Bio

Born in Inverness, Iain Holman began his career as a designer in the advertising and design sector before transitioning to art.  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 his enduring fascination with figurative and animal forms, often depicting his subjects as solitary figures. He begins with candid observations and refines the poses and physicality of his subjects further in his studio.  These studies form the basis for constructing narrative layers in his paintings.  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.