Dallas Collins

Dallas Collins

Bristol, South Gloucestershire, United Kingdom

About Dallas Collins

Dallas gradated from the Royal College of Art in 2001 with a Masters Degree in sculpture and specialised in foundry art practice. His former career as an aerospace engineer and his eclectic interest in science and science fiction have influenced most of his sculptural art practice for a number of years. His work has been featured in publications, exhibitions and major shows throughout the UK with numerous works in private and public art collections. In 2007, Dallas was fortunate to be short-listed for the Jerwood sculpture prize and in 2008 was commissioned by Barratt Homes to produce a major new sculpture for a new housing development near Bristol. In 2009 Dallas helped initiate an artist collective, this culminated in the group being short-listed in 2010 to represent Wales at the 54th Venice Biennale 2011. In 2017 Dallas became a network member at the RWA Bristol and in January 2018 he was elected as an Academician and council member of the RWA. Also this year Dallas was selected as member of the Royal Society of Sculptors. www.dallascollins.com

Education:

1999-2001 Royal College of Art London. MA Sculpture, Specialism: Foundry art practice.

1996-1999 Norwich School of Art & Design. BA (Hon) First, Sculpture.

1995-1996 City of Bath College. Fine Art Diploma.

Events:

2019 Lead Judge and selector for the Royal West of England Academy RWA 167th Open Exhibition, Bristol.

2019 Lead Judge and selector for the Royal West of England Academy RWA Open Sculpture Exhibition, Bristol.


Solo Show

2018 'Cooking Without Gas...' The Pound Arts Center, Pound Pill, Corsham UK. www.poundarts.org.uk

​Bristol Life - Issue 253:
Pages 32 - 34
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Radio interview for my solo show 'Cooking Without Gas...' aired on the 25/10/18 from Pound Arts, Corsham.​www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06mnbr6

Exhibitions:

2020 'RWA Small Things Bright and Beautiful Exhibition’, Bristol.

2019 'RWA 167th Autumn Exhibition’, Bristol. rwa.org.uk

2019 'Otherworldly' Millfield Sculpture Trail, Street BA16 0YD. atkinsongallery.co.uk

2019 'Elemental Sculpture Park' Cirencester, GL7 6FE. www.elementalsculpturepark.com/

2019 'RWA Sculpture Open Exhibition' Bristol. shop.rwa.org.uk

2019 'RBSA Royal Birmingham Society of Artists Open All Media 2019' www.rbsa.org.uk

2018 'RWA 166th Autumn Exhibition’, Bristol. rwa.org.uk/

​2018 'VVM7' Tate Exchange Tate Liverpool www.venicevendingmachine.com

2018 'Otherworldly' Sculpture Garden Burghley House, Stamford, www.burghley.co.uk

​2018 '1SSUE 16' West Wharf Gallery, Jacobs Market, Cardiff.

2018 '2010-2018 BV Open Studios’ Bedminster, Bristol. www.bvstudios.co.uk/

2017 'Plymouth Contemporary 2017' Peninsula Arts Gallery, Plymouth. www.plymouth.ac.uk

2017 'Iron Tribe Symposium' Highlands State University, New Mexico, USA. www.nmhu.edu/iron-tribe-2017/

2017 'Centrespace Gallery', Leonard Lane Bristol. www.centrespacegallery.

2016 'WAC' Wells Art Contemporary. The Bishop's Palace, Wells . www.wellsartcontemporary.co.uk

2016 'IV Venice Vending Machine'. Kunst Altonale 18, Hamburg, Germany. issuu.com/art-e-motion/docs/vvm4

2016 'Centrespace Gallery'. Leonard Lane, Bristol.

2016 '2015-2016 Secret Post Cards' RCA, Art Dubai, http://dubai.secret.rca.ac.uk/2016/

2016 ‘1999-2016 Secret Post Cards’ RCA, London.

2016 'Humunculus @ Asylum'. Caroline Garden's Chapel, London.

2015 'WAC' Wells Art Contemporary. Wells and Mendip Museum. www.wellsartcontemporary.co.uk/

2015 'RWA 163rd Autumn Exhibition’, Bristol.

2015 'III Venice Vending Machine' part of the 56th Venice Biennale. www.venicevendingmachine3.com/

2014 '1SSUE 28' West Wharf Gallery, Jacobs Market, Cardiff.
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2012 'RWA 160th Open Exhibition’, Bristol.

2010 'Source Atelier d'art’ Les Thermes, France.

2010 'Minuscule’ Oblong Gallery, London.

2010 'Blue Bell Hanger’ St Athen, Cardiff. www.a-n.co.uk/events/blue-bell-hanger-project-

2009 'RWA 157th Autumn Exhibition’ Clifton Bristol.

2009 ‘Affordable Art Fair’ Bristol.

2008 'Affordable’ Art Fair’ Transistor Stand L5, Battersea Park, London.

2008 'Jerwood Sculpture’ BayArts, Bute Street, Cardiff.

2007 'Revalation’ The Paint Works, Bath Road, Bristol.

2007 'Jerwood’ Union Street, London (Jerwood Sculpture prize). www.jerwoodvisualarts.org

2006 'Another Product’, The Cornerhouse, Levenshulme, Manchester. www.cornerhouse.org/

2006 'Blackout Arts Tower project’ Tollgate House, Bristol.

2005 ‘Solanum Tuberosum’, Zimmer Stewart Gallery, Arundel, West Sussex.

2005 ‘Iron Tribe’Highlands State University New Mexico, USA. www.nmhu.edu

2003 ‘Open Sculpture Exhibition’, RWA Clifton Bristol.

2003 ‘The Sculpture park’ Farnham, Surrey. (permanent show) www.thesculpturepark.com/

2002 ‘Art in the Garden’ Chelsea physic garden, Chelsea, London.

2002 ‘Arcadia in the City’ Marble hill house, Richmond, London.

2001 ‘The Show’, RCA, London.

2000 ‘Baked Alaska’ Pricewaterhousecooper, Atrium Gallery, London.

1999 ‘Grid’, RCA, London.

1999 ‘99 c’, Norwich School of Art & Design, Norwich.