ABOUT

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.

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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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