Bio

Collin Riggins is a B&W analog photographer and conceptual artist from Kansas City, Missouri. He received a BA in African American Studies and Visual Arts from Princeton University. Collin’s work is often animated by his own family histories across the Carolinas, Missouri, and New York, as well as his ever-evolving sense of found family in these regions. As he photographs landscapes and people, oftentimes in collaboration with those he images, Collin seeks to create a vision of his heritage that honors complexity, intimacy, and ongoingness -- that captures the spirit of the vernacular culture he descends from. In addition to his personal practice, Collin is interested in contributing to efforts that expand access to photography. such as his recent work kickstarting IMAG(in)E, a free film photography program for high schoolers in The Bronx.

What I’m currently up to

I recently finished helping out filmmaker and friend Josh Begley on an 18-channel film installation that premiered in the Edges of Ailey show at The Whitney. I also recently wrapped up a fellowship at Magnum Foundation, was the inaugural artist-in-residence at Art on the Block NYC, and have continued a forthcoming body of work in the South, entitled Cotton Stains, through the support of the Martin A. Dale ‘53 Fellowship.