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Reuben Colley
Born1976 (age 49–50)
OccupationArtist
Websitewww.reubencolley.com

Reuben Colley (born 1976) is a British representational painter primarily recognised for his "gritty" city-scapes[1] and parkland scenes depicting his home town of Birmingham, England.[2][3] His work is included in the collection of the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[4] and private collections both nationally and internationally.

Reuben Colley Remnant Collection exhibited at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. 2017.

Life

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Colley studied at Handsworth Grammar School for Boys then Bournville Art College, Birmingham, and in 1995, he enrolled at The University of Wolverhampton, where he gained a BA Honours in Fine Art, specialising in painting.[5]

Through his work he has supported charitable causes including Freedom from Torture[6] and Birmingham Children's Hospital.[7]

After founding a commercial gallery (Reuben Colley Fine Arts) in the Moseley district of Birmingham in 2010, the gallery relocated to Birmingham's city centre on Colmore Row in 2015.[8]

Colley has said: "I don't paint a particular subject, I try to depict an atmosphere".[9] He's explained his process, saying:

I am constantly exploring new areas of my own painting to see what creates an atmosphere or a mood for the viewer, to take them past the boundaries of being purely representational, and they become a record of my own experiences and impressions of places. [...] Painting, to me, should be a very natural process, without the restraints of gimmick and style, it is an infinite language of expression, only I find it much more comforting than using words.[10]

Awards

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Exhibitions

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  • 2001 Impressions of Birmingham, Halcyon Gallery, Birmingham[13]
  • 2002 Streetlife. ICC, Birmingham
  • 2002 Impressions of London, Harrods, London[14]
  • 2003 Forward. ICC, Birmingham
  • 2005 California. Bruton Street, London
  • 2005 Venice. ICC, Birmingham
  • 2007 Urban Landscapes. New Bond Street, London
  • 2007 Birmingham Open. Gas Hall, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[12]
  • 2008 Reuben Colley Exhibition. ICC, Birmingham
  • 2008 The Art Of Birmingham 1940 to the Millennium. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
  • 2009 Birmingham Seen. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[15]
  • 2010 City of Culture Exhibition in conjunction with Birmingham City Council. RCFA,[16] Birmingham
  • 2011 Reuben Colley Exhibition. Hay Hill Gallery. Cork Street, Mayfair[17]
  • 2012 My Birmingham. RCFA, Birmingham
  • 2013 City Living. RCFA, Birmingham[18]
  • 2015 Change In the Inner City, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[19][20]
  • 2016 City Living Collection II. RCFA, Birmingham[21]
  • 2017 Remnant (Preview). Bridge Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[22]
  • 2017 Remnant. RCFA, Birmingham[23][24]
  • 2018 Group Exhibition. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[25]
  • 2022 Skatepark, RCFA, Birmingham
  • 2023 Birmingham Life, RCFA, Birmingham

Acquisitions

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  • 2002 Council House. Acquired by Birmingham City Council
  • 2003 Brindley Light. Acquired by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery[4]
  • 2006 Vitol Oil - London. Acquired by Vitol Group
  • 2011 9:45 Church Street. Acquired by Brown Shipley Private Bank. Birmingham[26]
  • 2011 Selfridges at Night, Birmingham. Acquired by Selfridges, Birmingham
  • 2015 John Lewis Birmingham Portfolio. (A collection of five paintings). Acquired by The John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis, Grand Central, Birmingham
  • 2018 Birmingham Law Courts. Acquired by The Birmingham Law Society.[27]

References

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  1. ↑ Chamberlain, Zoe (21 February 2014). "Gritty side of Birmingham inspires painter". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "RCFA News pages". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "2012 Best Painting - West Midlands Open". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 Artworks by or after Reuben Colley, Art UK. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "Hayhill gallery" (PDF). Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham Artists Supports Anti-torture charity". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "The Big Sleuth". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  8. ↑ Young, Graham (5 March 2015). "Artist Reuben Colley opens new Colmore Row art gallery". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  9. ↑ "Reuben Colley Interview". gregoryeditions.com. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Reuben Colley". Hay Hill Gallery. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "The Fine Art Trade Guild's Best New Artist 2001". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  12. 1 2 "Birmingham Open exhibition". BBC website. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  13. ↑ Kennedy, Liam (15 April 2013). Remaking Birmingham. ISBN 9781134442577. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  14. ↑ "Impressions of London". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  15. ↑ "Birmingham Seen exhibition". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  16. ↑ "Reuben Colley Fine Arts Gallery".
  17. ↑ "The Cork Street Collection". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  18. ↑ "City Living exhibition". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  19. ↑ "Reuben Colley included in Change In the Inner City exhibition". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  20. ↑ "Change In the Inner City exhibition". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  21. ↑ "City Living Collection II". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  22. ↑ "Remnant Collection at Birmingham Museum and Art". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  23. ↑ "Remnant collection". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  24. ↑ "Remnant exhibition". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Reuben Colley Fine Art exhibition". Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  26. ↑ "Brown Shipley press release". Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Law society commissions painting". Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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