Paul Martin was born in 1948 in Bournemouth, England, UK. He graduated from the Birmingham School of Art in Painting and Printmaking in 1969. In 1972 he graduated from the Royal Academy Schools, London (post graduate). Martin has had exhibitions in the UK, Australia, USA, Holland and France. Major public and private collections that acquired his work include the British Museum, Royal Academy of Arts, Royal Bank of Scotland, BBC. Since 1975 he has taught and lectured at Sheffield School of Art, Harrow College, Cheshunt School, Rugby School and Leith School of Art. Recent exhibitions are When Men and Mountains Meet, Dovecote Gallery, Edinburgh, 2013; Edgelands, Warburton Gallery, Edinburgh 2014; Concretions, Warburton Gallery, Edinburgh 2015; Discovering Ancient Springs, Maltings Gallery, Leamington Spa, Warwickshire 2017; The Heart of Matter, Doubtfire Gallery, Edinburgh 2018. http://www.paulmartinstudio.com/