Holly Farrell

Holly Farrell was born in North Bay, Ontario, Canada December 6, 1961. She is a self-taught painter who has been painting professionally since 1995. "It was very soon after I'd completed my first few paintings that I realized I was working towards more than a study - they resonated for me in a way that's hard to describe. It would be easy to say they made me feel nostalgic, that the subject took me back to a place or a time or reminded me of someone - because it is that, but it's something else. I love Mark Rothko's work, and the impact his simple two-colour canvasses have when you first see them. But then that initial impression evolves or settles into a more long-term meditative calm, so you can stare at one forever and not feel like you're wasting your time. I would love to have my work resonate in a similar way."

Self-taught. Working professionally as full-time painter since 1995.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
February 2014, "Clowns", Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL
September 2013, "New Paintings", Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
March 2012, "Book Shop", Megumi Ogita Gallery, Tokyo
Dec 2010, "Tammy", Megumi Ogita Gallery/Showcase, Tokyo
June 2010, "Even Closer", Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON.
December 2009, Chase Gallery, Boston, MA
March 2009, "Home And Sea", Megumi Ogita Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
January 2009, Winsor Gallery, Vancouver, BC
February 2008, "New Paintings", Katharine Mulherin Contemporary Art Projects, Toronto, ON.
September 2007, "New Paintings", Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA.
April 2007, "New Paintings", Garde-Rail Gallery, Seattle, WA.

For a more comprehensive CV, please visit my website at www.hollyfarrell.com