About
About
Born and raised in Denver, Colorado, Collin Parson currently serves as the Director of Galleries and Curator for the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities in Arvada, Colorado and is a former member at the historic Pirate: Contemporary Art cooperative and past artist-in-residence at RedLine Denver. An arts administrator, artist, curator, and designer he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater Design and Technology with emphasis in Lighting and Scene Design from the University of Colorado at Boulder and his Master in Arts in Visual Culture and Arts Administration from Regis University in Denver. His creative work involves the control of light and color to create vivid geometric light and space works. He has had the privilege of jurying many arts festivals and exhibitions and has received many awards and recognition for his curatorial projects. He was awarded 100 Colorado Creatives by Westword magazine in 2013 and featured in many television and print productions. Parson is the son of Colorado sculptor Charles Parson, whose experience with the regions arts community helped Collin long before his professional career began. Growing up in a family of artists, Collin is proud to be continuing the educational and creative traditions.
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Collin Parson
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Parson's current curatorial projects at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities are Artist Proof: Print Process at Oehme Graphics and a solo exhibition by Sue Oehme from January 18-March 24, 2024. Artistically, he recently completed an installation for Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station in Denver. He opened a series of installations at the University of Wyoming Art Museum in Laramie, WY and is in production on a large public art piece for the City of Wheat Ridge as part of the Cor4 Collective.
"The intention of a phenomenal art is simply the gift of seeing a little more today than you did yesterday”-Robert Irwin.