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 of Istanbul's Suleymaniye Mosque for £15,595.
In July 2013 earnings from sales amounted to almost £2 million, when sales in
successive weeks raised £242,000 for 23 paintings, and £210,000 for 12
paintings.
In 2013 as Kieron Williamson, aged 10,
has made an estimated £1,500,000 from his paintings, BBC has featured a story
called "Art prodigy poses 'ethical nightmare' for parents".
