My'Asia McCollum
A Bit About Me
My’Asia McCollum is a painter whose work explores culture, family, and foundations within society and personal shifts. She received her BFA with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University in August 2022 and is currently pursuing her MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD). Born in Charleston, SC (1998) and raised in the small town of Dillon, SC, she is now based in Savannah, GA.
Artist Statement
Exploring Creativity Through Diversity
My work examines the complexity of identity, weaving together themes of ancestry, autonomy, representation, and faith. Using mixed media, collage, and textured surfaces, I construct visual narratives that reclaim identity, honor resilience, and challenge the ways Black bodies and voices have been perceived, silenced, and celebrated across generations.
Rooted in personal and collective memory, my work unfolds as a tapestry of history, self-expression, and resistance. I begin with my own lineage, using maps, symbols, and archival references to trace the stories of those who came before me. Through layered compositions, I explore the tensions between control and autonomy, beauty and scrutiny, visibility and erasure. I offer space for people to be seen, to be heard, to exist beyond imposed narratives. Faith is constant in my work as a personal anchor and as a communal foundation that has shaped generations.
It is a visual conversation—demanding attention, creating space for reflection, and encouraging connection. By layering history with personal experience, I challenge the viewer to listen, to engage, and to see identity in all its depth—its joy, its pain, its beauty, and its struggle. In doing so, I hope to illuminate the resilience of Black identity and its ongoing evolution, ensuring these stories are recognized, remembered, and understood.
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My’Asia McCollum
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Education
2025
MFA, Studio Art, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
2022
BFA, Studio Art, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC (candidate)
2017-2018
Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Studio Art, Art History, & Business Calculus)
2017
Diploma, Cane Bay High School, Summerville, SC
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Exhibitions
2024
Fine Arts Showcase, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Here and There, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
2022
Menagerie, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
A Dream Deferred, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
34th Undergraduate Juried Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2021
Lewandowski Painting Exhibition, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
2017
Congressional Art Competition, Capitol Hill, Washington D.C.
BCGT Convention, Berkeley Center, Summerville, SC CCG Convention (solo show), Cane Bay, Charleston, SC
Teaching and Professional Experience
2024
Teaching Internship, SCAD, Savannah, GA
Curation
2022
We the People, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Panels + Speaking Engagement
2022
Panelist, SOURCE (undergraduate research symposium), Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC
Publication
2022
Carolina Muse Magazine
The Johnsonian Newspaper
Commissions
2024
Portrait (Painting 16 x 20), private collection, SC
2021
Drawing (Prisma color on paper 16 x 20), private collection, SC
Painting (16x20), private collection, SC
2020
Mural Full Circle Fitness, SC
Drawing, private collection, SC Painting, private collection, SC
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Awards
2022
Best Art Oral Presentation,
SC Painting Discipline Award,
SC Stanley Merit Painting Award, SC
2017
1st place, Congressional Art Competition, Washington D.C.
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