An exhibition by Holly Graham with blue walls displays historical dresses on mannequins, glass cases with books and artefacts, and three paintings of ships and harbours. A sign reads “Gateways of Empire” above the paintings, and an exhibition panel is mounted on the right wall.

Holly Graham

Holly Graham (b. 1990, London) is a London-based artist and researcher, working predominantly with print, audio, photographic images, text, and moving image; often in response to archive and museum collections. Much of her work looks at ways that narrative shapes collective memory; and holds an interest in recording-mechanisms, documents, evidence, and processes of editing – concerns rooted around a commitment to responsible story-telling and amplifying quiet histories. While cross-disciplinary, the work often employs motifs inherent to the medium of print – duplication, traces, material degradation – mirroring formal qualities often present within attempts to pin down or fix resistant and amorphous narratives. The work she makes is often specific to particular sites and localised contexts.

Recent projects include commissions with: Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester (2025-26); TACO!, London (2021-26); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2025); UP Projects & Barnet Council, London (2024); Locales, Rome (2023); and Deptford X (2023). Holly is an Associate Lecturer at the Royal College of Art, London; and is Co-Founder of Cypher BILLBOARD, London. She was awarded a Sainsbury Scholarship at the British School at Rome for 2023, and is currently undertaking a PhD with CREAM, University of Westminster.

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    1. Holly Graham, The Warp The Weft The Wake, 2025, installation view at Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester. Courtesy of the artist and Manchester Art Gallery, photography by Michael Pollard
    2. Holly Graham, Petname, 2014. Installation view at Studio Voltaire; Holly Graham & Ain Bailey Wallpaper, 2024. Part of In House: Ain Bailey & Holly Graham, 2024, at Studio Voltaire. Photo: Andy Keate.
    3. Holly Graham, Stop and Smell the Flowers, 2024. Commissioned by UP Projects & Barnet Council. Photo: Thierry Bal.
    4. Holly Graham, Haptic Registers, Tenders Images, Sonic Frequencies: Here/There - Find Yourself in It, 2024. Image courtesy of the artist.
    5. Holly Graham, Sustaining a Weight: In the heavy mockery they suffered (Detail), 2023. Photo: Roberto Apa.
    6. Holly Graham, London's Montmartre, Deptford X 2023 Commission. Photo: Katarzyna Perlak.
Close-up of a person smiling with their hand resting against their face. The image focuses on their mouth, showing clean, white teeth, and part of their nose and chin which is covered in stubble. The lighting appears dim.

In House: Ain Bailey and Holly Graham