Fred Holcomb

Fred Holcomb is a Seattle painter born in Tacoma, Washington. He trained in architecture at the University of Washington and worked as an architect until about 2000. He later earned an MFA in painting from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 2006. He has shown frequently in the Northwest, with solo exhibitions at Linda Hodges Gallery in Seattle and other venues. His paintings are held in public and private collections, including the City of Seattle and the Fred Hutch Cancer Center. Holcomb was an artist in residence at the Montello Foundation in 2022, and his work was included in the foundation-linked exhibition This Earth.