Javan Collie

• Born & Active: Johnson City (Washington County)
• Region: East
• Mediums: Painting

Javan Collie

“I paint to escape! To travel to unseen and distant lands to uncharted parts of the universe. My inspiration comes from the years I’ve spent watching the world around me go by while I stood in the mist and stared. I’ve Traveled billions of miles in the only vehicle I’ve ever owned known as my imagination. The moments I’ve spent daydreaming gazing out of a window or while riding in the passenger seat of a car or taking a run around town or a long walk home. Absorbing nature in my mind and using my inspiration, passion and interest to create my own landscape, a mix of nature and space… A compilation of God’s touch upon this universe. A bright colorful vision of lights and darks Day and night Sunsets and sunrises: the sun, the moon, the stars and planets combined with the land, air and water, mountains, oceans, rivers, streams, valleys, trees, waterfalls and etc… I believe that Art is the construct of your mind, the embodiment of your heart and beliefs. It is the soul’s immortal desire to express what never was what was what is and what could be.”

-Javan Carte Collie. Legally Blind from birth. Age 38, date of birth – October 13th. Born and raised in the city of Johnson City. Father of three amazing children. Acrylic artist and creator.

Crafting Blackness Exhibitions

Black Bodies Making Form