Curtis Holder

Curtis Holder is a London-based artist who works primarily in graphite and colored pencil to create large-scale portraits and figurative works on paper.

In 2020, Holder achieved widespread recognition by winning the prestigious Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year competition. Since then, he has continued to garner critical acclaim and awards, including The John Ruskin Prize which he won in 2024. Curtis became the National Theatre’s first ever Artist in Residence in 2022. 

In this chat, Curtis tells us about the process and “conversations” behind the works in his current show, Curtis Holder: Portraits of Brotherhood, on view through September 28, 2024, at Guildford House Gallery in England.