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Published: May 11, 2020, 4 a.m.

Colin Davidson is an artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland.

\xa0 Since 2010, Colin's focus has been on painting scale portraits which have received widespread recognition and many international awards. \xa0 \xa0 His critically acclaimed exhibition \u2018Silent Testimony\u2019 reveals the stories of eighteen people connected by their individual experiences of loss through the Troubles and has been displayed in Belfast, Paris, Dublin and NYC.
\xa0 Some of his other portrait sitters include the likes of President Bill Clinton, HM The Queen, Ed Sheeran and many local legends like Gary Lightbody, Seamus Heaney, Oliver Jeffers, Dame Mary Peters and Liam Neeson. \xa0 \xa0 Colin was commissioned by TIME Magazine in 2015 to paint the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, for the cover of its \u2018Person of the Year\u2019 issue. \xa0 \xa0 In today's episode we talk about:

• His first memories
• Teaching Brad Pitt how to paint
• Why he paints his subjects looking away from the viewer
• The business side of art
• And the greatest challenges/successes he's faced along the way

\xa0 This conversation also includes voice questions from The Producer's Club as well as people Colin has painted like Gary Lightbody, Mary Peters and Oliver Jeffers. \xa0 \xa0 Thanks so much to everyone who submitted ideas and insights to make this episode possible. I am so incredibly excited to share it with you today.

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To see a 'treasure trove' of all things related to Colin (including a photo) please visit https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/colin-davidson-artist

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Cheers!

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\u2014 Matt\xa0

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