Harry Holland (artist)
Harry Holland (born 1941) is a British painter known for his figurative work. He has been based in Cardiff, Wales since 1973.[1][2]
Life and career[]
Harry Holland was born in 1941 in Glasgow.[1] He spent his childhood in various parts of the UK before settling with his mother, stepfather and brother in London in 1951. He was educated at Rutlish Grammar School, Merton. From 1965 to 1969, he studied at Saint Martin's School of Art, where he exhibited at the graduation show in 1969.[3][2] Initially working mainly as a copyist and illustrator, Holland went on to teach at Coventry College of Art, also in Stourbridge and Hull, before moving to the Cardiff School of Art in 1973.[citation needed] By 1978, he was able to commit solely to painting, following the purchase of his work by the collector Charles Saatchi.[4]
Holland was one of four "painters of promise for the 1980s" nominated by the Financial Times critic, William Packer, in a 1978 Vogue magazine article spotlighting a new generation, published as Packer was curating the British Art Show[5] which would open in 1979.[6]
During the 1980s, Holland exhibited in New York, Brussels and Paris. In London, his work was shown at the Thumb Gallery (later known as the Jill George Gallery) from 1988, and also at the Albermarle Gallery. Since 1992, Holland has exhibited regularly at the Martin Tinney Gallery, Cardiff, where he has had several one-man shows. He has also had long associations with the Mineta Move gallery in Brussels and with Il Polittico in Rome.[4]
Collections[]
- Fitzwilliam Museum[7]
- Carmarthenshire County Museum[7]
- Glynn Vivian Art Gallery[7]
- Newport Museum and Art Gallery[8]
- National Museum of Wales Cardiff[9]
- National Library of Wales[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Harry Holland paintings on show in Cardiff exhibition". BBC News. 1 December 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Price, Karen (22 April 2010). "Harry Holland strips his paintings bare - Martin Tinney Gallery". WalesOnline.
- ^ Lucie-Smith, Edward (2006). Harry Holland. Rome: Il Polittico.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Lucie-Smith, Edward; Holland, Harry (1991). Harry Holland: The Painter and Reality. Art Books International. ISBN 978-0-946708-22-2.
- ^ "Baltic Plus | British Art Show 1979". balticplus.uk.
- ^ Packer, William (1978). Four Artists for the 80s. London: Vogue, Condé Nast.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Holland, Harry, b.1941 | Art UK". artuk.org.
- ^ "Self Portrait | Art UK". artuk.org.
- ^ "Labyrinth | Art UK". artuk.org.
- ^ "Milieu | Art UK". artuk.org.
External links[]
Further reading[]
- Lucie-Smith, Edward (1991) Harry Holland: The Painter and Reality. Arts Books International Ltd. ISBN 0-946708223
- Lucie-Smith, Edward (2006) Harry Holland. Il Polittico
- 1941 births
- 20th-century British painters
- 21st-century British painters