BIO
Oliver Hawk Holden is a San Francisco-based artist whose work takes a satirical, yet deeply intimate look at the world and pulls mostly figurative imagery of distinct moments into semi autobiographical figurative collage. His practice includes kinetic sculpture, video, painting and installation.
His work has been featured in Juxtapoz and he has exhibited at SFMoMA, Evergold gallery, On Approval, Incline Gallery, R/SF Gallery and FaceBook AIR Mural Residency San Francisco.
Alongside his art practice, Holden is a co-founder of Expert Art Service, a fine art services company that provides art installation and general art handling services to the Bay area. He holds a degree in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute (BFA), where he studied under John Defazio, Alicia McCarthy, Terry powers, and Jeremy Morgan
Solo Exhibitions
2021
Dog People, The Great Highway, San Francisco,
2019
Betty Number 22 Taken Down, First Amendment Gallery
2018
Coffee Lab, San José del Cabo Mexico,
Solo Show & Residency at Casa Plativa
2018
System Wack, R/SF, San Francisco
2016
Only the Habit, Residence/SF, San Francisco
2015
A Private Conversation, Tri-tip and Rice Gallery, San Francisco
Upcoming Solo Exhibitions
2023, Luggage Store Solo show, System Loud
Exhibitions.
Re.Riddle, San Francisco, Soft Automata, summer 2022
KQED Lobby, San Francisco, Soapbox display Summer 2022
SFMoMA, San Francisco, displayed Shrimp Car at Museum spring 2022
SFMoMA’s Soap Box derby at John McLaren park, Shrimp Car spring 2022
The Great Highway, San Francisco, Dog People winter 2021
Guerrero Gallery, San Francisco, Red Pill Blue Pill fall 2021
Incline Gallery, San Francisco, Art Auction to Benefit the Artist (Curated by Matt Gonzalez) fall 2019
On Approval Beta Launch Show, July 2019
FaceBook, San Francisco Location, Mural Residency spring 2019
Installation at Juxtapoz location, Miami FL Art Basel 2018
Juxtapoz Denver ClubHouse, Denver CO 2018 fall
R/SF, San Francisco, System Wack (Solo) 2018 Summer
Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, Loose Ends 2018 Spring
First Amendment Gallery, San Francisco Sentimental Mood Winter 2018
Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, Birthday 2018 Winter
First Amendment Gallery, San Francisco, Natural Plane Fall 2017
R/SF, San Francisco, Young Collectors Club 2017 Summer
Coffee Lab, San José del Cabo Mexico, Design Show 2017 Summer
Incline Gallery, San Francisco, Art Auction to Benefit the Artist(Curated by Matt Gonzalez) 2017 Winter
Good Mother Gallery, Oakland, In Passing 2016 Fall
Studio Space, San Francisco, Little Man 2016 Summer
Gallery y2k, Oakland, Water Pumps 2016 summer
Residence/SF,San Francisco,Only The Habit 2016 Spring
San Francisco Art Institute, Senior show, City Installation 2016 Spring
San Francisco Art Institute, Cafe show, Billy 66, 2016 Spring
San Francisco Art Institute courtyard show Curated by Brett Reichman (head of painting department) 2016 Spring
Diego Rivera Gallery. San Francisco Art Institute, 404 error, 2016 Spring
Modest press. Oakland, The Modest press Show, 2016 Spring
No Roof Gallery. San Francisco, One year Anniversary 2016 Spring
San Francisco Art Institute, Mural wall, The Dreams That Don’t Belong to You Now 2016 Spring
Tri-tip and Rice Gallery,San Francisco, A Private Conversation (solo) 2015 fall
Alley Cat. San Francisco Curated Miah Jeffra, Word As Material 2015 fall
GoodMother. Oakland, Fragmented 2015 fall
San Francisco Art Institute. courtyard show Curated by Frances McCormack 2 paintings 2015 spring
GoodMother. Oakland. 2 (painting show) 2014 fall
San Francisco Art Institute, Mural wall, Cops Clowns Cowboys and Foot Ball Players 2014 spring
San Francisco Art Institute,Diego Rivera Gallery. Group show 2014 spring
San Francisco Art Institute, Mural wall, Cowboy wall 2013 fall
San Francisco Art Institute, Ramp show 100 Senators 2013 fall
Cell Space. The Group Show 2013 Summer
Education.
-Pickwick Independent Press, Portland Maine 2010-2012
-Portland Arts & Technology High School, Portland Maine 2009-2012
-Maine College of Art. Portland Maine 3 Night classes 2011-2012
-San Francisco Art Institute BFA 2012-2016
Curatorial Experience.
"Welkom Baek” Adobe Books Gallery 2016
Awards.
Nominated for SECA Award 2021
Nominated for SECA Award 2019
Best In Show SFAI Senior graduate show-2016 award at commencement
Isaac Walter award - SFAI Sculpture prize from John DeFazzio
San Francisco Art Institute awarded Interdisciplinary honors studio 2016 (Studio adviser alicia mccarthy)
San Francisco Art Institute awarded Interdisciplinary honors studio 2015 (Studio adviser John DeFazzio)
Commissions.
Selected to build Car for SFMoMAs Soapbox Derby 2022
FaceBook AIR, San Francisco Location, Mural Residency spring 2019
Draw portraits of Italian family Reunion, North Beach San Francisco 2014
Draw portraits of faculty of San Francisco Art Institute 2014
Painted mural on Mission thrift 2013