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
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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