Painter

Tom Holland

Tom Holland is an American painter and sculptor known for brightly colored works that combine painting with shaped aluminum or fiberglass, often finished with lustrous epoxy paint.


Tom Holland quick facts

A concise reference for his materials, supports, and painting approach.

Tom Holland quick facts
Born1936 · Seattle, Washington, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Paint mediaEpoxy paint · oil paint · acrylic urethane
Common supportsAluminum · Fiberglass · marble · paper
Working methodsCutting, bending, riveting, layering shaped supports, applying a white base, and finishing with colored epoxy paint
Known forBridging painting and sculpture through thin shaped constructions that use color, reflection, light, and shadow

Sources: Whitney Museum of American Art, Whitney: Luna, SFMOMA: Marble #21, and Tom Holland Art.