Dom Holmes

Dom Holmes is a contemporary oil painter and mixed media artist from London. Following a high-profile career as a tattooer and mixed-media artist, Dom’s principal oil painting practice evolved from a period of self-directed study beginning in 2017. The combination of these experiences has culminated in their approach to traditional painting techniques informed by non-traditional art forms, and inspiration drawn from the under-represented and unappreciated.
Dom primarily depicts plant life which exists in city settings, producing large-scale paintings of botanical life. Their paintings evolve over a period of weeks and months, starting with detailed, complex under paintings from preparatory sketches and photographs of found subjects, built up with layers of oil glazes using minimal pigments. Close-cropped compositions act as a powerful statement drawing attention to the often overlooked, and the influence of botanical drawings comments on the abundance of non-native plants that take up space in our cities as a result of centuries of colonisation and human interference, and the resulting impact on climate crisis and local ecosystems.
Dom’s works are shown regularly in notable galleries, exhibitions and fairs worldwide, including Ma...

Notable recent exhibitions and gallery showings include:

Feast, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, UK, 2026
Artist in Residence with WOLF Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, 2026
Halcyon, The Old Lock Up Gallery, Cromford, UK, 2025
Fables, Swanfall Art, Mall Galleries, London, 2026
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