Martin Sloan

Marty Sloan is a British painter based in Kuala Lumpur whose gestural abstractions channel the intensity, instability, and sensory pressure of Malaysia's climate and urban landscape. Trained in Fine Art at Sunderland University, his practice centres on transient layers shaped by movement, memory, and the shifting conditions of place. Working primarily in acrylic — with select oils where slower drying becomes part of the work — Sloan builds his surfaces through rapid pigment pulls, erasure, scraping, and the use of Malaysian earth pigments and botanical impressions gathered from his garden.
His ongoing Heat Bloom series — a body of nearly 100 paintings made across west coast peninsular Malaysia, from Kuala Lumpur and Selangor to Pulau Carey, Pulau Ketam, Langkawi, and Georgetown — translates humidity, colour turbulence, and the psychological rhythm of life in Malaysia into a distinct atmospheric language. Three works from the series are currently exhibited in a group show at GMBB, Kuala Lumpur May/June 2026.
His work is held in private collections across Malaysia, the UK, Europe, and the United States

BA (Hons) Fine Art – Painting
University of Sunderland, UK (1996–1999)

Foundation & A-Level Studies in Art and Design
Newcastle College, UK
(Completed five A-levels in Art-based disciplines)

Washington Arts Centre, Sunderland – Finalist Exhibition (1999)

Harrogate Open Exhibition
2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2023

Rapture Gallery – Solo Exhibition (2014)

BBC Feature – Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (Gold Medal) (2018)
Artwork featured as part of a gold-winning show garden showcased on the BBC.

Commission – Urban Sprawl Show Garden, Harrogate Spring Flower Show. Created three large-scale outdoor paintings for a major horticultural exhibition.


Untitled- Primary Exhibitions group show at GMBB, Kuala Lumpur (16 May – 7 June 2026).