Allison Collins

Allison Collins is an independent curator, writer and researcher who lives and works in Vancouver, BC. Her recent curatorial projects have included Suspicious Futures: Select Works of Susan Britton at Vtape, Toronto, DIM Cinema, Vancouver (2011) and PLATFORM, Winnipeg (2012); and Hold Still Wild Youth: The GINA Show Archive, at Or Gallery and VIVO Media Arts Centre, Vancouver (2010), In 2011 she produced ARCLines, a series or written profiles tracing the inception of each of Vancouver’s artist-run centres, published on arcpost.ca. She is currently the Event Manager for Institutions by Artists: The Convention, a three-day international conference that will examine the performance and practice of artist-run initiatives. Her writing has been published by C Magazine, Fuse, ArtSlant, Or Gallery, Vtape, and by Publication Studio, Vancouver.