Reuben Colley

Reuben Colley
Born 1976 (age 39–40)
Residence Birmingham
Occupation Artist
Home town Birmingham
Website www.reubencolleyfineart.co.uk

Reuben Colley (born 1976[1]) is an artist who paints in oils. He is known for his "gritty" cityscapes depicting his home town of Birmingham, England.[2] His work is in a number of public collections, including that of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.[2][3]

Colley's childhood home was on the Bromford Estate in the Hodge Hill district of Birmingham.[2] He studied fine art, specialising in painting, at the University of Wolverhampton.[4]

He and his wife Joanna live in Birmingham.[2][4]

In March 2015, he opened the Reuben Colley Gallery (which trades as Reuben Colley Fine Arts) on Colmore Row in Birmingham, to display and sell both his own works and those of other artists.[2] He formerly had a gallery in the city's Moseley district, which opened in February 2010.[2][5]

Colley has said:[6]

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Reuben Colley". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Young, Graham (5 March 2015). "Artist Reuben Colley opens new Colmore Row art gallery". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brindley Light". Your Paintings. BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 Chamberlain, Zoe (21 February 2014). "Gritty side of Birmingham inspires painter". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  5. ↑ Authi, Jasbir (5 February 2010). "New art gallery in Moseley". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  6. ↑ "Reuben Colley". Hay Hill Gallery. Retrieved 6 March 2015.


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