Hi! Welcome to bryan holland arts. I've worked professionally as an artist, a graphic artist, and a college professor. My painting experience spans 20+ years. My work has been in numerous exhibitions, from solo to regional and national juried and invitational exhibitions. I've also been published in several journals and my work is part of many collections.
My most recent work is a mix of painting, collage, found art, image transfer techniques, and a variety of other experimentation. His work is influenced by graphic design, vintage art, painting, photography, mythology and a little bit of science and philosophy.

Bryan has worked professionally as an artist, a graphic artist, and a college professor. He is currently resides and works as an artist in Minnesota, working both independently and collaboratively. His work has been in numerous exhibitions, from solo to regional and national juried and invitational exhibitions. His work has been published in several journals and is part of many collections.
Bryan’s most recent work is a mix of oil painting, collage, found art, image transfer techniques, and a variety of other techniques and experimentation. His work is influenced by graphic design, vintage art, painting, photography, mythology and a little bit of science and philosophy.
Education
1995-1997 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD
MFA: Painting.
1988-1991 University of Sioux Falls/Augustana College, Sioux Falls, SD
BA in Art and English Minor (Joint Art Program).
1982-1984 Alexandria Technical College, Alexandria, MN
2 year technical school degree in Graphic Design
Professional
2006-present Artist.
Full-time artist, studio at 220 Dodd Avenue, Saint Peter, MN
2018-present Instructor.
Mixed Media workshops and 8 week courses.
Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
2001-2006 Assistant Professor of Art.
University of Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls, SD
Courses include graphic design, computer imaging, various studio courses.
1998-2001 Artist.
Full-time artist. Also owned/managed part-time gallery (Gallery 520) in Gregory, SD.
1995-1997 University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD Teaching and Grad Research Assistant for Design, Painting, Art Education, Beginning Design, Painting
1991-1995 University of Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, SD. Art Director/graphic artist.
Selected Exhibits
2020
Juried Figure Show, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Minnetonka, MN
2019
TOAF: Dallas (Saatchi), Dallas, TX
Faculty Exhibit, Minnentonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Art of the Garden, Minnentonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Member Exhibit, Arts Center of Saint Peter, Saint Peter, MN
2018
A Symphony of Wings, Cactus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Art of the Holidays, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
2017
Little Things, Hudson Hughes Gallery, online
EAT, Arts Center of Saint Peter, Saint Peter, MN
2016
The Nature of, (SOLO) Arts Center of Saint Peter, Saint Peter, MN
Menagerie, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
Members Salon, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
2015
Project Bike Exhibit, Gallery 410, Mankato, MN
2014
Indelible, Alexi Era Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Mythology and a little bit of science (SOLO), Ipso Gallery, Sioux Falls, SD
Washington Pavilion 2nd Annual Juried Exhbit, Sioux Falls, SD
2013
Smile, you son of a bitch, art tribute to Jaws, Hero Complex Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
All at Sea, Art at Marks, Honolulu, HI
Dreams, Yuma Fine Arts Center, Yuma, AZ
Fresh! Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Underlying Reality, (SOLO) Marshall Area Arts Council, Marshall MN
2012
Fortune favors the bold, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park, NJ
Fragments of Reality, (SOLO) Arts Center of Saint Peter, MN
2011
In the Midst of Hope, LGH Studios, Grand Junction, CO
Figuratively Speaking, Translations Gallery, Denver, CO
Blue Canvas Issue 8 launch event exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
Select Publications
2017
Mankato Magazine
2015
Saint Peter Herald
2014
Online: Hi Fructose Magazine
Online: Juxtapoz magazine
2013 Television: TPT program, MN Original
Online: Empty Kingdom
Online: 144D
2012 Online: Artist a day website
Studio visit magazine
Mankato Free Press
2011 Blue Canvas Magazine
Hi Fructose Magazine Online
"Artist Bryan Holland creates intriguing paintings and collage works by juxtaposing styles from various eras. Many of his works have a retro quality that reminds one of the bygone days of billboard painting as an art form. Glossy images of apples, lipstick and other products that seem practically interchangeable hearken back to the days of Mad Men-era advertising. In other works, Holland depicts wild animals in staged-looking poses, reminiscent of the kind of tableaux one might find at a natural history museum. These depictions of ossified or at least domesticated-looking animals are set against faded text and backgrounds that could be inspired by vintage wallpaper designs, calling to mind old-timey circus posters. Meanwhile, the costumes and poses of Holland’s various human subjects often refer back to 15th-century Flemish portraiture. Taken as a whole or viewed individually, Holland’s work creates a dense tapestry of cultural associations that reveal a deep interest in commercial art of both the past and present."
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