Coulter grew up surrounded by abstract art, from an early age he became influenced by post-war
Abstract Expressionism and his aunt Christine, who was an abstract
printmaker. While still in art school, limited edition prints of his painting "Halesia" were given to the winners of the
GQ Men of The Year Awards. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2015. At 21 years of age, his painting titled "21" was purchased for the
Arts Council Collection of
Northern Ireland, the UK's most widely seen collection of modern and contemporary art, making him the collection's youngest artist. In an interview with
The Independent, Coulter's earliest memories of this date back to childhood, where he recalled the sound of his own heartbeat resonating pulses of colour. Throughout his teenage years, he would frequently paint while listening to jazz musicians such as
Miles Davis and
Dizzy Gillespie, translating the colours of the sounds onto canvas, with the aural timbres of the music inspiring the pace and motion of his paint strokes. In April 2018, Coulter painted
Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto live with
London Chamber Orchestrain front of a full audience at
Cadogan Hall in London, it was also streamed worldwide. He had a solo article in
British Vogue covering the performance. In 2020, Coulter collaborated with
Brit Award-winning musician
Jack Garratt, providing album artwork for Garratt's sophomore album
Love, Death & Dancing under
Island Records. He was the youngest artist included and the piece was purchased by
Shanola Hampton. Coulter has also collaborated with
Chanel,
Alexander McQueen,
Burberry,
Christian Dior,
Calvin Klein,
Marc Jacobs and
Byredo for
Dazed, being asked to transcribe each brand's scent on canvas. Coulter's work is owned by many notable individuals and companies such as
Anne Hathaway,
Elton John,
Coca-Cola,
Billie Eilish,
Post Malone,
Antoni Porowski,
Hilary Weston,
Paul McCartney and
Patti Smith. ==References==