Colin was an early supporter of Andrea Fraser, Cady Noland, Mark Dion, Jessica Stockholder, John Waters, and Christian Philipp Müller.
[5] A number of seminal contemporary artworks and performances debuted at the fair including Mark Dion's Lemonade Stand (1996), Andrea Fraser’s Museum Highlights: A Gallery Talk (1989), May I Help You (1991), and Renée Green’s The Pigskin Library (1990).
De Land co-organized a benefit art sale to raise money for medical expenses that were not reimbursable by insurance.
After Hearn’s death in 2000, the de Land and the 2 remaining founders of The Armory Show established The Pat Hearn Acquisition Fund at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, for the sole purpose of acquiring works in all media by artists who, in the opinion of the Museum’s curators, have not received the recognition they deserve.
In addition, the Colin de Land papers are held at the Smithsonian Archives of American Art.