Actress Katie Holmes has sparked romance rumors with artist Jason Bard Yarmosky after they were seen holding hands in the Hamptons on July 10, 2026. The pair's first public sighting was at a screening of the movie “The Invite” at the East Hampton Regal UA in New York, where an eyewitness told People that Yarmosky whispered in Holmes' ear and she "could not wipe a smile from her face the entire night."
Their rumored relationship intensified when they were seen together again on July 14, dining in New York City. Photos obtained by Page Six showed Holmes and Yarmosky with their arms around each other during the outing.
Yarmosky, born in 1987, is a New York native who graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree from the School of Visual Arts in 2010. His artistic practice focuses on aging, blending traditional painting techniques with contemporary imagery. He describes his work as conveying that "humor and imagination persist even in the face of loss."
His art has been exhibited internationally, with showings in New York, Paris, Los Angeles, and Belgium, including at institutions such as the Brooklyn Museum of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Yarmosky's primary muses have been his grandparents, Elaine and Leonard Bard, who inspired his exploration of aging, vulnerability, care, wisdom, and humor. He has created hyper-realistic paintings of them, such as his grandmother as a bunny and his grandfather as a cowboy. His grandfather died in April 2020, and his grandmother in 2018 from Alzheimer's disease.
Following the deaths of his grandparents, Yarmosky moved from Brooklyn to a family home on Long Island. He told T Magazine in 2021 that the house became his "journal," where he would place notes and ideas on the walls. He found the oceanfront property provided a space to "deal with loss and [his] grief in a space that doesn’t pressure" him.
Yarmosky and Holmes reportedly met in June 2026 at a Tribeca Festival dinner in New York City. A source told People that the two appeared comfortable and "well acquainted" during their July 10 movie outing.