Petra Collins

Petra Collins (born December 21, 1992 in Toronto , Canada ) is a Canadian photographer, writer and film producer.

life and work

Collins attended the Rosedale Heights School of the Arts and the Ontario College of Art & Design . Her mentors were photographers Richard Kern and Ryan McGinley . In 2010 she created the website "The Ardorous" as an online platform for young artists. She has directed documentaries and music videos. In 2015 she shot a three-part documentary series entitled Making Space, which documents and examines what it means to be a young person in today's ever-changing world. Collins exhibits her work in galleries in New York , Europe and Asia. She was named "it girl" by Ryan McGinley and Vanity Fair and The New Yorker magazines . She has published 3 books so far. In her book Coming of Age she shows her latest work and photos from the last campaigns and essays she wrote about her early life in Toronto.

Exhibitions (selection)

2012: Toronto
2014: Literally Bye, Art Basel
2014: Quai de la Tournelle, Paris
2015: SFAQ Project Space, San Francisco
2016: Evergold, San Francisco
2017: Art Basel Hong Kong
2017: MoMA , New York

Literature (selection)

Discharge, 2014, ISBN 978-0989865654
Babe, 2015, ISBN 978-3-7913-8103-9
Coming of Age, 2017, ISBN 978-0847861033

Filmography (selection)

2015: Carly Rae Jepsen - "Boy Problems" (music video)
2015: Adidas StellaSport - "Break a Sweat" (film)
2015: Making Space - "Time Will Tell" feat. Blood Orange (music video)
2016: Georgia O'Keefe - Interpreted by Petra Collins (film)
2016: Lil 'Yachty - "All In" (film)
2016: Lil 'Yachty - "Keep Sailing" (music video)
2017: Hungarian Dream for Gucci Eyewear (film)
2017: Selena Gomez - "Fetish" (music video)
2018: Cardi B
2018: A Love Story (film)

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personal data
SURNAME	Collins, Petra
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian photographer, writer and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH	December 21, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH	Toronto , Canada