Colin S. McNair (b. 1986) is an American artist and artisan living and working in Kingston, Massachusetts. His work reflects a deep interest in the natural environment and conservation, with a focus on birds, fish, and marine wildlife. An avid outdoorsman, McNair prefers to study his subjects firsthand in the field.

McNair was immersed in woodworking and art from an early age. His father, Mark S. McNair, and older brother, Ian T. McNair, are fellow artisans known for their work in decoys and Americana. According to family lore, McNair completed and sold his first carvings at around age six, and he continued carving through grade school and college. At seventeen, he began exhibiting and selling work through museums and galleries.

McNair began his formal art education at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and showed early works at The Cooley Gallery. He later earned a degree in Biology and Studio Art from the College of Charleston, while also exhibiting at the Audubon Gallery.

While some pieces are intended primarily as decorative sculpture, many of McNair’s works are designed for real use. His waterfowl, turkey, and dove decoys are built to move from shelf to field—and back again—with the change of seasons. He intends his carvings to improve with time, use, and care.

Since 2008, McNair has served as Decoy Specialist at Copley Fine Art Auctions in Massachusetts, assisting leading sporting art buyers and sellers in the stewardship and trade of America’s finest decoys and related works.