About The Artist

“My process begins in the landscape, where the environment becomes an active collaborator. I work directly with the elements, using water, earth, and tools fashioned from what each place offers. Back in my Scottsdale studio, those traces evolve through layers of pigment, gesture, and time.”

A woman in a white shirt, denim shorts, and a straw hat walking on a dirt trail through a bushy landscape with green shrubs and trees.
Contact Joan ➝

Joan Maureen Collins has been painting for nearly three decades and working as a professional artist for over twenty years from her studio in Scottsdale, Arizona. She studied at Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale Artists' School, and is an alumna of the Creative Visionary Program.

Joan's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout Arizona, across the United States, and internationally. Her paintings have been featured at ArtBox during Art Basel Switzerland, SCOPE Miami Contemporary Art Fair, and exhibitions in New York City. She has also exhibited internationally, including sold-out exhibitions in Ireland, and her work has been accepted into numerous juried exhibitions across the country.

Her work has been recognized by both Phoenix Magazine, where she was featured in the July/August 2023 Best of the Valley Studio Session, and the Phoenix Art Museum's Artist Spotlight program. Today, her paintings are held in private collections throughout the United States and internationally.

“Rather than preserving a moment, my paintings invite viewers to step into the wonder of a world in constant motion—and to experience the quiet urgency of being fully present within it.”

Recent Press

  • Luxe Magazine

    “This Arizona artist uses everyday items to tell the earth's story."

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  • Art Daily

    "Artist debut's Reverie Unbound in solo exhibit in Santa Fe."

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  • Phoenix Art Museum

    “I was reminded that sometimes it’s the scary roads we need to travel to find our way back to our our art.”

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  • Phoenix Museum

    "In each series of paintings Collins creates, she will meditate on different elements of the natural world."

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  • American born.

    Resides Scottsdale, Arizona.

    Education

    1984-1989                                                 B.S. Business Administration, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
    1995-2000                                                 Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ

    Art Fairs

    March 20-23, 2025                                    Scottsdale Ferrari Art Week, Scottsdale, Arizona
    June 15- 18, 2023                                     ARTBOXEXPO BASEL, Basel-Mulhouse, Switzerland
    Nov. 29 - Dec. 4, 2022                              SCOPE,  Miami Beach International Contemporary Art Show, See.Me Gallery, Miami Beach, FL

    Galleries

    Nov.4, 2023- Present                               Globe Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

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    Solo Exhibitions

    Oct. 6- Nov. 5, 2023                               Entangled Beauty, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
    Jan 1 - Feb. 28, 2020                             Gently, Mayo Clinic Art Program, Phoenix, AZ
    Sept.  2020                                               In Motion In Stillness, Artists in Arizona Virtual Walled Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
    Oct. - Dec. 2019                                       One More Step, Mayo Clinic Art Program, Scottsdale, AZ
    Oct. 2016                                                  In Flow, Harumi Yoga & Community Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

    Two Person Exhibitions

    April 2019                                                 Urban Ethos, Olney Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
    July 24 - Oct. 31, 2016                            Desert to Sea, Inchydoney Island Hotel & Spa Gallery, Clonakilty, West Cork, Ireland

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    Group Exhibitions

    March 27 - May 13, 2023                         A Clearing, VAA Juried Exhibition, Sawyer Yards, Houston, TX
    March 21 - May 26, 2023                        Immersive Environment, The Yard Lincoln Square, Upper West Side, New York City, NY
    Nov. 1 – Feb. 28, 2022                            Sky Road, The Yard Lower East Side, New York City, NY
    Sept. 23 – Oct. 4, 2022                           Roots, Gallery Artes Azulejo, Curated by See.Me Gallery, Lower East Side, New York City, NY
    Feb. 1 – Dec. 31, 2022                           Surrender, Let Go, Chroma Collective Gallery, Online, Scottsdale, AZ
    Aug. 15- Oct. 31, 2021                           That Friday Feeling, Portland on the Park Cycle 7, Phoenix, AZ
    April 2021                                               Spring Forward, Artists in Arizona, Online, Phoenix, AZ 
    April 24 - May 15, 2021                          Unsurfaced City, FoundRE Contemporary Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
    March 2021                                            Art Meets Fashion, See.Me Gallery and Mint & Rose Retailer New York City, NY & Barcelona, Spain
    Sept. 1 – Dec. 31, 2020                         RAA&M National, Rockport Art Association & Museum. Rockport, MA
    Oct.  2020                                              Art from the Heart, Free Arts for Abused Children Auction, Phoenix, AZ
    Jan.  2020                                              New Year, New Art, Artists in Arizona Online Group Show. Scottsdale, AZ
    Oct. 2019                                               Impressions of Arizona, Artists in Arizona Online Group Show, Phoenix, AZ
    July 2015                                               Exposure, Louvre Digital Photography Exhibition, Paris, France

    Selected Bibliographies

    July/August 2023                                 Interview, Studio Session, Phoenix Magazine Best of the Valley, Phoenix, AZ
    Sept. 7, 2021                                       Interview, Artist Spotlight, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
    Aug. 16, 2021                                       Meet Joan Maureen Collins, Interview, Shoutout Arizona, Phoenix, AZ
    Jan. 1, 2021                                          In Motion, In Stillness, Catalogue Essay, Artists in Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ
    July 24, 2016                                        Desert to Sea, Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland

    Published Art Books

    Sept. 18, 2014                                      Blue Rope Contemporary Expressions, Author Joan Maureen Collins, Scottsdale, AZ

    Residencies + Teachings

    Jan. 2019-Dec. 2020                           Season 7, Helios Chorale Artist in Residence, Phoenix, AZ
    Oct. 2012- March 2013                      Strength in Women, Phoenix Women’s Shelter, Phoenix, AZ