Iain Holman BiographyView Prints

Biography

 

Iain Holman is a Scottish portrait and figurative artist, born in Inverness and now working from his studio in the village of Crawford, South Lanarkshire.  After a career working as a graphic designer, he returned to painting and is now exhibiting in selected galleries in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Stirling.  His work has also been on show at the Mall Galleries in London and he has appeared in a number of art publications.  In 2016, he graduated with a Masters Degree in Fine Art from the Open College of the Arts (UCA).

 

Iain’s work is driven and shaped by the enduring fascination with the human form, often portraying his subjects as lone figures in confined spaces.  He blends realism with abstraction, using layers of oil paint on canvas to create painted patterned images that are both structured and immediate.  His inspiration is found around him and is of the moment; reacting to the time he is living in today and recording his experiences as a visual diary.

 

Exhibitions:

 

2018      Winter Collection, Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling
2018      Group Show, Maggie’s Art Exhibition, Aberdeen
2018      Christmas Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
2018      Face & Figures Exhibition, Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling

2018      Summer Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
2018      Group Show, Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling

2017      Christmas Group Show, Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling
2017      Summer Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
2017      Three Artists - Figurative Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2017      Spring Group Show, E.D.S Gallery, Edinburgh 

2016      Lemond Modern Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
2016      Christmas Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow
2016      Guest Artist, Figure & Form Exhibition, Biggar Little Festival

2016      MA Fine Art Degree Show, Open College of the Arts (UCA)
2016      Summer Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2015      Christmas Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2014      Pop-up Exhibition, Blackwell Bookstore, Edinburgh

 

2013      A&I Artist Of The Year Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London

 

2011      Annual Open Exhibition, Visual Arts Scotland, Edinburgh

 

 

Education:

 

2016      Masters Degree in Fine Art, Open College of the Arts (UCA)

1994      Professional Diploma - Chartered Society of Designers, London 

1987      Higher National Certificate in Art and Design, Telford College, Edinburgh

1983      Diploma in Art and Design, Aberdeen College of Commerce

 

 

Publications:

 

2016      Guest Artist, Figure and Form, The Biggar Little Festival Programme

 

2014      Artist Profile, Discover Art Magazine

 

2011      Artist Profile, International Artist Magazine

 

 

Commissions

 

2019      Cityscape, Private Collection, Hinsbeck, Germany

 

2018      Figurative, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2018      Seascape, Heart of Scotland Tours, Edinburgh

2018      Figurative, Private Collection, Linlithgow

2018      Portrait, Private Collection, Edinburgh

 

2017      Seascape, Private Collection, Edinburgh

 

2016      Landscape, Private Collection, Cologne, Germany

2016      Portrait, Private Collection, Glasgow

2016      Portrait, Private Collection, Aberdeen

2016      Portrait, Private Collection, Edinburgh

2016      Seascape, Private Collection, Edinburgh

 Exhibitions:

 

 

2018      Winter Collection, Fotheringham Gallery,
Bridge of Allan, Stirling

2018      Group Show, Maggie’s Art
Exhibition, Aberdeen

2018      Christmas Group Show, Lemond
Gallery, Glasgow

2018      Face & Figures Exhibition,
Fotheringham Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling

2018      Summer Group Show, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2018      Group Show, Fotheringham
Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling

2017      Christmas Group Show, Fotheringham
Gallery, Bridge of Allan, Stirling

2017      Summer Group Show, Lemond
Gallery, Glasgow

2017      Three Artists - Figurative Show,
Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2017      Spring Group Show, E.D.S Gallery,
Edinburgh 

2016      Lemond Modern Group Show, Lemond Gallery,
Glasgow

2016      Christmas Group Show, Lemond Gallery,
Glasgow

2016      Guest Artist, Figure & Form
Exhibition, Biggar Little Festival

2016      MA Fine Art Degree Show, Open College of
the Arts (UCA)

2016      Summer Group Show, Lemond
Gallery, Glasgow

2015      Christmas Group Show, Lemond Gallery,
Glasgow

2014      Pop-up Exhibition, Blackwell Bookstore,
Edinburgh

 

2013      A&I Artist Of The Year Exhibition,
Mall Galleries, London

 

2011      Annual Open Exhibition, Visual Arts
Scotland, Edinburgh

 

 

Education:

 

2016      Masters Degree in Fine Art, Open College of
the Arts (UCA)

1994      Professional Diploma - Chartered Society of
Designers, London 

1987      Higher National Certificate in Art and
Design, Telford College, Edinburgh

1983      Diploma in Art and Design, Aberdeen College
of Commerce

 

 

Publications:

 

2016      Guest Artist, Figure and Form, The Biggar
Little Festival Programme

 

2014      Artist Profile, Discover Art Magazine

 

2011      Artist Profile, International Artist
Magazine

 

 

Commissions

 

2019      Cityscape, Private Collection, Hinsbeck,
Germany

 

2018      Figurative, Lemond Gallery, Glasgow

2018      Seascape, Heart of Scotland Tours,
Edinburgh

2018      Figurative, Private Collection, Linlithgow

2018      Portrait, Private Collection, Edinburgh

 

2017      Seascape, Private Collection, Edinburgh

 

2016      Landscape, Private Collection, Cologne, Germany

2016      Portrait, Private Collection, Glasgow

2016      Portrait, Private Collection, Aberdeen

2016      Portrait, Private Collection, Edinburgh

2016      Seascape, Private Collection, Edinburgh