Matthew Collings was born in 1955. He is a painter, writer and television presenter. He edited 'Artscribe International' from 1983 to 1987 and worked as a presenter/producer on the BBC's 'Late Show' from 1988 to 1996. He is best known for his books 'Blimey' and 'Art Crazy Nation' and the TV series 'This is Modern Art'. In these he takes a fresh look at both the contemporary art scene and modernism as a whole. His work is characterised by its humour and intelligence.

Emma Biggs and Matthew Collings website

'We take the whole judging procedure very seriously. We are aware that there is a vacuum in the art world at the moment about painting. Is it something you should have or is it out? We put our hands up for painting!'
Matthew Collings