Collins, who lives and works in New York City received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design in 1988.

His work has been exhibited nationally since 1992, including solo exhibitions at Jeffrey Coploff Fine Arts, New York City, NY and Architects and Heros, San Francisco, CA, as well as numerous group exhibitions including The Painting Center and Curt Marcus Gallery both in New York City, NY and Gallery Paul Anglim in San Francisco,CA.