Dean Colls

Dean Colls was born in the rural town of Kerang in Northern Victoria in 1968 and now lives and works in Melbourne, Victoria. He commenced a traineeship in sculpture and puppet making with Ron Mueck before working as a freelance sculptor and costume/set designer for film and television. Since 1997, Colls has worked alongside Louise Skačej as a co-director of Aludean Sculpture – a Melbourne based studio that manufactures and designs commissioned abstract, representational and figurative artworks.

Colls work examines Australian culture and the human experience in relation to the natural sciences. His fascination with origami and the aesthetics of early computer generated imagery also informs his practice.