Reuben Colley's artistic talent was recognised at secondary school, where he was awarded an astonishing 100% in his art GCSE. He went on to study 'A' lvel art, gaining an A grade in this subject (although failing his others due to the amount of time spent in the art block!) Reuben then moved to Bournville Art College, where he studied for a BTEC National Diploma in Art & Design, specialising in Fine Art, from 1994-1995. He was awarded a BA Hons 2 (i) in Fine Art from the University of Wolverhampton in 1998.

Since graduating less than two years ago, Reuben has become recognised as one of the leading young talents in the contemporary art world. His first one-man show was held at Circo, Birmingham in May 1999 - due to be exhibited for six weeks, his work is still on the walls of this popular venue. Reuben achieved sell-out success during the Halcyon Gallery's 'Art in Miniature' exhibition in December 1999, and most recently his oil originals have been shown in Manchester in an exhibition sponsored by Smirnoff from February to April 2000.