Bethany Collins is an American multidisciplinary artist creating conceptually driven work that is fueled by a critical exploration of how race and language interact. She received her BA in Studio Art and Visual Journalism from University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, and her MFA in Drawing and Painting from Georgia State University. Her work has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across the U.S., including at the Studio Museum in Harlem, NY; Seattle Art Museum, WA; Drawing Center, NY; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; the Van Every/Smith Galleries at Davidson College; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; and the Birmingham Museum of Art, AL, among many others. She has been an Artist-in-Residence at the Studio Museum in Harlem, MacDowell Colony, Bemis Center, McColl Center, and the Hyde Park Art Center. She is a recipient of numerous awards and honors including 2014 Atlanta Artadia Award, 2015 Hudgens Prize, 2019 LeRoy Neiman and Janet Byrne Neiman Artadia Award, 2022 Joan Mitchell Fellowship, 2023 Gwendolyn Knight & Jacob Lawrence Prize from the Seattle Art Museum, and 3Arts 2024 Next Level Award, among others. Collins currently lives in Chicago and is represented by Alexander Gray Associates in New York and PATRON Gallery in Chicago.