About

Art for the
beautifully

lived-in.

Loose, expressive acrylic paintings inspired by botanicals, collected objects, and the quiet wildness of life.

Thirty years of design.
A new way of seeing

After a career shaping color, concept, and product in fashion, Holly Burningham picked up a paintbrush—and found a language that felt entirely her own. Her work carries a designer’s instinct for composition with the looseness of someone learning to let go.

“Painting taught me to breathe, pause, and see the familiar differently.”

My Story

bio and cv

b. 1970 | Grew up in the Chicago Suburbs

1992 | Began designing in the fashion industry

2025 | Graduated from Florida International University

BA magna cum laude

2025 | Started to paint as a new form of expression

Loose, intuitive paintings inspired by nature, place, and the beauty of imperfection.

My Vision

I’m increasingly drawn to the imperfect moments in a painting—the loose edge, the unexpected mark, the color that wasn’t part of the plan.

Those are often the places where the painting begins to feel alive.

This is a reflection of the way people live their lives in a world striving for perfection, art can live in the spaces where life isn't so perfectly put together.