Reuben Colley

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

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Life

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.
Through his work he has supported charitable causes including Freedom from Torture and Birmingham Children's Hospital.
After founding a commercial gallery in the Moseley district of Birmingham in 2010, the gallery relocated to Birmingham's city centre on Colmore Row in 2015.
Colley has said: "I don't paint a particular subject, I try to depict an atmosphere". He's explained his process, saying:

Awards

2002 Best Up and Coming Published Artist. Fine Art Trade Guild
2007 Best Work on Paper - Birmingham Open. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
2012 Best Painting - West Midlands Open. Wolverhampton Art Gallery / Birmingham Museums

Exhibitions

2001 Impressions of Birmingham, Halcyon Gallery, Birmingham
2002 Streetlife. ICC, Birmingham
2002 Impressions of London, Harrods, London
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
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
2010 City of Culture Exhibition in conjunction with Birmingham City Council. RCFA, Birmingham
2011 Reuben Colley Exhibition. Hay Hill Gallery. Cork Street, Mayfair
2012 My Birmingham. RCFA, Birmingham
2013 City Living. RCFA, Birmingham
2015 Change In the Inner City, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
2016 City Living Collection II. RCFA, Birmingham
2017 Remnant. Bridge Gallery, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
2017 Remnant. RCFA, Birmingham
2018 Group Exhibition. Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

Acquisitions

2002 Council House. Acquired by Birmingham City Council
2003 Brindley Light. Acquired by Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
2006 Vitol Oil - London. Acquired by Vitol Group
2011 9:45 Church Street. Acquired by Brown Shipley Private Bank. Birmingham
2011 Selfridges at Night, Birmingham. Acquired by Selfridges, Birmingham
2015 John Lewis Birmingham Portfolio.. Acquired by The John Lewis Partnership, John Lewis, Grand Central, Birmingham
2018 Birmingham Law Courts. Acquired by The Birmingham Law Society.