Bio

Inverness-born Iain Holman began his career as a graphic designer in the advertising and design sector before transitioning to work as an artist.  In 2016, he graduated with a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the Open College of the Arts and now regularly exhibits his work in galleries across the UK.  His paintings have also been displayed in the Mall Galleries in London, and in 2020, his painting titled “Indignant II” won the Visual Art Open Award.

Iain’s work is shaped by the enduring fascination with figurative and animal forms, often depicting his subjects as solitary figures.  From his initial candid observations, he further refines the poses and physicality of his subjects in the studio.  These studies form the basis to building a narrative within each piece.  Combining elements of realism and abstraction, he works with oils on canvas to produce layered surface colours that are both structured and immediate.

He currently resides and works from his home studio in Quothquan, near Biggar, where he continues to explore and evolve his art practice.

CV

Iain Holman, born in Inverness, Scotland
Lives and works in Quothquan by Biggar, Scotland

Education

Master’s Degree in Fine Art, Open College of the Arts, University for the Creative Arts
June 2016

Diploma, Chartered Society of Designers
June 1994

HNC in Art and Design
Telford College, Edinburgh
June 1987

Diploma in Art and Design
Aberdeen College of Commerce
June 1983

Awards
Visual Arts Open 2020 - Overall Winner
December 2020

Publications
Sunday Independent, People & Culture
Interview with Niall MacMonagle
February 2021

Discover Art Magazine
Artist Profile
May 2014

International Artist Magazine
Artist Profile
November 2012

Selected Exhibitions

2026
Small Paintings Show, The Lemond Gallery
Scottish Show, Red Rag Gallery
Group Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery
Featured Artists Show, The Atelier Gallery
Small Paintings Show, Morningside Gallery

2025
Group Winter Show, Fotheringham Gallery
Group Winter Show, The Lemond Gallery
Group Winter Show, Arteries Gallery
The Figure Show, Fotheringham Gallery
The Big Small Painting Show, The Lemond Gallery
Group Summer Show, The Lemond Gallery
Woof! The Dog Show, Morningside Gallery
Group Show, Moy Mackay Gallery
Small Paintings Show, Morningside Gallery

2024
Group Show Winter, Perthshire Gallery
Group Show Winter, Arteries Gallery
Group Show Winter, The Velvet Easel Gallery
Group Show Winter, Brian Sinfield Gallery
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Winter, The Atelier Gallery
Group Show Winter, Fotheringham Gallery
Three Person Show, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, Hatton House Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Velvet Easel Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Atelier Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Spring, Bradford Gallery
Small Paintings Show, The Atelier Gallery
Small Paintings Show, Morningside Gallery

2023
Group Show Winter, Arteries Gallery
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Winter Show, Fotheringham Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Atelier Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, Hatton House Gallery
Group Show Spring, The Atelier Gallery
Group Show Spring, Bradford Gallery

2022
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Winter, Arteries Gallery
Group Show Winter, Hatton House Gallery
Five Person Show, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer Hatton House Gallery
Group Show Summer, Bradford Gallery
Small Paintings Show, Morningside Gallery

2021
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Winter, Hatton House Gallery
Six Person Show, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Figures & Faces, Gallery Q
Group Show Spring, The Atelier Gallery
Group Show Spring, Hatton House Gallery

2020
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition
Small Paintings Show, The Doorway Gallery
Group Show Winter, Arteries Gallery
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Winter The Atelier Gallery
Figure Painting Exhibition, Fotheringham Gallery
Online Solo Show, The Doorway Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, Fotheringham Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Atelier Gallery

2019
Faces & Figures Exhibition, Fotheringham Gallery
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Spring, The Doorway Gallery
Group Show Spring, Fotheringham Gallery

2018
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Maggie’s Art Exhibition
Faces & Figures, Fotheringham Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Summer, Fotheringham Gallery

2017
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Winter, Fotheringham Gallery
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery
Three Artists Figurative Show, The Lemond Gallery
Group Show Spring, E.D.S. Gallery
Lemond Modern Show, The Lemond Gallery

2016
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery
Figure & Form Exhibition, Biggar Corn Exchange
MA Fine Art Degree Show, OCA
Group Show Summer, The Lemond Gallery

2015
Group Show Winter, The Lemond Gallery

Art Fairs

2025
Edinburgh Art Fair
The Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead
The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea

2024
Edinburgh Art Fair

2023
Edinburgh Art Fair
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham

2022
Fresh Art Fair, Cheltenham

2019
Edinburgh Art Fair
Fresh Art Fair, Ascot Racecourse
The Affordable Art Fair, Hampstead