Dom Holmes

Dom Holmes is an emerging British painter and mixed-media artist currently living and working in east London. Their work has shown in exhibitions and art fairs across the UK, the US and Europe.

Dom’s work is primarily concerned with themes of nature, in particular as a vehicle for exploring spirituality, identity and ego. Their work is constantly developing through different techniques, methods and inspirations. Their oil painting practice evolved from a period of self-directed study beginning in 2017, and has led to their principal focus of traditional fine art methods of painting and print-making, and subverting lowbrow art forms inspired by their career in tattooing and design. Dom’s strong ongoing interests lie in minimal colours, depth and darkness, ego and sensuality.

Dom collects images and references from urban environments - from community planters, neighbourhood gardens, open spaces, council-run parks, roadsides and windowsills - and elevates them in extreme close ups against deep, dark backgrounds to highlight the value and importance of local, seasonal wildlife and community in times of climate crisis. Pieces are built up with multiple layers of oil glazes using minimal pigments and tones, culminating in a velvety su...

Notable recent exhibitions and gallery showings include:

The Other Art Fair, London, 2025
Open 24, Tarpey Gallery, UK, 2024
Art in Bloom, Liberation Gallery, Brighton, UK, 2024
Bloom, Halpern Gallery, Kent, UK, 2024
Obscura; Shadows and Whispers, Swanfall Art, Crypt Gallery, London, 2023
Through the Looking Glass, Swanfall Art, Mall Galleries, London 2023
Shades of Red, Foxyard Studio, Stowmarket, UK, 2023
FLUX Exhibition, Design District, London, 2023
Fringe Arts Bath, Bath, UK, 2023
Lore, Gallery 115, Maryland, US, 2022
Fifty-Two, Pride in London, Online, 2020
London Ultra, Free Painters and Sculptors, The Bargehouse, London, UK, 2019
100 Hands, The National Maritime Museum, Plymouth, UK, 2019
Works on Paper, The Brick Lane Gallery, London, UK, 2017