Martin Sloan

British painter based in Shah Alam, Malaysia, with 25 years of practice. Heat Bloom is an ongoing body of paintings made across the west coast of peninsular Malaysia — paintings from Malaysia, not of it. Heat, haze, monsoon and overgrowth, built in layers of acrylic, oil and, in some works, Malaysian clay and earth. Three large works were shown in Untitled at GMBB, Kuala Lumpur (May–June 2025). Collected in 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).