Iain Holman

Inverness-born Iain graduated with a Master’s Degree in Fine Art from the Open College of the Arts in 2016 and now exhibits in selected galleries throughout the UK. His work has also been on show in the Mall Galleries in London and in 2020 he won the Visual Art Open Award with his painting Indignant II. He currently lives and works from his home studio in Quothquan by Biggar.

Iain’s work is shaped by the enduring fascination with the human form, often portraying his subjects as contemplative lone figures. From his initial candid observations, he expands upon their pose and physicality in the studio, often using his models to recreate a narrative. Blending realism with abstraction, he uses oils on canvas to create vibrant multilayered artworks that are both structured and immediate.

2016 Masters Degree in Fine Art, Open College of the Arts (UCA)
1994 Professional Diploma - Chartered Society of Designers
1987 Higher National Certificate in Art and Design, Telford College, Edinburgh
1983 Diploma in Art and Design, Aberdeen College of Commerce

2024 The Lemond Gallery Summer Show
2024 Morningside Gallery - Small Paintings Show
2023 Arte in Europa - Edinburgh Art Fair
2023 The Lemond Gallery - Christmas Show
2023 The Lemond Gallery - Summer Show
2023 Fresh Art Fair
2022 The Lemond Gallery - Five Artists Show
2022 Coast Gallery - Summer Stories
2022 Morningside Gallery - Small Paintings Show
2021 Fotheringham Gallery - Winter Exhibition
2021 The Lemond Gallery - Christmas Show
2021 The Lemond Gallery - Six Artists Show
2021 The Lemond Gallery - Summer Group Show
2021 Gallery Q - Figures & Faces
2020 The Doorway Gallery - Christmas Show
2020 The Lemond Gallery - Christmas Show
2020 Fotheringham Gallery - Figure Painting Exhibition
2020 Exhibiting with Morningside Gallery
2020 The Doorway Gallery - Solo Online Show
2020 Fotheringham Gallery - Not the Glasgow Art Fair
2020 Exhibiting with The Atelier Gallery, Edinburgh
2020 Affordable Art Fair - Battersea
2019 The Edinburgh Art Fair
2019 The Doorway Gallery - Winter Show
2019 Fotheringham Gallery - Winter Show
2018 The Lemond Gallery - Christmas Show
2018 Maggie’s Art Exhibition
2018 Fotheringham Gallery - Faces & Figures Group Show
2018 The Lemond Gallery - Summer Group Show
2018 Fotheringham...