Coombs holds his MA, Painting, Royal College of Art, London and BA, Ruskin School, Oxford University. The artist is the recipient of various awards and honours including the Mark Rothko Foundation Travel Award, 2004 and the Rome Scholar in Painting Award, British School in Rome, and the St. Peter's Church Commission, Brighton, 2000.
Select solo exhibits include:
New Art Projects, London, 2014
Fine Art Society, 2011, London
Fred Gallery, London, 2009
Mihai Nicodim Gallery, Los Angeles, 2005
The Approach, London, 2003 and 2001
Rockwell, London, 2003
The Cornerhouse, Manchester , 2002
Habitat, London, 2000
Zwemmer Gallery, London, 2000
The Approach, London, 1999 and 1997
The artist has also participated in over 60 international group shows including:
Charlie Smith London, 2018, 2017 and 2015
Standpoint Gallery, London, 2018
Watson Farley and Williams LLP, London, 2018
Kingsgate Projects, London, 2017
Richmond Museum, 2016
Marylebone Crypt, 2016
APT, London, 2016
Galerie Dukan, Paris, 2015
