Patrick Collier’s approach to art-making is multidisciplinary, including sculpture, drawing, photography, video and poetry, periodically utilizing all of the above disciplines in the same artwork or installation. Born in Springfield, Illinois, Collier has an MFA in Sculpture from the University of Illinois at Chicago and an MA in English Literature and a BA in Philosophy from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Patrick Collier is a visual artist and arts writer residing in Corvallis, Oregon.