Edward Holland was born in Philadelphia in 1980. He received a BFA in Painting from Syracuse University and a MA in Studio Art from New York University. His paintings and works on paper are conceptually grounded in literary and art-historical sources. In his current body of work, Holland is using linear depictions of constellations in the modern Zodiac as the geometrical foundation of each piece. His work has been shown in galleries nationwide, including Causey Contemporary, New York, NY; Gallery 543 at URBN, Philadelphia, PA; Long-Sharp Gallery, Indianapolis, IN; Peter Marcelle Project, Southampton, NY; and Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, NY and Santa Fe, NM. His work has been discussed in ArtZealous, The Huffington Post and in Eyes Towards the Dove, among others. He lives and works in New York City.