Richard Colson is a contemporary British painter. He has a BA in Fine Art (Painting) 1st Class from Goldsmiths' College.
He is represented in London by Cricket Fine Art and in Norfolk by the Fairfax Gallery Burnham Market
Install shot BA Fine Art, Goldsmiths Surrey Docks 1977
Richard Colson was born in Edinburgh He studied painting at Goldsmiths (1973-77) where he was awarded a BA Fine Art 1st Class (Hons) (1977) His work then began to be included in group shows at The New Grafton Gallery, the Russell Gallery, Cadogan Contemporary, the Francis Kyle Gallery and then at Theo Waddington Fine Art He had his first solo show in London at Theo Waddington Fine Art (1996) This was followed by a solo show in Dublin at the Solomon Gallery (1997) He had a two person shows at the New Grafton Gallery (2004) an at the Russell Gallery (2009)
Other solo exhibitions have been at Royal Dutch Shell (2005), the Palace of Westminster (2006) and at the Chelsea Arts Club (2020) and Cricket Fine Art, London (2022) His awards include a Daler-Rowney Prize at the London Group – Barbican Curve Gallery (1992) and the Fresh Paint Prize in Wales (Picton Castle) (2017) His work can be found in the collections of Thos Agnew and Sons, the House of Lords, the House of Commons, Pearson Holdings (FT), Fasken, the Chelsea Arts Club and Royal Dutch Shell. He lives and works in London
| 2022 | At First Sight - Solo Exhibition | Cricket Fine Art |
| 2020 | Solo Exhibition | Chelsea Arts Club |
| 2018 | Christmas Exhibition | Cricket Fine Art |
| 2018 | Summer Exhibition | Cricket Fine Art |
| 2017 | The London Group Open 2017 Part 2 | The Cello Factory, Waterloo | 2017 | Fresh Paint | Wales |
| 2011 | Solo exhibition, Second Sight on the River | River and Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames |
| 2010 | Two person exhibition | Russell Gallery |
| 2009 | Three person exhibition | Russell Gallery |
| 2006 | Solo exhibition | Palace of Westminster |
| 2005 | Solo exhibition | Royal Dutch Shell, Southbank |
| 2004 | Two person exhibition | New Grafton Gallery |
| 1997 | Solo exhibition | Solomon Gallery, Dublin |
| 1996 | Solo exhibition | Theo Waddington Fine Art Ltd |
Richard's work has been selected to form part of an exhibition on a cruise liner. The purpose of the exhibition is to provide a mix of artists who represent the Chelsea Arts Club
Rocky Highland Stream
Painting trip to the United States October 2024
Richard Colson at Race Point Beach, Cape Cod
Photo: Lisa Arthofer
Race Point Coastguard Station, Cape Cod
Eastham Coastguard station, Cape Cod
Eastham Coastguard station, Cape Cod
Photo: Mark Filteau, Cape Cod Massachusetts
Richard occasionally adds his ideas on different aspects of his working processes and practice. You can read these here
