Colin Davidson

Ulster University

Colin is an artist and Chancellor, Ulster University. Since 2010 his focus has been on painting grand scale portraits which have won widespread recognition and many international awards. His sitters have included HM Queen Elizabeth II, Angela Merkel, Brad Pitt, Ed Sheeran and Seamus Heaney to name a few. His exhibition; Silent Testimony, reveals the stories of eighteen people who are connected by their individual experiences of loss through ‘The Troubles.’ Visit here for more on Colin’s art practice.

selected highlights

Revelation, Reckoning, and Recovery

Continuing the critical conversations around child sexual abuse in Australia in the wake of the Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (RCICSA, 2013-17).

University of Canberra

Frank Ferguson in conversation with Elinor Davies, James Ward and Carolann North

Frank Ferguson talks with Elinor Davies, James Ward and Carolann North about their written work covering subjects ranging from domestic experiences of ‘The Troubles’ to immigrant communities, afrofuturism and the future of Northern Ireland.

Ulster University

Difficult Stories: Creativity, Curation, Culture

Ursula K. Frederick in conversation with Steve Brown, Ashley Harrison, Wendy Somerville, Bethaney Turner

University of Canberra

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