Tom Holland (American, born )

Tom Holland (American, b.1936) is a visual artist known for his use of fiberglass and aluminum. Born in Seattle, WA, Holland received his eduation at Willamette University in Salem, OR, and later attended the University of California. While studying at Berkeley, Holland was strongly influenced by David Park (American, 1911–1960), who was on the faculty at the university, along with Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922–1993) and Elmer Bischoff (American, 1916–1991). After graduating, Holland spent time in Chile, as a recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship.

His work draws inspiration from many Modernist art movements, including Cubism, Futurism, and Constructivism. Throughout his early career, he worked mainly in oil on canvas, but began experimenting with fiberglass, aluminum, and other lightweight materials in the 1970s. He gained critical acclaim for his free-standing and wall installations, for which he cuts thin sheets of material, rivets the cut pieces to a single sheet, applies a white base coat, and uses epoxy paint to achieve effects of depth and light.

Holland's work can be found in many prestigious institutions, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

He lives and works in Berkeley, CA.

Timeline

1936
Born in Seattle, WA
1954–1956
Willamette University, Salem, OR
1959–1960
Fulbright Award, Santiago, Chile
1961–1968
Teacher at the San Francisco Art Institute
1975–1976
National Endowment for the Arts, Sculpture Grant
1980
Guggenheim Fellowship
Lives and works in Berkeley, CA

Exhibitions

2010
Fifty Works for the First State: The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
2008
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
2007
An Architect Collect: Robert D. Kleinschmidt, Krannert Art Museum; University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
2006
Breaking Out! Sculptural Explorations in Metal & Wood, Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA
2005
Paint on Metal, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2004
Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
2002
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, CA
2000
Charles Cowles Gallery New York, NY
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
1998
Mondavi Winery, St. Helena, CA
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996
Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Jose, CA
1995
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
1993
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
Frederick Spratt Gallery, San Jose, CA
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992
Allene Lapades Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990
Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1989
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1988
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA
Neuendorf Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Pasadena Art Alliance, Art Center College of Design Pasadena, CA
Islip Art Museum, Islip, New York
1985
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Asher/Faure Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, NY
Summit Art Center, Summit, NJ
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1984
John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Cranbrook Academy, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1983
Hunstville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
Smith Anderson Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1982
Hunstville Museum of Art, Hunstville, AL
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA
1981
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA
Charles Cowles Gallery, New York, NY
1980
James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY
1979
Crocker Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Nancy Caldwell Gallery, New York, NY
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1978
Whitney Museum of American, Art New York, NY
Charles Casat Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1977
University of Texas, Austin Austin, TX
Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, WA
California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, San Diego, CA
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
Watson/de Nagy Gallery, Houston, TX
1976
Corcoran & Greenberg, Inc., Coral Gables, FL
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1975
JPL Fine Arts, London, UK
Barnsdale Park, Los Angeles, CA
Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1974
Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
Hansen Fuller Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1973
Knoedler Contemporary Art Gallery, New York, NY
California State University at San Jose, San Jose, CA
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
1972
Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
1971
Robert Elkin Gallery, New York, NY
Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO
1970
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Neuendorf Gallery, Cologne, Germany
1969
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Corcoran Museum, Washington, DC
1968
Ringling Museum, Sarasota, FL
Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1967
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1966
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1965
University of Texas, Austin, TX
La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
1964
Stanford University Art Museum, Palo Alto, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Lanyon Art Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
1960
Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile

Public Collections

Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Aldrich, CT
Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Stanford University Museum, Palo Alto, CA
Sheldon Art Museum, Lincoln, NE
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ