Curtis Holder (born Leicester, 1968) is a London based artist who works in coloured pencil to create large-scale portraits and figurative works on paper. In 2020 Holder won Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, a prestigious portraiture competition televised in the UK.

Curtis Holder was chosen as the winner of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year, Series 7 in 2020. Judges Kate Bryan, Kathleen Soriano and Tai-Shan Shierenberg described his multilayered works in coloured pencil as 'powerful, tender and startlingly new'.

Curtis Holder: Portraits of Brotherhood is a solo exhibition by London-based artist Curtis Holder. His multilayered pencil portraits seek to capture intimate moments in the lives of his subjects, delving into their shared history and experiences as Black men.

Curtis Holder (born Leicester, 1968) is a London-based artist who works in graphite and coloured pencil to create large-scale portraits and figurative works on paper. Holder gained widespread recognition in 2020 after winning Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year.

Nov 4, 2023 · The National Theatre’s first artist in residence, Curtis Holder, presents his first institutional solo exhibition 'The Makers: Portraits from Backstage' from 27 January - 04 November 2023. Holder's intimate, multilayered pencil portraits capture the expertise of a range of ‘makers’ at the National Theatre.

Explore a gallery of multilayered line drawings in coloured pencil by British artist Curtis Holder.

Jan 3, 2025 · Curtis Holder’s drawing ‘Sunday 5:04 am’ to feature in new exhibition of contemporary art at Guildford House Gallery Visit the exhibition from Saturday 25 November, 2023 until Saturday 06 January, 2024.

Buy original drawings and limited edition prints by London-based artist Curtis Holder.

Explore a gallery of portraits and figurative line drawings by British artist Curtis Holder.

Nov 14, 2024 · Curtis Holder will exhibit as an invited artist at the ING Discerning Eye 2024 at Mall Galleries, London. The ING Discerning Eye annual exhibition is a show of small, domestic scale, works independently selected by six prominent figures from different areas of the art world: two artists, two collectors and two critics.