-shifting and Color-Forming Art, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2024 Segal January 2024, Segal Trials Miami, Miami, FL
2023 SFSH December 2023, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2023 Rooted in Wellness, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL
2023 Dreamscapes, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2023 Tweakin’, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2023 Stormy Weather, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2023 SFSH June 2023, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2023 Self Expression is in Session, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2023 Colorful Friends in Perspective, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2022 SFSH November 2022, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2022 Mental Health Awareness Week Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2022 SFSH April 2022, South Florida State Hospital, Pembroke Pines, FL
2022 Mental Health Awareness Month Art Exhibition, Broward County Courthouse, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
2022 Chasing Equity, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL
2022 Soft Impressions, The Peter Coccuza Gallery, Lauderhill, FL
2021 Contagious!, Pamela Ann Glassman Education Center, Lauderhill, FL