Select Public Art & Mural Commissions
Payne Park Mural. Commissioned by the City of Pawtucket to paint a series of 3 freestanding walls in a newly redesigned public park.
The 820 sq. ft. mural sought to highlight local natural and architectural landmarks, and provide small canvases within the design for contributions from local youth artists and residents. Pawtucket, RI. 2020.
Kerouac Park Container. Commissioned by the City of Lowell to paint a 290 sq. ft. shipping container for display in Kerouac Park.
Design references 20th-century industrial and labor history, local architecture and botany, Kerouac, and other local points of pride. Lowell, MA. 2020.
SpaceUs x HubWeek Mural. 22 sq. ft. event-specific design referencing textures of local ecology and local industry. Commissioned by
SpaceUs to complete one section of a multi-artist mural, which was installed at HubWeek’s 2019 Fall Festival. Boston, MA. 2019.
Lane Memorial Library Mural. Site-specific, 280 sq. ft. mural painted in public library stairwell, leading down to children’s reading
room. Whimsical, children’s illustration-style design referencing local flora and fauna. Hampton, NH. 2019.
SpaceUs 20 Brattle. Semi-participatory watercolor painting on interior wall, incorporating faces of the public who opted in to participate
in portrait sessions. Cambridge, MA. 2018.
Downtown is Pawsome. Among a cohort of artists jury-selected to participate in yearlong place-making exhibit, featuring custom-
illustrated fiberglass sculptures of Nipper, the city’s canine mascot. Albany, NY. 2017.
Exhibitions
2020: Guess Who, TILL Wave Gallery, Watertown, MA
2019: Face Value, Dorchester Art Project, Boston, MA
2018: Feminism Prism, SpaceUs Annex, Cambridge,
More Than a Riot, the Good Gallery at Arnold Worldwide, Boston, MA
Altarations: A Selection of Shrines, Dorchester Art Project, Boston, MA
1369 Coffeehouse Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2017: Downtown is Pawsome, public art installation, Albany, NY
Press
2020: Valley Breeze. Winning mural design incorporates iconic Pawtucket architecture.
2019: WBUR Artery. This Art Exhibit Shows Makeup is Political.
Hampton Union/Seacoast Online. Lane Memorial Library to Unveil “NH Nature” Mural.
Boston Globe. My Instagram: Kit Collins.
2018: Boston Hassle. Compass Featured Artist Interview.
Brain Arts Organization. Interview during Boston Hassle Telethon.
Zumix Youth Radio. Interview on Firehouse Show.
Albany Times Union. Albany’s Nipper Sculptures Find Forever Homes.
Jewish Boston. Drawn to Stitch: Discovering Ritual in Embroidery, on behalf of Eser.
2017: “Kit & Renee,” a mini-doc by Ian MacLellan.
Experience & Affiliations
Solei Arts: Mural assistant, 2019–present. I have worked with muralist Emma Leavitt (DBA Solei Arts) on a number of commercial mural
projects, assisting with logistics, setup and painting.
SpaceUs: Member artist, 2018–2019. Participated in shared studio space; facilitated events for members, visitors and the public.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Contract Embroiderer in Textile Conservation, 2018. Assisted with the completion of two 18th/19th-
century armorial tapestry reproductions, the centerpieces of the Raphael Room renovation project.
MASSCreative: Arts Advocacy Intern, Spring 2015. Conducted volunteer outreach and coordination in service of the annual Arts Matter
Day rally and legislative lobbying event.
Workshop & Teaching Experience
MFA Boston: 2019. Featured artist at the MFA’s annual Hanukkah celebration. Facilitated a “stamp your own menorah” craft activity for
over 700 children, parents and young adults.
Hebrew College: 2018. Co-facilitated “Embroidering Your Jewish Ritual Practice,” a six-week course that paired hand embroidery with text
study, as part of the Eser program’s “Maker Mishkan” educational series for young adults.
Stamp-making workshops: 2018–present. Facilitate stamp-making workshops for children and adults at a variety of venues, which have
included Isenberg Projects (virtual/Boston, MA), Make & Mend (Somerville, MA), Alex Makes Art (virtual/Watertown, MA), the Canopy Room (Somerville, MA), Colleen’s Diner (Medford, MA) and SpaceUs (Boston, MA).
Education
2015 B.A. Peace & Justice Studies conferred Cum Laude. Tufts University, Medford, MA.