Background
Born in Saint St. Petersburg to Russian parents, Holland grew up near the Black Sea before commencing music studies at the age of 12.
Born in Saint St. Petersburg to Russian parents, Holland grew up near the Black Sea before commencing music studies at the age of 12.
She studied both art and music at the School of Fine Arts in Novorossijsk, Russia, and eventually graduated from the Russian Academy of Arts with a degree in art She studied at the Norwegian College of Marketing and worked for an advertising agency.
In 1981 Holland moved to Norway with her mother, who had married a Norwegian. Holland met Norwegian art’s enfant terrible Odd Nerdrum, who viewed some of her figurative works and asked her to come to his studio. Her visit resulted in a two-year apprenticeship from 1990 to 1992.
She had her first solo show in 1994 in Oslo and has since exhibited in several countries.
Some of her work is reminiscent of Nerdrum"son