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What to Know About Katie Holmes' New Artist Boyfriend, Jason Bard Yarmosky
- Angela Tam
- 2 hours ago
- 4 min read
Key takeaways:
Jason Bard Yarmosky is a Brooklyn-based painter known for portraits of his grandparents exploring aging, memory and time.
He and Katie Holmes were first linked in July 2026 and went Instagram official on his birthday in September 2026.
Sources say Holmes has not yet introduced Yarmosky to her daughter, Suri Cruise, as the couple takes things slowly.
Katie Holmes has a new man in her life, and this time, he's not a chef or a Broadway musician — he's a painter. Jason Bard Yarmosky, 38, has spent the summer of 2026 stepping quietly out of the art world and into the tabloids, thanks to a romance with the Dawson's Creek star that's gone from Hamptons sightings to a full Instagram hard launch. Here's everything to know about him.
His Background
Yarmosky was born in 1987 in Poughkeepsie, New York, and later settled in Brooklyn, where he's based today, according to a biography of the artist. As a child, he noticed something on museum visits that stuck with him: how rarely age was allowed to be beautiful in classical art. That observation became the engine behind everything he'd go on to paint.
He studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration in 2010, per his official biography.
What Does He Do for Work?
Yarmosky is a professional painter and illustrator working primarily in oil, applying 17th- and 18th-century technique to distinctly modern, personal subjects. His breakout series, Elder Kinder, spent more than ten years using his grandparents as recurring subjects — often dressed in playful costumes, from a Playboy bunny outfit to a Batman cape — to challenge how society treats aging. When his grandmother's dementia progressed, the work shifted tone, moving toward quieter meditations on memory and loss.
His paintings have been exhibited at serious institutions, including the Brooklyn Museum, the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, the San Antonio Museum of Art, the Addison Gallery of American Art and the Yellowstone Art Museum, according to his gallery biography, along with a solo window installation at Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue.
How Did He Meet Katie Holmes?
The two are said to have first been introduced at a Tribeca Festival dinner in New York back in June 2026, according to Hello! Magazine, cited by Entertainment Now. Their first public sighting came the following month, when they were photographed together at a Hamptons screening of Olivia Wilde's The Invite on July 10. "He was whispering in her ear, and she was laughing, they seemed very easy together and there was a smile on her face all night,” a source told People. “They sat together during the movie; she had her head on his shoulder at one point. They looked very cute.”
From there, sightings picked up quickly — a dinner date in Manhattan, a Ferragamo dinner in Bridgehampton, and a joint appearance at Michael Kors' 45th anniversary dinner in East Hampton in August.
Has He Met Suri Cruise?
Not yet, according to multiple reports. Sources have consistently told Page Six that Holmes and Yarmosky are taking things slowly and have not introduced each other to their families, including Holmes' 20-year-old daughter, Suri Cruise, whom she shares with ex-husband Tom Cruise. "Things are still pretty new between Katie and Jason, and they're intentionally taking it slow. They haven't been introduced to other's families or done any of that yet," an insider told Page Six. "There haven't been any major steps in the relationship yet, they're still in the dating phase for now. They're happy taking things as they come and seeing where it goes."
How Long Have They Been Dating?
Based on the earliest confirmed sighting, the relationship dates back to at least July 2026 — meaning the couple had been quietly seeing each other for roughly two months before Holmes made things Instagram official on September 1 or 2, 2026, with a birthday tribute to Yarmosky captioned, "Happy Birthday to the best of the best…❤️". Given the June dinner where they're said to have first met, the friendship-to-romance timeline may stretch back even further.
Who Else Has Katie Holmes Dated?
Holmes' dating history is well documented.
Tom Cruise — Holmes and Cruise married in 2006 after a whirlwind, headline-dominating courtship, and share daughter Suri, born the same year. They divorced in 2012 after six years of marriage.
Jamie Foxx — Following her divorce, Holmes was linked to Foxx for roughly six years, in a relationship the couple kept notably private and rarely confirmed publicly.
Emilio Vitolo Jr. — Holmes briefly dated the New York chef, first linked to him in 2020; the pair went Instagram official for her birthday in December 2020 before splitting in May 2021.
Bobby Wooten III — A Broadway bassist known for his work on Moulin Rouge! and American Utopia, Wooten dated Holmes for less than a year in 2022, with the two making their red-carpet debut at the Tribeca Festival premiere of Holmes' film Alone Together.
Jason Bard Yarmosky — Her current relationship, ongoing since at least mid-2026.
Meanwhile, Cruise is rumoured to be linked to be back with his ex Elsina Khayrova, after reportedly cooling things off with Ana de Armas in late 2025.
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