Delano Holland was born near Washington, D.C. in 1948. As a child, he moved with his family to California in 1953, where he remained until adulthood and developed his artistic talent. He attended the California College of Arts and Crafts.

Holland’s artistic endeavors have been heavily influenced by his worldly travels. He lived in Amsterdam for a while to study Van Gogh and also in Paris to study Degas. Holland has also traveled throughout most of Europe and South America in pursuit of artistic inspiration. Since Delano is a dead ringer for Elvis, he not doubt has accounted for many of the Elvis sightings in other countries.

His recent work in the filed of ballet reflects influences from the Classical and Impressionist periods and from works of other old masters that he studied intently in Europe. “The masters’ technical brilliance and the emotional impact of their work has, and will continue to have a profound influence in my art.”

Delano’s work ranges widely from his preferred small images produced on board, to sculpture, to murals that stretch for a whole wall. He has had his work exhibited in the New York Art Expo every year since 1996. His paintings have also been exhibited in international expose during this time period, specifically those held in Japan and at Art Asia in Hong Kong.

He has been commissioned to do work by some major foundations involved in the art of the dance. Holland’s work sells out at every exhibition and he is widely sought after by collectors.