David Collins
Overview
© Anna Kučera
Born Sydney, Australia
Lives & Works, Hawkesbury River (Kuring-gai)
David Collins is a landscape painter who has lived on the Hawkesbury River since 1987. Rowing the river and painting or drawing from its shores has been a major influence on his work over this time.
Collins has exhibited an extensive body of work since the early ‘90’s and has been the recipient of a number of notable artist residencies including the Australian Wildlife Conservancy Residency, Mt Zero, QLD and Nock Art Foundation Residency, Queenstown, New Zealand. He has also been selected as a finalist in numerous awards including the Wynne Prize at the Art Gallery of NSW, where he was awarded Highly Commended (2013).
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Available Works
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David CollinsAfloat, 2026oil on canvas40 x 40 cm, 42 x 42 cm (framed)$2,600 -
David CollinsAqua Sky, 2024oil on canvas40 x 50 cm, 42 x 52 cm (framed)
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David CollinsAwaba, 2026gouache on paper76 x 172 cm$5,400
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David CollinsBlackwater, 2026oil on canvas130 x 130 cm, 132 x 132 cm (framed)
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David CollinsBody of Water, 2026oil on board41 x 50 cm, 43 x 52 cm (framed)$2,300
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David CollinsBranching Out (diptych), 2026oil on canvas101 x 201 cm, 103 x 204 cm (framed)$9,400
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David CollinsBreakwater, 2025oil on canvas183 x 138 cm, 185 x 140 cm (framed)$9,800
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David CollinsDusk Bridge, 2024oil on canvas150 x 150 cm, 152 x 152 cm (framed)$9,500
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David CollinsEcho Chamber, 2025gouache & charcoal on paper38 x 53 cm, 50 x 66 cm (framed)
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David CollinsHigh Water Marks, 2026oil on linen130 x 130 cm, 132 x 132 cm (framed)$8,600
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David CollinsKulkah Bay, 2026oil on canvas183 x 137 cm, 185 x 139 cm (framed)$9,800
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David CollinsLakeside, 2026oil on board52 x 112 cm, 54 x 114 cm (framed)$5,500
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David CollinsMangrove Edge, 2026oil on canvas100 x 120 cm, 102 x 122 cm (framed)$7,800
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David CollinsMangrove XV, 2025gouache on paper29 x 39.5 cm, 44 x 54 cm (framed)$1,600
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David CollinsMangrove XVIII, 2026earth pigment, gouache & binder on paper29 x 41.5 cm, 44 x 56 cm (framed)
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David CollinsMangrove XX, 2026gouache on paper38 x 28 cm, 52 x 42 cm (framed)$1,500
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David CollinsMangrove XXI, 2026gouache on paper36 x 25 cm, 50 x 39 cm (framed)$1,400
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David CollinsMangrove XXII, 2026gouache on paper45 x 38 cm, 52 x 59.5 cm (framed)$2,000
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David CollinsMangrove XXIV, 2026gouache on paper38 x 28 cm, 52.5 x 42.5 cm (framed)$1,500
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David CollinsOut of the Mud, 2026oil on canvas100 x 120 cm, 102 x 122 cm (framed)$7,800
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David CollinsOut of the Woods, 2025oil on canvas102 x 122 cm, 104 x 124 cm (framed)$7,800
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David CollinsOutback Mangrove, 2025oil on canvas50 x 60 cm, 52 x 62 cm (framed)$3,000
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David CollinsRegrowth, 2026oil on canvas38 x 30 cm, 40 x 32 cm (framed)$1,900
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David CollinsRiver and Magpie, 2024oil on canvas122 x 112 cm, 124 x 114 cm (framed)$8,200
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David CollinsRiver Carcass, 2025oil on canvas60 x 80 cm, 62 x 82 cm (framed)$4,000
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David CollinsRiver Craft, 2024oil on canvas55 x 130 cm, 57 x 132 cm (framed)$6,000
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David CollinsSandbrook Pool, 2026oil on board42 x 49 cm, 44 x 51 cm (framed)$2,700
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David CollinsShadow Play, 2026oil on canvas130 x 130 cm, 132 x 132 cm (framed)
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David CollinsSlag Heap, 2023gouache & charcoal on paper35 x 57 cm$1,800
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David CollinsStudy for Lakeside, 2025gouache on paper55 x 70 cm (framed)$1,800
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David CollinsStudy for ‘Schist’, 2023gouache & charcoal on paper35 x 57 cm$1,800
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David CollinsSwamp Lines, 2026oil on canvas122 x 100 cm, 124 x 102 cm (framed)$7,800
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David CollinsTo and Fro, 2026oil on canvas76 x 112 cm, 78 x 114 cm (framed)$7,000
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David CollinsTunnel Vision, 2026oil on canvas46 x 46 cm, 48 x 48 cm (framed)$2,900
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David CollinsUrban Bush, 2024gouache & pastel on paper28 x 38 cm, 42 x 52 cm (framed)$1,600
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David CollinsWake, 2024oil on canvas102 x 137 cm$8,000
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David CollinsWangi Wangi, 2024gouache on paper44 x 56 cm (framed)$1,600
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David CollinsWeek of Rain, 2025oil on board37 x 63 cm, 39 x 65 cm (framed)$1,800
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David CollinsWyangala IV, 2025gouache on paper38 x 57 cm, 73 x 81 cm (framed)$1,700
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David CollinsWyangala IX, 2024charcoal & pastel on paper38 x 29 cm$700
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David CollinsWyangala VI, 2025gouache on paper38 x 46 cm, 62 x 81 cm (framed)$1,600
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David CollinsWyangala VII, 2025gouache on paper38 x 57 cm, 73 x 81 cm (framed)$1,700
Exhibitions
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David Collins
Mangrove 24 Sep - 17 Oct 2026Mangroves are environments in a constant state of flux. At low tide, large mudflats are exposed, dotted with the staccato marks of aerial roots. As the tide flows in, the...Read more -
Midwinter
Defiance & Invited Artists 1 - 22 Aug 2026Read more -
David Collins
Current Connections @ Museum of Art and Culture, Yapang 25 Jul - 20 Sep 2026Read more -
Gathering
Group Exhibition 7 Mar - 2 Apr 2026Gathering unfolds as a meditation on seasonal threshold—an exhibition attuned to the subtle shift from summer’s abundance to autumn’s inward turn. Anchored by the equinox, this moment of suspension marks...Read more
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LAND: Artists on the Land of Three Rivers
at the Cowra Regional Art Gallery 6 Feb - 8 Mar 2026Read more -
David Collins - Sightlines
@ Wallarobba Arts & Cultural Centre, Hornsby 17 Oct - 2 Nov 2025David Collins and the Spirit of the Hawkesbury River The Hawkesbury River, with its winding waters, sandstone cliffs, and dense eucalyptus bushland, has long captured the imagination of Australian artists....Read more -
Terrain
Group Exhibition 28 Jun - 19 Jul 2025Read more -
David Collins
Brevity 3 - 24 May 2025'One has to work very carefully with what is between the words, what is not said. Which is measure, which is rhythm and so on. So, it is what you...Read more
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PAPER
Group Exhibition 5 - 26 Apr 2025Read more -
30 YEARS
Defiance Artists 8 Feb - 1 Mar 2025Read more -
Defiance Group Artists
Summer Salon 2024 23 Nov - 20 Dec 2024Read more -
Group Artists
Winter 24 1 - 22 Jun 2024Read more
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David Collins
Inland 9 - 30 Mar 2024Read more -
Defiance Group Artists
Stockroom Selection 9 - 30 Mar 2024Read more -
Group Artists
Defiance 24 3 Feb - 2 Mar 2024Read more -
David Collins
Adrift 4 - 25 Mar 2023
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David Collins
Stage 31 Oct - 20 Nov 2021
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News
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David Collins a Finalist in the 2026 Calleen Art Award
September 4, 2026Congratulations also to David Collins, whose work, Root Source , was chosen as a finalist in the 2026 Calleen Art Award. Established in 1977, the...Read more -
David Collins + Ana Pollak - Confluence
Gosford Regional Gallery July 25, 2026Where two rivers meet there is a mixing of the waters that mingle and inevitably influence the direction of each other. When two artists live...Read more -
LAND: Artists on the Land of Three Rivers
Cowra Regional Art Gallery January 14, 2026LAND brings together nine celebrated Australian artists responding to the atmosphere of place. Developed following a 2025 residency at The Corridor Project on Wiradjuri Country,...Read more -
ACAR Finalists Selected
January 8, 2026We’re thrilled to announce that five Defiance artists have been selected as finalists in the inaugural Australia China Art Residency Art Prize! Launched in 2025,...Read more -
David Collins - Sightlines Exhibition
Wallarobba Arts & Cultural Centre October 17, 2025An exhibition of paintings and drawings by local artists David Collins and Sally Stokes, inspired by Hornsby Shire’s waterways and bushland. In 2024 David Collins...Read more -
David Collins, Hornsby Art Prize 2024
Wallarobba Arts and Cultural Centre September 23, 2024David Collins was awarded the Hornsby Shire Local Artist Award in the 2024 Hornsby Art Prize for his work Barrier Range. During a recent Artist's...Read more
