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Frank Holliday's Roman Oils at Museo Carlo Bilotti

exhibition · 2026-05-04

The Museo Carlo Bilotti in Rome's Villa Borghese is hosting a solo exhibition of Frank Holliday's oil paintings created during his 2016 residency in a windowless studio on Vicolo del Leonetto, near Piazza Navona. Curated by Cesare Biasini Selvaggi, the show presents works that blend vibrant, orgiastic color fields with veiled tragic undertones, echoing Jackson Pollock's influence. The exhibition runs through an unspecified period in 2019.

Key facts

  • Frank Holliday (born 1957 in North Carolina) is exhibiting at Museo Carlo Bilotti in Rome.
  • The exhibition features oil paintings from Holliday's 2016 Roman residency.
  • The studio was located at Vicolo del Leonetto, near Piazza Navona.
  • The curator is Cesare Biasini Selvaggi.
  • The works are displayed on white walls of the museum.
  • The style references Jackson Pollock's action painting.
  • The museum is situated within Villa Borghese park.
  • The exhibition was ongoing as of July 2019.

Entities

Artists

  • Frank Holliday
  • Jackson Pollock
  • Cesare Biasini Selvaggi

Institutions

  • Museo Carlo Bilotti
  • Artribune

Locations

  • Rome
  • Italy
  • Villa Borghese
  • Vicolo del Leonetto
  • Piazza Navona
  • North Carolina

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