Painter and pianist, born in Bristol, son of Francis Hoyland and married to Hilary Hoyland, both artists. John and Hilary met at Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, finishing their studies in 1981, in 1985 moving to St Martin de Vers, near Cahors, in southwest France. The Hoylands usually exhibited together, as their painting ran parallel with similar interests. They received a Barnes Workhouse Trust Award. John Hoyland gained first prize in the Magnolia Mouldings Landscape Competition and a Gold Medal at Agen and Albi Salons. The sunlight of southern France was a factor in his work, pictures taking him “from four sessions to four years to complete.” Exhibitions included Barbican Centre, 1984; St John’s Smith Square, 1989; Galerie L’Or du Temps, Cahors, 1990; Stonegate Gallery, York, 1994; and Piano Nobile Fine Paintings, Richmond, 1999.