Bio
Kaleigh Quinnan is an artist currently based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She holds a B.F.A. in Drawing & Painting as well as a B.S. in French with a business concentration (2021).
Her work looks towards contemporary life when creating surreal, flattened, boldly colored figures rooted in absurdity. This visual vocabulary accompanies stressed depictions of women in impossible positions. The irony is not lost; the artist is often also a stressed woman in impossible positions. As art so often amplifies objectification, she enjoys producing and then prodding at the intersection of being both an artist and a woman.
Influences:
Horror movies, cartoons, street trash (specifically in Paris & Philadelphia), deserts, advertisements, branding, pop culture media, cross word puzzles, running, class systems, gender roles, processed food, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Irish & Polish ethnic heritage, polish movie posters, fashion magazines
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Education
2021
Schreyer Honors College | The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
BFA, Drawing & Painting | Cum Lade
BS, French & Francophone Studies, Business Concentration | Cum Lade. Minors in Political Science and Global & International Studies
Undergraduate Honors Thesis: The Commoditization of The Female Body as A Luxury Good: The Result of French Culture at Intersection of Fine Art and Popular Culture Media
2020
The Institute for Feild Education (IFE) | The Paris Field Study and Internship program, Paris, France
18 Weeks, Immersive interdisciplinary study abroad coursework, internship with MKRS. Paris and independent research
Solo & Group Exhibitions
2021
Instillation Work & Sale | Patchwork Pop-Up Art Market, Philadelphia, PA
Palmer Museum of Art Student Exhibition | Penn State Creates, Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, PA
Penn State School of Visual Arts Scholarship Recipients Exhibition | Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
Penn State Undergraduate Juried Show | Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
2020
“No More Art,” Solo Virtual Exhibition | POPUP Virtual Galleries, Remote
Penn State Undergraduate Juried Show | Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
2019
“It’s Not Contemporary, It’s New,” Solo Exhibition | Patterson Gallery, State College, PA
Penn State Undergraduate Juried Show | Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
2018
Penn State Undergraduate Juried Show | Zoller Gallery, University Park, PA
2017
Student Showcase Group Exhibition | Zoller Gallery, State College, PA
Public Works
2022
“An Invitation to Backyard Bricks,” Outdoor Mural for private backyard, Brewerytown | Philadelphia, PA
“Bon Appétit!,” Interactive mural for french classroom, J.H. Philips Academy, Birmingham City Schools | Birmingham, AL
2021
“Looking Up to Avoid Looking Down,” Temporary mural for Downtown State College Improvement District | State College, PA
2019
“Tink and Dink go Shopping,” Published in The Intercollegiate Humor Anthology | Brown University Comedy Conference
2017
Mural for Phoenixville Area School District Offices & Creation of the Mural Arts Program | Phoenixville Area High School, Phoenixville, PA
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