Colin Watson RUA
Colin Watson lives and works in Belfast. He has held six solo exhibitions in London, at the Pym’s Gallery, Simon Dickinson Fine Art and at John Martin Gallery, as well as in Dublin, Northern Ireland and Morocco. In October 2008, Colin was invited by HRH The Prince of Wales to accompany him on the Royal Tour of Japan, Brunei and Indonesia, as his official Tour Artist. Colin Watson has exhibited at the Royal Academy in London, the Royal Ulster Academy and the Royal Hibernian Academy, winning awards at the latter two. He was also awarded the Ireland Fund of Great Britain Annual Arts Award in 1999. His work has been included in the BP Portrait Prize Exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery and at the Discerning Eye and Royal Society of Portrait Painters at the Mall Galleries in London. Colin Watson’s work is held in collections worldwide, including the Royal Collection and those of HRH Prince of Wales, HRH Duchess of Cornwall, HM King of Morocco. He is also represented in a number of public collections, including the Ulster Museum, the Arts Council for Northern Ireland, the National Self–Portrait Collection of Ireland, Limerick and the Royal Geographical Society, London with a portrait of Sir Wilfred Thesiger, the British explorer and travel writer. Colin Watson is represented by John Martin Gallery in London and by Dickon Hall in Northern Ireland. A full biography can be found at www.colinwatsonartist.com