Darling Graham

Contemporary Visual Artist

Darling Graham (b. Rome, Italy) is a contemporary visual artist working between Canada and the United States. Her multidisciplinary practice spans drawing, photography, and digital media, structured as a personal journal and a library of feelings. Each work functions as a direct record of psychological and emotional states.

Her process is grounded in drawing, photography, and self-portraiture, incorporating elements of nature, staged imagery, and references to fashion. These materials are developed through a hybrid method combining graphite, soft pastel, and digital painting. The work remains firmly rooted in figuration, with a sustained focus on the female figure as the central subject.

Graham’s compositions address loneliness, companionship, fear, control, money, and power. A recurring cat appears as a constant companion to the figure, reinforcing a dynamic between isolation and presence. The figure is treated directly, without abstraction, as a site through which these conditions are examined.

Graham studied at the Liceo Artistico Via Ripetta in Rome and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of Ottawa. She previously maintained an international career as a fashion photographer for over two decades, which continues to inform her approach to composition and image construction.

Her work has been exhibited across the United States, including Art Basel Miami, and presentations at The Hole (2025), as well as venues in Miami and Richmond. Upcoming projects include a large-scale digital billboard presentation in Times Square (January 2026), an exhibition with The Holy Art Gallery (2026), New York.

Graham’s practice is defined by control, precision, and a sustained focus on the figure as a carrier of emotional and social conditions. Her work examines the tension between isolation and connection, intimacy and power.

Group Exhibitions

2026

• The Holy Art Gallery, New York, USA

2025

• The Hole Gallery, New York, USA

• Miami Convention Center, Miami, USA

• The House of Arts Gallery, Miami, USA

• HMVC Gallery, New York, USA

• BRG Art Gallery, Richmond, USA

2024

• Art Basel Miami, Miami, USA

Public Art & Digital Exhibitions

2026

• Solo Online Exhibition, New York, United States, presented by HMVC Gallery.

2025

• Group Exhibition (Digital Billboard Program), Times Square, New York, USA, presented with HMVC Gallery

Collections

The artist's work is included in several esteemed private and corporate collections, including:

• Bon Secours Hospital, Virginia, USA (2025)