John Howlin

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, 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.