About

Amy Jane Collins is a Meanjin (Brisbane) based visual artist, curator and writer, and the Director and Founder of the artist-run-initiative Undone ARI.

Collins’ practice is motivated by her passion for positive social change, as she explores concepts at the intersection of mental health, feminism, and modern technologies. Collins utilises tactile materials and intricate processes to create immersive and engaging sculpture, installation and time-based works. Motivated by the belief that through awareness and empathy we can have a profoundly positive social impact, Collins takes inspiration from her lived experience to examine the social paradigms that govern our perspectives on medication and mental health through the lens of feminist discourse.

Upon graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Arts) from the Queensland University of Technology, Collins was notably awarded the Hilde Chenhall Memorial Scholarship for her graduating body of work and outstanding potential to contribute to visual arts in Australia. Collins is actively engaged with the local art scene, partaking in a diverse range of exhibitions across Meanjin, as well as her recent residency and solo exhibition with the Arts Organisation House Conspiracy.

Collins’ recent curatorial project GIRLHOOD with Undone ARI, brought together a diverse group of female, non-binary and queer artists to explore the complexities of girlhood. Held at The Nest Creative space, the exhibition sold out it’s opening night and acted as the first group show to launch the artist-run space. Her upcoming projects include artist interviews for the series ‘My Practice’ for Undone ARI, where she will share the unique and bold practices of several emerging artists whom she interviewed at the University of Arts London in July 2023.