Colin Binns is based at his studio on the Lancashire coast, where he works in mixed media painting and drawing. He constantly experiments with linework, texture, colour and collage, making art that explores a sense of myth, memory and place.
Following his MA in Fine Art in 2007 at the University of Central Lancashire he developed mixed media work at the university’s Artlab print studios. This led to a residency where he combined screen print with painting and drawing, influencing his later work on the changing nature of urban spaces.
Prior to his art practice, Colin enjoyed a career as an award winning architect and partner in the international design company BDP, leaving the practice in 1993 to lecture in art and design at Manchester and Preston. Since he left lecturing to focus on his art practice he has exhibited extensively throughout the UK in commercial and public galleries.