Daniel Hollier
b. 1979, Canberra, Australia
Lives and works in Sydney, Australia
Daniel Hollier, studio portrait
Daniel Hollier is a Sydney/Dharug & Gundungurra - based artist working across painting, drawing and sculpture. Hollier’s work draws on disparate influences from art history to natural sciences and philosophy. He is particularly attuned to fleeting moments and unnoticed fragments, believing they hold deeper meaning. These observations become starting points for abstraction, transforming the ordinary into something reimagined. Using irregularly shaped canvases and a variety of painting processes, Hollier blurs the line between what is seen and what is interpreted. His work balances precision with unpredictability, capturing the interconnected nature of things. He invites viewers to tune in to the subtle language of the world, reframing the mundane as something meaningful and mysterious.
Hollier teaches Drawing and Art Processes at the Sydney School of Architecture, Sydney University. His work is held in the Artbank collection as well as private collections in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.
Read 8 New Paintings; Armature for Water Divination, 2024, Exhibition Essay
8 New Paintings; Armature for Water Divination, 2024
Melbourne Art Fair, 2025, Exhibition views, Photography by Phoebe Powell
Daniel Hollier, Jump starter; the putting green, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 110 x 110 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Mountains and Water; A fish leaping, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 80 x 53 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Mountain and water painting; Quiet leaves unbound and flying freely, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 55 x 67 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, A red painting seen from a riverside pavilion, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 110 x 110 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, People and things; A wrinkle in time, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 55 x 67 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Dust storm in the void of invisible possibility; The canary’s last melody, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 53 x 84 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Big Axe for a leaf, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 27 x 94 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, A contrary mountain path can lead to a storm or a rainbow; Mannerism, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on polyester
2 panels, 90 x 100 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, The quiet thrum of a lone cicada at dusk, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 58 x 58 cm
Daniel Hollier, Among the trees the birds call silently, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 105 x 105 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, People and things: A shadow of the sun, hides behind the moon at night, 2026, Synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 90 x 100 cm (dimensions variable)
Daniel Hollier, Plum in the Sand; Sandy Plum, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 2 panels, 100 x 110 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Between this and that, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 115 x 72 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Arching cross fade, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 90 x 90 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Painting leaves shadows; Shadows leaves Painting, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 115 x 72 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Dancer, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 2 panels, 105 x 90 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Horses teeth and tangled vines; Contrapposto, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 115 x 90 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Sylva, feeling of a grape basket painting, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 105 x 105 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Summer rains in dragon veins, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 90 x 100 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Flying White, 2025, Acrylic on Linen, 95 x 60 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Work of Zepher, 2024, Acrylic on Linen, 90 x 50 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Two birds under a leaf, 2025, Acrylic on Linen, 2 panels, 90 x 78 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Orchid leaves, to the moon but never back again, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 50 x 80 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Whirlpool Eddies, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 2 panels, 68 x 60 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, A cold season, lit slipped disk, 2025, Acrylic on Linen, 58 x 58 cm
Daniel Hollier, Bird on a high branch, 2024, Acrylic on Linen, 58 x 58 cm
Daniel Hollier, Grass and Insects; Plein-air Painting, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 62 x 48 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Blue light rocket, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 59 x 50 cm (Dimensions Variable)
Daniel Hollier, Jump starter; the putting green, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 110 x 110 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, Mountains and Water; A fish leaping, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 80 x 53 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, Mountain and water painting; Quiet leaves unbound and flying freely, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 55 x 67 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, A red painting seen from a riverside pavilion, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 110 x 110 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, People and things; A wrinkle in time, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 55 x 67 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, Dust storm in the void of invisible possibility; The canary’s last melody, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 53 x 84 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, Big Axe for a leaf, 2025, synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 27 x 94 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, A contrary mountain path can lead to a storm or a rainbow; Mannerism, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on polyester
2 panels, 90 x 100 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, The quiet thrum of a lone cicada at dusk, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 58 x 58 cm, Side view
Daniel Hollier, Among the trees the birds call silently, 2026, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, 105 x 105 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, People and things: A shadow of the sun, hides behind the moon at night, 2026, Synthetic polymer paint on polyester, 90 x 100 cm (dimensions variable), Side view
Daniel Hollier, Plum in the Sand; Sandy Plum, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 2 panels, 100 x 110 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Between this and that, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 115 x 72 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Arching cross fade, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 90 x 90 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Painting leaves shadows; Shadows leaves Painting, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 115 x 72 cm (Dimensions Variable), , Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Dancer, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 2 panels, 105 x 90 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Horses teeth and tangled vines; Contrapposto, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 115 x 90 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Sylva, feeling of a grape basket painting, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 105 x 105 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Summer rains in dragon veins, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 90 x 100 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Flying White, 2025, Acrylic on Linen, 95 x 60 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Work of Zepher, 2024, Acrylic on Linen, 90 x 50 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Two birds under a leaf, 2025, Acrylic on Linen, 2 panels, 90 x 78 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Orchid leaves, to the moon but never back again, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 50 x 80 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Whirlpool Eddies, 2025, Acrylic on Polyester, 2 panels, 68 x 60 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, A cold season, lit slipped disk, 2025, Acrylic on Linen, 58 x 58 cm, Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Bird on a high branch, 2024, Acrylic on Linen, 58 x 58 cm, Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Grass and Insects; Plein-air Painting, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 62 x 48 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Blue light rocket, 2024, Acrylic on Polyester, 59 x 50 cm (Dimensions Variable), Side detail view
Daniel Hollier, Themis - Armature for Water Divination, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 128 x 68cm
Daniel Hollier, Armature for Water Divination 15, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 128 x 34cm
Daniel Hollier, Dissolution of Cyane, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 80 x 65cm
Daniel Hollier, Chameleon Echo, 2024, Acrylic, Gouache and Watercolour on plywood. 106 x 94 cm
Daniel Hollier, Armature for Water Divination 7, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 80 x 78cm
Daniel Hollier, A Nymph of Pegae - Armature for Water Divination, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 128 x 48cm
Daniel Hollier, Themis - Armature for Water Divination, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 128 x 68cm (Detail side view)
Daniel Hollier, Armature for Water Divination 15, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 128 x 34cm (Detail side view)
Daniel Hollier, Dissolution of Cyane, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 80 x 65cm (detail side view)
Daniel Hollier, Chameleon Echo, 2024, Acrylic, Gouache and Watercolour on plywood. 106 x 94 cm (Detail side view)
Daniel Hollier, Armature for Water Divination 7, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 80 x 78cm (Detail side view)
Daniel Hollier, A Nymph of Pegae - Armature for Water Divination, 2024, Watercolour on paper, mounted to timber, 128 x 48cm (Detail side view)
Untitled Egg Painting #3, 2023, Egg tempera and acrylic on egg, 5.5 x 4.5cm
Untitled Egg Painting #6, 2023, Egg tempera and acrylic on egg, 5.5 x 4.5cm
BW Construction #5, 2023, acrylic on polyester, 2 panels 80 x 150cm
BW Construction #5, 2023, acrylic on polyester, 2 panels 80 x 150cm (Side view)
BW Construction #6, 2023, acrylic on polyester, 2 panels 80 x 140cm
BW Construction #6, 2023, acrylic on polyester, 2 panels 80 x 140cm (Side view)
Notes on Colour #6, 2020, Acrylic on polyester 183 x 76cm
Notes on Colour #6 2020, Acrylic on polyester 183 x 76cm, (Detail)
Notes on Colour #5, 2020, Acrylic on polyester 183 x 76cm
Notes on Colour #5 2020, Acrylic on polyester 183 x 76cm, (Detail)
King Tubby, 2019, Acrylic and shellac on cardboard 57 x 50cm
King Tubby, 2019, Acrylic and shellac on cardboard 57 x 50cm (Side View)
BW Construction #7, 2018, Ink on Paper on timber panel, 60 x 50cm
BW Construction #7, 2018, Ink on Paper on timber panel, 60 x 50cm (Side View)
Inhumane Induraine, 2017, Acrylic on Polyester in Bicycle Frame, 90 x 60cm
Inhumane Induraine, 2017, Acrylic on Polyester in Bicycle Frame, 90 x 60cm (Detail)
Night Parrot, 2015, Spray Acrylic on Polyester, 110 x 70cm
Night Parrot, 2015, Spray Acrylic on Polyester, 110 x 70cm (Detail)
Interrupted Indecision, 2015, Acrylic on Polyester and Frame, 50 x 60cm
Interrupted Indecision, 2015, Acrylic on Polyester and Frame, 50 x 60cm (Detail)
Pink Nimbus, 2015, Acrylic on Linen, 50 x 60cm
Pink Nimbus, 2015, Acrylic on Linen, 50 x 60cm (Detail)
A Girl Like You, 2012, Acrylic on Polyester, 6 panels 150 x 150cm
A Girl Like You, 2012, Acrylic on Polyester, 6 panels 150 x 150cm (Install photo)
Rue de Rivoli, 2011, Acrylic on Stump, with 14 x 10 x 10cm
Rue de Rivoli, 2011, Acrylic on Stump, with 14 x 10 x 10cm (Side view)
Rue de Clichy, 2011, Acrylic on Stump, with 11 x 11 x 10cm
Rue de Clichy, 2011, Acrylic on Stump, with 11 x 11 x 10cm (Side view)
