Biography
1983 |
Associate of the Royal Society of Painter Etchers and Engravers |
1984 |
Member of the Society of Wood Engravers |
1985, 1986 |
National Eisteddfod prize winner |
1985, 1987 |
Humberside Printmakers exhibition prize winner |
1986 |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers |
1993 |
Fellow of the Royal Cambrian Academy |
1998 |
RSPB/Society of Wildlife Artists’ prize winner |
2004 |
Honorary Fellow Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers |
2018 |
Sir Kyffin Williams Centenary Drawing Prize for his drawing "Six March Hares" on display at Oriel Ynys Mon until 27 January 2019 |
| 2018 | Kyffin Williams Drawing Prize 2018 - Oriel Ynys Mon, Llangefni, Anglesey LI77 7TQ |
| 2018 | Summer Exhibition - Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN |
| 2018 | Solo - Show - Oriel Ffin y Parc Gallery, Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy LL26 0PT |
| 2018 | SWE 80th Annual Exhibition BRLSI,
16-18 Queen Square, Bath BA1 2HN |
| 2018 | Winter Exhibition - Norton Way Gallery, Letchworth SG6 1BH |
| 2018 | Winter Curiosities - Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge HR6 9HB |
| 2017 | Members Mixed Show - Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN |
| 2017 | Christmas Mixed Exhibition - Ffin y Parc, Llanwrst LL26 0PT |
| 2017 | Wood Engraving Invitational - Davidson Galleries, Pioneer Square, 313 Occidental Avenue South Seattle, Washington 98104 USA |
| 2017 | Cambridge Art Fair - Norton Way Gallery Stand, Guildhall, Cambridge CB2 3QJ< |
| 2017 | SWE 80th Annual Exhibition The North Wall Arts Centre, Summertown, Oxford |
| 2017 | Western Visions® - National Museum of Wildlife Art, 2820 Rungius Road, Jackson WY 83001 USA |
| 2017 | Summer Exhibition - Oriel Ffin y Parc, Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy |
| 2017 | Summer Exhibition - Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy |
| 2017 | Summer Collection - Norton Way Gallery, 51 Norton Way North, Letchworth Garden City, Herts |
| 2017 | The Picture Show - Andrew Lamont Gallery, Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon |
| 2017 | Solo Show - Oriel Ffin y Parc Gallery, Betws Road, Llanrwst, Conwy LL26 0PT |
| 2016 | Summer Exhibition - Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow SY8 1AR |
| 2016 | Summer Collection - Norton Way Gallery, 51 Norton Way North, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 1BH |
| 2016 | See-Paynton Paintings and Prints - Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow SY8 1AR |
| 2016 | Nocturnal Encounters - Solo Show - Storiel, Bishop's Palace, Bangor, LL57 1DT |
| 2016 | Ellesmere Art Exhibition - Ellesmere College, Shropshire, SY12 9AB |
| 2015 | Summer Exhibition - Silk Top Hat Gallery, Quality Square, Ludlow SY8 1AR |
| 2015 | Summer Show - Norton Way Gallery, 51 Norton Way North, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 1BH |
| 2015 | Ellesmere Art Exhibition, Ellesmere College, Shropshire SY12 9AB |
| 2015 | See-Paynton Paintings and Prints - Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN |
| 2015 | Audubon and the Art of Birds R W Norton Art Gallery,
Louisiana,
USA |
| 2015 |
Nocturnal Encounters - Nature in Art, Gloucester |
| 2014 - 2015 |
Winter Show - Zillah Bill Gallery, Thirsk |
| 2014 - 2015 |
Winter Show - Alverton Gallery, Penzance TR18 2QW |
| 2014 - 2015 |
Winter Show - Norton Way Gallery, 51 Norton Way North, Letchworth Garden City, Herts SG6 1BH |
| 2014 |
'Art + Book' - Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN |
| 2014 |
Summer Exhibition - Alverton Gallery, Penzance TR18 2QW |
| 2014 | Liverpool Contemporary Arts Fair |
| 2014 |
Nocturnal Encounters - Shandy Hall, Coxwold, York YO61 4AD |
| 2014 |
Affordable Art Fair, Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy LL32 8AN |
| 2014 |
The Picture Show, St Stephen's Old Radnor, Powys LD8 2RH |
| 2014 |
Ellesmere Art Exhibition, Ellesmere College, SY12 9AB |
| 2014 | Nocturnal Encounters -
Wildlife Art Gallery 98/99 High Street, Lavenham, Suffolk CO10 9PZ. |
| 2014 | Nocturnal Encounters -
St. Barbe Museum and Art Gallery,
New Street, Lymington, Hampshire, |
| 2013 | Royal Cambrian Academy, Crown Lane, Conwy, North Wales |
| 2013 |
Hedgerows and Margins, Wildlife Art Gallery, Lavenham |
| 2013 |
'Society of Wood Engravers 75th Exhibition' Bankside Gallery, London. |
| 2013 |
'Society of Wood Engravers 75th Exhibition' Society of Wood Engravers 75th Annual Exhibition, Zillah Bell Gallery,Thirsk,Yorkshire. |
| 2013 |
'Society of Wood Engravers 75th Exhibition' Society of Wood Engravers 75th Annual Exhibition, Marle Gallery, Axminster, Devon. |
| 2013 |
'Spring & Summer Collection' Norton Way Gallery, Letchworth Garden City. |
| 2013 |
'Five-Ways Summer Collection' Gelliwelltog Barn, Partrishow, Abergavenny NP7 7LR. |
| 2013 |
'Off the Wall' 48 Hopton Street, London SE1 9JH, Off the Wall: Bankside Gallery,. |
| 2013 |
'Annual Summer Exhibition' Conwy, North Wales, Royal Cambrian Academy: Annual Summer Exhibition,. |
| 2013 |
'Nocturnal Encounters Solo Show' Silk Top Hat Gallery Ludlow, Nocturnal Encounters Solo Show: . |
| 2013 |
'' Art Jericho Gallery, Oxford, 76th Society of Wood Engravers Annual Exhibition:. |
| 2012 |
'Ellesmere Art Exhibition' Shropshire, Ellesmere College. |
| 2012 |
'Annual Summer Exhibition' Conwy, North Wales, Royal Cambrian Academy. |
| 2012 |
'The Small Picture Show' Brecon Cathedral, . |
| 2012 |
'Society of Wood Engravers 75th Exhibition' Art Jericho Gallery, oxford. |
| 2012 |
'Royal Academicians Christmas Show and Print Show' Conwy, North Wales, Royal Cambrian Academy . |
| 2012 |
'Society of Wood Engravers 75th Exhibition' Victoria Art Gallery, Bath. |
| 2011 |
'Of a Feather - An Avian Alphabet' Oriel Ynys Mon, Anglesey. |
| 2011 |
'The Nature of Black and White' Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk, North Yorkshire. |
| 2011 |
'The Nature of Black and White' Silk Top Hat Gallery, Ludlow. |
| 2011 |
'\'Limited Edition\' - Featured Artist Printmakers Exhibition ' Gwynedd Museum & Art Gallery, Bangor:. |
| 2010 |
'Wood Engravings' Jonathan Poole Stand, Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London. |
| 2010 |
'Printmakers 2010 Guest Artist' Wildlife Art Gallery, Lavenham, Suffolk. |
| 2010 |
'Of a Feather - An Avian Alphabet' Julian Jardine Gallery, Perth, Scotland. |
| 2010 |
'Featured Artist' Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX, West London Art & Antiques Fair Jonathan Poole Stand,. |
| 2010 |
'Featured Artist' The Alverton Gallery, Penzance. |
| 2010 |
'Lasting Impressions' Shandy Hall, Coxwold, York. |
| 2010 |
'Choughed - Featured Artist' Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester. |
| 2010 |
'20th Anniversary Exhibition - Featured Artist evening only 6.30-9.30pm' Gorstella Gallery, Dodleston, Chester. |
| 2010 |
'20th Anniversary Exhibition - Featured Artist' Gorstella Gallery, Dodleston, Chester. |
| 2010 |
'20th Anniversary Exhibition - Featured Artist' Gorstella Gallery, Dodleston, Chester. |
| 2009 |
'OF A FEATHER – An Avian Alphabet' Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, Cornwall. |
| 2009 |
'OF A FEATHER – An Avian Alphabet' Wardown Park Museum, Luton. |
| 2009 |
'OF A FEATHER – An Avian Alphabet' MOMA, Machynlleth. |
| 2009 |
'LASTING IMPRESSIONS' Silk Top Hat Gallery, Ludlow . |
| 2009 |
'OF A FEATHER – An Avian Alphabet' St Barbe Museum and Gallery, Lymington, Hampshire. |
| 2009 |
'OF A FEATHER – An Avian Alphabet' Brook Gallery, Budleigh Salterton, Devon. |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Silk Top Hat Gallery, Ludlow |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Nature in Art, Twigworth, Gloucester |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Bankside Gallery, London |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Compton Cassey Gallery, Nr Cheltenham |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Shandy Hall, Coxwold, York |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” West Wales Arts Centre, Fishguard |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Denbigh Museum |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Colwyn Bay Museum |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Buckley Museum |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” National Museum Wales, Cardiff |
| 2008 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Victoria Gallery, Bath |
| 2007 |
“Air & Water” Works on Paper Fair, Royal Academy, London |
| 2007 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” National Library Wales |
| 2007 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Bircham Gallery, Holt, Norfolk |
| 2007 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet” Wildlife Art Gallery, Lavenham |
| 2006 |
“Air & Water” Bircham Gallery, Holt, Norfolk |
| 2006 |
“Air & Water” Compton Cassey Gallery, Nr Cheltenham |
| 2006 |
“Air & Water” Silk Top Hat, Gallery, Ludlow |
| 2004 |
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth |
| 2002 |
The Wetland Centre, London |
| 2002 |
The Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy |
| 2002 |
Nightingale Gallery, Lotherton Hall, Leeds |
| 2001 |
Museum of Modern Art in Wales, Machynlleth |
| 2000 |
The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge |
| 1997,1999,2001, 2003,2005 |
Silk Top Hat Gallery, Ludlow |
| 1996-1999 |
The Incisive Eye”: Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea; Bankside Gallery, London and touring Wales and England |
| 2017 | Society of Wood Engravers 79th Annual Exhibition Bankside Galley,
London |
| 2016 | Society of Wood Engravers 78th Annual Exhibition |
| 2015 | Society of Wood Engravers 77th Annual Exhibition |
| 2014 | Royal Cambrian Academy Summer Exhibition |
| 2014 | Spring and Summer Collection - Norton Way Gallery,
51 Norton Way North, Letchworth Garden City,
Hertfordshire SG6 1BH |
| 2014 | Society of Wood Engravers 76th Annual Exhibition |
| 2013 | Society of Wood Engravers 76th Annual Exhibition - Devon |
| 2013 - 2014 | International Wood Engravers Invitational - Davidsons Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA |
| 2012 |
New York Public Library |
| 2009 |
Qijiang International Print Exhibition, China |
| 2008 |
Works on Paper Fair, Royal Academy, London |
| 2008 |
Affordable Art Fair, London |
| 2008 |
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol |
| 2007 |
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol |
| 2007 |
Works on Paper Fair, Royal Academy, London |
| 2006 |
Affordable Art Fair, London |
| 2006 |
New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham, Surrey Winter Exhibition |
| 2006 |
Guest Artist Society of Wildlife Artists Members Show The Mall Galleries, London |
| 2001 |
Nature from Wood, Victoria Art Gallery, Bath |
| 1999 |
Welsh Impressions, St David’s Hall, Cardiff |
| 1998 |
Serpentine Gallery, Barbican, London |
| 1996 |
Wood Engraving Here & Now, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford & Cork Street Gallery, London |
| 1996, 1997 |
Twelve Wood Engravers touring exhibition |
| 1996, 2000 |
Federation of British Artists National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London |
| Annually since 1984 |
Society of Wood Engravers, Bankside Gallery London and UK |
| Annually since 1983 |
Royal Cambrian Academy, Conwy |
| Annually since 1982 |
Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Bankside,London |
| Since 1987 | Royal Academy Summer Exhibition |
1984 |
“Giraldus Cambrensis”: Gwasg Gregynog |
1988 |
“The Book of Jonah”: Gwasg Gregynog |
1996 |
“The Incisive Eye” Colin See-Paynton: Wood Engravings 1980-1996 Scolar Press |
1998 |
“Pintores de la Naturaleza”: Birdlife International, Spain |
1998 |
“Alaska Copper River Delta”: Riki Ott, University of Washington Press |
1999 |
“Modern Wildlife Painting”: Nicholas Hammond, Pica Press |
1999 |
“The Great Auk”: Errol Fuller |
2000 |
“Geese at Gregynog”: Gerralt Jones, Gwasg Gregynog |
2003 |
“Mature Forests – Artists for Nature in the Catalan Pyrenees |
2004 |
“Waterlog”: Keith Harwood |
2006 |
“Air & Water”: Colin See-Paynton Fish & Fowl Engravings 1984-2004 Medlar Press |
2007 |
“Of a Feather – An Avian Alphabet”: Colin See-Paynton Stingwern Books |
2008 2010 |
“Of a Feather”, Colin See-Paynton: Gwasg Gregynog "Of a Feather - An Illustrated Lexicon of Avian Collective Nouns", Colin See-Paynton: Stingwern Books |
V & A London
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
National Museum of Wales, Cardiff
Freemantle Museum & Art Gallery, Australia
Central Museum & Art Gallery, Northampton
Bedford County Council
Berlin Graphothek
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Belfast City Art Gallery
Museum of Modern Art in Wales
Swansea Museum & Art Gallery
Guangdong Museum of Art, China