“For more than forty years, William Quinn has continually surprised us with newly invented images, not through a quest for novelty but through his naturally creative gifts. His achievement as an artist is best understood as a synthesis of his outlook on life and art, his American roots, and his European experiences. He forged these elements into an artistic style which he has developed with great integrity and steadfastness. Many of the recent works are grounded in tension with aggressive, contrasting planes Others have linear structures that seem to create a “real” space, but then the lines dart back to surface, asserting the paintings’ two-dimensionality, sometimes suggesting landscape or figurative elements. William Quinn works on one painting at a time, not in a series, as he abhors repeating himself. As a result, each painting is a new experience both for the painter and viewer.

Education
1953 BFA, Washington University, St. Louis MO
1957 MFA, University of Illinois

Selected Exhibitions
2007 Galerie Art Du Nord “Farewell to Vence”, Vence, France
2006 Oud Raadhuis, St. Anna Ter Muiden, Sluis, Netherlands
2005 Mannakunsthuis “Sculptures”, Burges, Belgem
2002 Chapelle des Penitents Blancs, Vence, France
2001 Abstract Expressionism; Then and Now, Hofstra University, Nampstead, NY
L’Annunciata Gallery, Milan, Italy

Museum Collections
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
Nelson-Atkins Gallery of Art, Kansas City, MO
Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, TN
Museum of Art, St. Petersburg, FL
Mulvane Art Center, Washington University, Topeka, KA
Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis, MO
Mexican-American Cultural Institute Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico
Temple Israel, St. Louis, MO

Corporate Collections
US Bank Building, Clayton, MO
Adams Mark Hotel, St. Louis, MO
AT&T (Formerly Southwestern Bell), St. Louis, MO
Hallmark Collection, Kansas City, MO
Park-Davis Pharmaceuticals, St. Louis, MO
Domaine Terre Blanche, Hotel Quatre Saisons, Tourettes, France