Curtis Collins is the Director and Chief Curator of the Audain Art Museum (AAM) in Whistler, BC. Collins received his PhD. from the Department of Art History and Communications Studies at McGill University, Montreal. He has served as a director and curator for a variety of institutions across Canada, including the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Fredericton, NB; Art Gallery of Algoma, Sault Ste. Marie, ON; and Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK. Collins has also been active as an educator at MacEwan University, Edmonton; the Yukon School of Visual Arts, Dawson City; and First Nations University of Canada, Regina. His curatorial projects at the AAM include Reservoir by Rebecca Belmore (2020–21), Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast (2024–25), and The Coast Mountains: Recent Works by Edward Burtynsky (2025).