Kieron williamson net worth 2024
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Who is Kieron Williamson? Teen watercolour artist nicknamed ‘Mini Monet’ who held his first exhibition aged six
KIERON Williamson is a 14-year-old watercolour artist who held his first exhibition at the tender age of six - and is already worth £2million.
Here's all you need to know about the child painter nicknamed ‘Mini Monet’ who has buyers from around the world queuing up to buy his work.
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Who is Kieron Williamson?
Kieron Williamson first began drawing when he was five after being given a sketchbook during a family holiday to Cornwall in 2008.
He was inspired by the boats and the scenery and as the holiday progressed, he began to add backgrounds, scenery, hills and houses.
When the family returned to their home in Holt, Norfolk, his parents sought the help of local artists to talk to Kieron as his interest in learning artistic techniques progressed.
Unsatisfied with poster paints, he tried out watercolour, acrylics, oils and pastels.
In August 2009, 19 of his paintings made their first public appearance and he became an overnight phenomenon - with his work se
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'Painting is natural to me, but I might become a footballer': Mini Monet Kieron Williamson gives his first interview
By ANGELA LEVIN FOR MAILONLINE
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Mini Monet Kieron Williamson gives a frank first interview
Few artists ever merit a biography or achieve a ‘retrospective’ exhibition in their honour. Fewer still can boast a waiting list of more than 6,500 people around the world. For a nine-year-old boy, such a level of success must be unprecedented.
Kieron Williamson has become used to tags such as ‘Mini Monet’ and ‘the next Picasso’ by now, and the attention barely seems to have disturbed his remarkable progress since he started painting five years ago.
At an exhibition in Holt, Norfolk, last year, all 33 of his paintings sold within minutes, earning £100,000. In July there will be an even bigger exhibition.
The idea is to display the world as he has seen it through childhood eyes. There will also be a biography, written by his mother, Michelle. For the most part, Kieron remains very much the child you might expect, a keen football fan who come
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Kieron Williamson (born 4 August 2002) is a watercolour artist from Holt, Norfolk in England. His paintings and ability by the age of six have caused considerable interest in the UK media and are notable for his advanced use of perspective and shading.
He has been described as a prodigy, and at his second exhibition in 2009, his paintings sold out in 14 minutes, raising a total of £18,200 for 16 paintings. A subsequent exhibition in Holt in July 2010 saw his paintings all sold within 30 minutes, at a total value of £150,000.
The following week, on Friday, 6 August 2010, Williamson revealed on the BBC Norfolk website some of his latest paintings that would be exhibited in 2011.
At the beginning of November 2010 the family revealed to the Eastern Daily Press that they might re-locate to Cornwall to further Kieron's painting, but in the event the family bought a new home at Ludham, east of Norwich in Kieron's name, with the proceeds of his art sales.
In November 2011, a further 33 paintings were sold in 10 minutes for £100,000, including an impression o
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