quinn mcnichol

Seattle, Washington, United States

b. 1989, Glenside, Pennsylvania, United States
2012, BFA in Fine Art, Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster, PA, United States
2021, MFA, University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design, Seattle, WA, United States

www.quinnmcnichol.com

 
 

 

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EDUCATION:

M.F.A. 2021 University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design, Seattle WA

Certificate 2017 Mural Training Program, Mural Arts, Philadelphia, PA

B.F.A. 2012 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster PA


SOLO AND TWO-PERSON SHOWS:

2025 Insights: the Eye Sees the I, Brenno Kenji and quinn mcnichol
Edmonds College Art Gallery, Lynwood WA

2024 or was it all some kind of dream?
SOIL, Seattle WA

2023 and so this garden grows
El Sur, Tlalpan CDMX, Mexico

2018 ///THE\\\JUNGLE///LINE\\\
Studio 34, Philadelphia PA


GROUP SHOWS:

2025 Meander / Serpentina
Tlaxcala3, CDMX, Mexico

:::a garden of connecting paths:::
SOIL, Seattle WA

2024 Mount Gretna School of Art: Four Pillars Exhibition
Marketview Arts, York PA

SOIL In-Carnation
Carnation Contemporary, Portland OR

2023 Strange Preservations
SOIL, Seattle WA

Of a Place
SOIL, Seattle WA

Coffin Farm Summer Show
Coffin Farm, Redmond WA

2022 Ballast
Soil, Seattle WA

Tangents: i was thinking about the stars...
Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

I am, myself, three selves at least
Soil, Seattle WA

no way to see inside for certain
Soil, Seattle WA

State of Nature
Chautauqua Visual Arts, Chautauqua NY

2021 Shift
The Living Gallery, Brooklyn NY

Dissolving Boundaries
Sand Point Gallery, Seattle WA

University of Washington MFA + MDes Exhibition
Henry Art Gallery, Seattle WA

2020 Notes on the Unseen
Jacob Lawrence Gallery, Seattle WA

Still Waters Run Deep
Sand Point Gallery, Seattle WA

Things Behind the Sun
Sand Point Gallery, Seattle WA

2019 Future Paradise
The Living Gallery Outpost, New York NY

Plein Air: Paintings & Drawings; Gallery Artists & Alumni of Mt Gretna School of Art
Lancaster Galleries, Lancaster, PA

2018 Insider Art
Hamilton at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia PA

Mount Gretna School of Art Benefit Invitational Show & Auction
Lancaster Galleries, Lancaster PA

Wavy Baby
New Liberty Distillery, Philadelphia PA

2017 Insider Art
Gallery 128 at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia PA

Vibes
Tattooed Mom, Philadelphia PA

Along The River’s Edge
Thousand Islands Art Center, Clayton NY

2016 Runners Up
Square One, Philadelphia PA

Mount Gretna School of Art Seminar Student Group Show
Marketview Art Center, York PA

Along The River’s Edge,
Thousand Islands Art Center, Clayton NY

Homebodies: Lancaster
Moira Records, Lancaster PA

Mount Gretna School of Art Benefit Invitational Show & Auction
Lancaster Galleries, Lancaster PA

2015 Tigress Tempest Temptress
Discerning Eye Center for the Arts (DECA), Lancaster PA

Young Talent 2015
Washington Art Association, Washington CT

2014 Thrive: A Juried Exhibition
Sunshine Art & Design, Lancaster PA

Juried American Landscapes Exhibition
MFA Circle Gallery, Annapolis MD

Resident Artists Show
Mulberry Art Studios, Lancaster PA

Mount Gretna School of Art Annual Student Show
Hall of Philosophy, Mount Gretna PA

43rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Susan H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College
Annville PA

The 2014 Hamilton Club Art Auction
Hamilton Club, Lancaster PA

2013 Meet The Artists Reception and Dinner
The Hamilton Club, Lancaster PA

Protect Me From What I Want
Sunshine Art & Design, Lancaster PA

Grand Opening Show
Fulton Arts Cooperative, Lancaster PA

Chautauqua School of Art Annual Student Exhibition
Fowler-Kellog Art Center, Chautauqua NY

Emerging Artist in Residence Show
Sykes Gallery at Millersville University, Millersville PA

2012 Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Senior Show and Celebration
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design, Lancaster PA


AWARDS:

2021 de Cillia Graduating with Excellence Award University of Washington

2020 Boyer and Elizabeth Bole Gonzales Graduate Award University of Washington

2014 Juror’s Mention, 43rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition Susan H. Arnold Art Gallery

2012 Fine Art Achievement Award Pennsylvania College of Art & Design
Highest GPA Award Pennsylvania College of Art & Design


RESIDENCIES/PROGRAMS:

2024 Four Pillars, Mount Gretna School of Art, Mount Gretna PA

Wonder Domes Residency, Wonder Valley, CA

2023 El Sur MX, Tlalpan CDMX, Mexico

Wonder Domes Residency, Wonder Valley, CA

2022 Wonder Domes Residency, Wonder Valley, CA

2021 Original Mind Residency, North Bend, WA

2018 Mount Gretna School of Art, Independent Study, Mount Gretna PA

2016 Mount Gretna School of Art, Seminar Program, Mount Gretna PA

2015 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT

2014 Mount Gretna School of Art, Intensive Painting Program, Mount Gretna PA

2013 Visual Arts at Chautauqua Institution Summer Program, Chautauqua NY

Mount Gretna School of Art Intensive Painting Program, Mount Gretna PA

2012-13 Emerging Artist in Residence, Millersville University, PA

2012 Rome Art Program, Rome, Italy

2011 Drawing Marathon, New York Studio School, New York, NY


LECTURES:

2025 Insights: The Eye Sees the I, Edmonds College Art Gallery, Lynwood WA

2024 four pillars art talk, The Hall of Philosophy, Mount Gretna PA

2023 integration of inner and outer worlds, The Hall of Philosophy, Mount Gretna PA

integration of inner and outer worlds, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ

2022 my work, past and present, University of Washington, WA

notes on Ballast, SOIL, Seattle WA

2018 ///THE\\\JUNGLE///LINE\\\, Studio 34, Philadelphia PA


TEACHING EXPERIENCE:

2024 Introduction to Painting, Edmonds Community College (fall quarter), Edmonds WA

Introduction to Painting, Cornish College of the Arts (spring semester), Seattle WA

2023 Introduction to Painting, Cornish College of the Arts (fall semester), Seattle WA

2022 Figure Drawing, Cornish College of the Arts Summer Program, Seattle WA

Foundations (co-taught with Javier Gomez Alvarez-Tostado), Cornish College of the Arts Summer Program, Seattle WA

2020 Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design (spring quarter), Seattle WA

Introduction to Drawing, University of Washington School of Art + Art History + Design (winter quarter), Seattle WA


MEMBERSHIPS:

2021-present SOIL Artist-Run Gallery, Seattle WA


CURATORIAL:

2025 :::the garden on connecting paths:::, SOIL, Seattle WA