John Howlin

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John Howlin (1941–2006) was a British-born painter, print-maker and sculptor.

Howlin studied at Hammersmith School of Art 1957–1959 and taught at Ealing School of Art,^[1] and moved to Toronto, Canada in 1969. Later lived in France.

In 1963 British art dealer John Kasmin (1934-) and art patron Sheridan Dufferin (5th Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1938–1988)) opened their art gallery at 118 New Bond Street. They represented Howlin who was given a solo exhibition in 1965.

One of his first major exhibitions was a group show in June 1963 at the Whitechapel Art Gallery in London, alongside David Hockney (1937-), Ian Stephenson (1934–2000) and Howard Hodgkin (1932–2017). Vogue magazine in August 1963 enjoyed this exhibition and hailed them as 'The impact Makers – Edward Lucie-Smith reviews an exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery – four artists making an impact on British art – Includes a full page full colour picture of David Hockney, John Howlin, Ian Stephenson, and Howard Hodgkin'.

In Canada he exhibited at the Ruby-Fiorino Gallery (Queen Street West in Toronto) which was allied to an artist's co-operative called Workscene.

Howlin's work was somewhat influenced by Victor Vasarely (1906–1997) and his use of emulsion, shapes, colour and dots looks forward to that of Sarah Morris, Damien Hirst and Gary Hume.