UK Photographic Artist: 07951 496 858 / graham@gdholland.co.uk

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"The star of the show is undoubtedly Graham Holland's digitally manipulated photomontages. In his world, the city isn't dark and brooding but light, buzzing and congested. He manages to capture both the optimism and the frustration of living in a metropolis where dreams can either be realised or crushed in an instant. He's an artist to watch for the future"
Grant Gibson - Editor of Blueprint

Graham Holland is an award winning lens based artist, who specializes in creating evocative images of the urban world. Years of personal development and experimentation have propelled Graham's success, where he co-ordinates commissions in advertising and wall based works with self initiated projects for exhibition. Graham's photographic and post production abilities have seen him work on assignment in Dubai, New York, Venice, Budapest, Rome and throughout the UK.

Graham studied Fine Art at the University of Central Lancashire and Photography & Urban Culture at Goldsmiths. Since completion of his degree he has gone on to exhibit in over seventy exhibitions and is collected throughout the UK, America and Europe. Exhibitions include, Holland and Sexty at the Woolff Gallery, London Calling, Holland and Sexty at Kingly Court, Life in the City, London Art Fair, Xposure, Metropolis, Art New York, Windows, Still, Art Palm Beach, Spirit of Place, Contemporary Camera, Reconstructed Places and Location Location Location. Clients include, Q Magazine, Allen & Overy, Starbucks, Honda, Transport for London, The London Studios(LWT), Carling, JD Wetherspoon, Pizza Express at Gatwick Airport, Bruntwoods(Official Partner Commonwealth Games), BBC, Shaftesbury plc, National Health Service and Pictons.

Graham's work has also been extensively featured in the TV programme Home on ITV and culture magazine Blueprint. Other media attention includes Broadcast, Property Week, Dream and A-N magazine.

BIOGRAPHY:

* MA Photography & Urban Culture: Goldsmiths College (Currently defered from 2nd year)
* Arts Award Advisor: Trinity College London 2005
* BA Hons Fine Art (2:1) University of Central Lancashire, 1997 / 2000

COMMISSIONS:
* 17 Photographic images, including a 45m x 3m work on glass. Allen & Overy, London
* Front and Back DPS for Q Magazine (Guilty Pleasures Issue)
* Photographic DPS for Honda Magazine
* Photographic Wall Art for Starbucks new opening
* Photographic Wall Art, Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust
* Photographic Wall Art, L & D Hospital NHS Trust
* Two photographic images, Greenhill McCarron for The London Studios
* Photographic Wall Art, Carling
* Photographic Wall Art on Carnaby for Shaftesbury plc
* Photographic lightbox, Carling
* Photographic Wall Art on Manchester, Bruntwood (Manchester Commonwealth Games)
* 5.7m Photographic Wall Art, Harrison Ince for JD Wetherspoon
* Photographic image, Pictons Solicitors
* Five photographic images on Rome for Pizza Express at Gatwick Airport
* Digital Installation / High Rise Projection, LBC
* Two photographic banners , LBC
* Five photographic images on contemporary village life, SBDC

After graduating with a 2:1 in Fine Art from the University of Central Lancashire in 2000, Graham has gone on to exhibit in over 70 exhibitions worldwide along with many high profile commissions. Graham has also worked in arts management and promotions - creating and developing art fairs, art markets, art galleries (alternative & public funded) and music & film events, consultant and mentor. Alongside this Graham developed his teaching skills working firstly as a resident artist and course programmer for gifted and talented students. This work lead to working as a lead artist & project worker on various community based arts projects. Graham has also taught at two EBD school's in Hertfordshire, providing GCSE art, geography, photography and ict. Currently Graham is developing his photographic interests whilst on deferment from his MA at Goldsmiths.