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I am a self-taught artist who utilizes an experimental approach. I use mixed media techniques to bring together my love of photography, painting, and the thrill of finding new ways to use overlooked materials.
My life experiences are the inspiration for many of my pieces. Influences from my childhood in middle-class suburbia can be seen in much of my work, as the playful colors and characters are inspired by the items I found at my grandparent's home. I spent much of my adult life serving in the US ARMY with multiple combat deployments working with Special Operations. After being honorably discharged, I transitioned to private military contracting where I performed security for government officials, high ranking military officers, and diplomats from around the world. Art was and is still my outlet for processing all of the events, experiences, and cultures I have seen. I design pieces for everyone, but I particularly enjoy making "man art"- tasteful and thought-provoking pieces with masculine overtures. John Quigley www.johnquigleydesigns.com Education 2025 BFA in Illustration with an emphasis on Visual Development, minor in Virtual Reality, Ringling College of Art and Design (currently enrolled) Solo Exhibitions 2019 Family Values Dean Day Gallery, Houston, TX Group Exhibitions 2023 Here and There, Barbara Basch Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL Arts Advocates Veterans Exhibition, Sarasota, FL Arts Advocates Scholars Exhibition, Sarasota, FL Student Exhibitions, Madeby Gallery, Sarasota, FL 2022 War Paint, Ringling College of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL Student Exhibitions, Madeby Galley, Sarasota, FL Journeys Onward, Salmagundi Club of New York, New York, NY 2021 Student Exhibitions, Madeby Galley, Sarasota, FL 2020 Time2Play, White Room Gallery, The Hamptons, NY Group Exhibitions, Dean Day Gallery, Houston, TX Journeys Onward, Salmagundi Club of New York, New York, NY 2019 IConz, White Room Gallery, The Hamptons, NY Group Exhibitions, Dean Day Gallery, Houston, TX 2018 Group Exhibitions, Dean Day Gallery, Houston, TX 2017 Group Exhibitions, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, TX Superheroes for All, Camp for All Fundraiser, Houston, TX 2016 Group Exhibitions, Thornwood Gallery, Houston, TX Genocide, Houston Holocaust Museum, Houston, TX Curatorial Experience 2023 War Paint: Profiles of Courage, Selby Foundation Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL Here and There, Barbara Basch Gallery, Ringling College, Sarasota, FL Honors and Awards 2023 Sarasota Arts Advocates Scholarship Recipient 2022 Sarasota Arts Advocates Scholarship Recipient Representation Dean Day Gallery- Houston, TX The White Room Gallery- The Hamptons, NY |