Bethany Collins (b. 1984) is a multidisciplinary artist from Alabama. She graduated from the University of Alabama with a BA in Studio Art and Photojournalism and Georgia State University with an MFA in Drawing and Painting, and served as the 2019 Public Humanities Practitioner-in-Residence at Davidson College. According to her website, Collins's work explores the interaction of race and language. She focuses on language as "both her subject and primary material—from dictionaries and encyclopedias to literary journals and newspaper archives... through which she explores American history and the nuanced development of racial and national identities."

For more information about Bethany Collins, please see the following: 

Collins, Bethany. Dixie's Lan (1985-2001), 2020. Charcoal, toner, and graphite on paper. Davidson College. Commissioned by the Van Every/Smith Galleries. Photograph by Tim Johnson.

Van Every Smith Galleries | Bethany Collins Artist Talk presentation on her works from Davidson College Art Galleries in 2020.

Bethany Collins - Part 1 - Hirshhorn Artist Diaries studio visit with the artist by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in 2020 (see Part 2).

The Contemporary American Struggle: Bethany Collins video with the artist on her installation of the group exhibition "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle" at the Seattle Art Museum in 2021.

Bethany Collins video with the artist on the progression of her work and her interest in language from the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in 2023.

Phillips Talks: Bethany Collins interview with the artist on her works, including her installation for "Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle," from The Phillips Collection in 2021.

CONTEXT | Bethany Collins video with the artist on her solo exhibition "Cadence" from PATRON in 2022.