Juliet D Collins is a Melbourne based textile and mixed media artist whose practice explores memory, identity, and lived experience. Working across freehand machine embroidery, collage, found materials and installation, her work brings together feminist and queer perspectives through tactile, process-led work and material exploration. She creates beautiful embroidered thread drawings and experimental installation artworks.
Originally from Scotland, Juliet holds an MA (Hons) Fine Art (Sculpture) from the University of Edinburgh and has lived and worked in Melbourne since 2004. Following recent graduate study at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, her practice has expanded into a dynamic phase of material and conceptual experimentation.
Alongside a sustained studio practice, Juliet facilitates regular creative workshops and mentoring programs. She also maintains an ongoing professional role in the community sector, where she designs and delivers inclusive arts and wellbeing programs. She holds a Masters in Occupational Therapy and has extensive experience facilitating strengths-based programs across diverse community contexts. This dual practice connects her independent studio work with collaborative making and facilitated projects that have a focus on accessibility, participation, and diverse forms of expression.
Juliet is passionate about passing on her artistic skills and knowledge to people of all ages and has been running creative art workshops for kids and adults for many years. She is particularly interested in inspiring artists of all ages to engage in their own unique creative journey.