Although he lives near Woodstock, NY, Collin Douma was born in Woodstock, ON, Canada. By the age of 18, Collin was already a published poet, exhibited artist, and award-winning filmmaker. His animated film “Celebrating Us” won two Canadian Festivals and is in the permanent collection at the National Gallery of Canada. Collin never met a medium he didn’t like. His career spans fine art, illustration, animation, digital art, mixed media, and beyond. Like most, Collin started drawing as soon as he could lift a crayon, but he never stopped. He studied traditional animation at Algonquin College in Ottawa, Canada, and lived in Toronto for over a decade, where he became a member of the 5 Lovely Guys artist collective. (This rag-tag group of artists numbered 30+ of all genders, including two Oscar-winning filmmakers and the director of the Toronto Santa Claus Parade!) Inspired by the group, he found a new love for art. He moved to Brooklyn for ten years and settled near Woodstock NY in 2017. Recently, he has exhibited work across the Hudson Valley, the US, and Canada and was featured at the “Holy Art” pop-up galleries in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. In 2024, Collin had his first Solo Exhibition at the Cunneen Hackett Arts Center in Poughkeepsie and exhibited two pieces at MOCA Hudson Valley’s WAR exhibition, amongst other places.