Colin Brown was born in Dundee in 1962. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, gaining an Honours Degree in Fine Art (Painting) in 1986 and then a Post-Graduate Diploma in Fine Art (Painting) in 1987.
Colin has an established and ongoing record of research and creative practice. Over almost thirty years he has built up a strong international career profile, with regular exhibitions of his paintings throughout the UK, Europe and America.
He has spent periods of time living and painting in Europe - including a four month stay in Florence and four years in Düsseldorf. He is now based in Stonehaven on the north-east coast of Scotland.
In his work, he pulls together random elements and fragments into closely controlled compositions. The paintings, which run a fine line between impulse and calculation, continuously shift context and meaning. Rather than attempting to realise a predetermined concept, his work follows a specific process which allows the painting to emerge through its' implementation.
His paintings have received a number of awards, most notably a major grant from 'The Pollock-Krasner Foundation', New York in 1996.
His work is represented in private collections in Scotland, Ireland, England, Italy, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, Belgium, USA, New Zealand, Japan, and in the public collections of Highland Regional Council, Scotland; Norddeutsche Landesbank, Hanover, Germany; and Grampian Arts Trust, Scotland.