Wayne Douglas Quinn

Wayne Douglas Quinn (January 31, 1941 – Oct 2, 1987) was an American painter.[1][2] He is known for photorealist works that explore queer male identity in San Francisco during the 1970s and early 1980s.[3]

Early life and education

Wayne Douglas Quinn was born on January 31, 1941.[4]

Quinn lived and worked in San Francisco, California, of which he said "this is a mystical city. Once you leave San Francisco there's a whole other reality"[5]

In 1979 Quinn painted author of 'Sex, Drugs & Disco', Mark Abramson.[6]

Work

Quinn worked to achieve a flat photographic effect, creating nudes in "lush flesh tones". The figures most often occupy detailed gem colored San Francisco interiors.[7] Thomas Albright, art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, said of his work, "Quinn's forte...is a kind of haunted realism"[3] Quinn allowed "his subjects to drift into thought.[5] The resulting facial expressions are a reflection of this quiet self-awareness, solitude...it has been said often that there is a sadness peculiar to Mr. Quinn's paintings" The paintings "are very much involved with the desolation of the urban experience".[8]

Selected exhibitions

Quinn's solo exhibitions include Wayne Douglas Quinn (1962-1972) at Upper Market Street Gallery in 1973.[3]

Publications
  • The Art of Wayne Quinn (New Glide Publications, 1977)[9][10]

Collections

Quinn's work is held in permanent collections including:

References
  1. "Quinn, Wayne". ULAN. J. Paul Getty Trust. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  2. "Quinn, Wayne Douglas". Bay Area Reporter. October 22, 1987. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  3. Albright, Thomas (January 1973). "Wayne Quinn at Upper Market". San Francisco Chronicle.
  4. "Wayne Quinn papers, 1972-1977". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. Blair, Beverlee (November 1976). "Now Art! Wayne Douglas Quinn". No. p.4. San Francisco Sentinel.
  6. Abramson, Mark (June 14, 2015). "BARchive :: Excerpts From the New Memoir 'Sex, Drugs & Disco'". Bay Area Reporter. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  7. Marlowe, John (November 14, 1975). "In San Francisco". No. p.2. Westart.
  8. Campbell, R.M. (December 1977). "The Desolation of Our Urban Experience". Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
  9. St. John, Scott ‘Tofu’ (October 10, 2011). "Finding The Art of Wayne Quinn". tofuartsf. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  10. "Worldcat title: The art of Wayne Quinn". Worldcat. OCLC. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  11. "Artists in the Collection: Quinn, Wayne Douglas". Knoxville Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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