Biography

KEVIN COLLINS

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 RECEDING LIGHTS PUNCTUATE THE SKY LIKE STITCHES ACROSS A PIECE OF FABRIC, EACH ONE GIVES THE LANDSCAPE A WARMING WELCOMING GLOW. EVERYTHING BECOMES MAGICAL AT NIGHT, AS THE STARK LIGHT OF DAY GIVES WAY TO THE POWER OF IMAGINATION AND WONDER THAT THE DARKNESS ALLOWS.  COLLINS PORTRAYS HIS VISION OF HIS SURROUNDINGS IN A SERIES OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL BRUSHSTROKES, WHICH CREATE A TEXTURAL AND ENERGETIC ARTWORK. HIS PALETTE IS A PLAY OF CONTRASTS, FROM THE DARK INDIGOS THAT ARE REMINISCENT OF DENIMS, THE HAUNTING PALE TONES OF INDIGO, TO THE WARM HUES OF RAW SIENNA.

HIS DISTINCTIVE AND UNIQUE STYLE OF PAINTING IS A DIRECT INFLUENCE FROM HIS LONG EXPERIENCE AS A HANDLOOM WEAVER AND TEXTILE DESIGNER . THE FABRIC-LIKE APPEARANCE OF HIS PAINTINGS ARE A PURPOSEFUL ONE. 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

SOLAS
SOLO EXHIBITION
KLOVERHAUS GALLERY MOIRA

December 2020

A celebration of the emergence of light from darkness.

NI NIGHT 
SOLO EXHIBITION
BRADBURY GALLERY BELFAST

June 2014

A solo exhibition exploring the relationship of silence & darkness against our natural & built environments

BELFAST AT NIGHT
SOLO EXHIBITION
LINEN HALL LIBRARY

October 2012

A showcase of Belfast night lights and iconic buildings

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF THE LINEN HALL 
SOLO EXHIBITION
LINEN HALL LIBRARY

July 2011

A series of 12 paintings documenting a year behind the Linen Hall Library in Belfast

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

BELFAST AT NIGHT
SOLO EXHIBITION
EMER GALLERY BELFAST

April 2011

A textural and colourful exploration of landscape paintings of Belfast influenced by a handloom weavers touch

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