YVONNE HOLTON, SHA – Heraldic Artist and Illustrator

Yvonne was appointed Dingwall Pursuivant in 2011 and advanced to Islay Herald in 2021. Mrs Holton was Herald Painter to the Court of the Lord Lyon from 2005 until 2021.

She started working as a Lyon Court artist in 1990 after working as a freelance jeweller designer and book illustrator. She was the 2012 winner of the de Moffarts Prize for Heraldic Arts.

Besides her work producing heraldic documents, recent commissions have included the design of the £2 coin marking the tercentenary of the Union of the Parliaments, a new mace for the Lord Lyon and the Badge of the UK Supreme Court.