Born in Donegal, 1978
EDUCATION
1997 – 2000 – BA Degree in Fine Art / Painting, National College of Art & Design, Dublin
AWARDS
- Decade of Centenary Award, Donegal Museum, 2021
- Artist Bursary, Donegal County Council, 2009 – 2023
- Visual Artist Bursary Award, Arts Council of Ireland, 2020, 2009
- Thomas Dammann Travel Award, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2015
- Travel and Training Award, Arts Council of Ireland, 2016
- K & M Evans Prize for Painting, RHA, Dublin, 2012
- Shortlisted, Tony O’ Malley Residency Award, 2010
- National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland, University of Limerick, 2012
- HSE, Per Cent for Art Scheme, Commission, Dublin, 2011
- Tyrone Guthrie International Exchange Bursary, 2010
- Hennessey Craig Scholarship, RHA, 2009
- Shortlisted, Golden Fleece Award, Dublin, 2009
- Dublin City Council, Tyrone Guthrie Centre Bursary, 2008
- Glenveagh National Park Residency Award & Bursary, 2007
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 – Twilight Time, Taylor Galleries, Dublin
- 2023 – Northern Light Vision, Hjelmelandsvagen, Hjelmeland, Norway
- 2021 – North Calling, Taylor Galleries, Dublin
- 2019 – Ann Quinn Paintings, Custom House Gallery & Studios, Mayo
- 2018 – The Human Presence, Taylor Galleries, Dublin
- 2016 – The Place Where I Stand to Look Out Over This World, Taylor Galleries, Dublin
- 2016 – Sky’s Windows, Jack House Gallery, Old Portsmouth, England
- 2013 – Metamorphosis Created by Distance, The Dock Arts Centre, Leitrim
- 2011 – She would argue a crow is white, Cross Gallery, Dublin
- 2010 – The Lunacy is Safely a Field Away, Mullan Gallery Belfast
- 2010 – Fields of Vision, Cavanacor Gallery, Co. Donegal
- 2009 – Different Silences, Ashford Gallery, RHA Gallery, Dublin
- 2008 – Autumn in Middle East, Summer in West, Cross Gallery, Dublin
- 2006 – Settlers and Warriors, Cross Gallery, Dublin
- 2006 – Night Too Bright, South Tipperary Art Centre
- 2005 – I’m Wearied Treeless, Irish Arts Centre, New York
- 2002 – Blue Heavens, Appleloft Gallery, Sligo
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED)
2023
- It Took a Century: Women Artists and the RHA, National Gallery of Ireland
- 193rd Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Invited Artist: Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
2022
- 192nd Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2020
- 190th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2019
- 21st Century Ireland in 21 Artworks, curated by Cristín Leach, Glebe Gallery, Donegal
- 189th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Regard X: Celebrating the Outstanding Contribution made by women to the National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland, Bourn Vincent Gallery, University of Limerick
- Other Worlds, Two person exhibition with Robert Ryan, Claremorris Gallery, Co Mayo
- Irish Art Now, Contemporary Art Auction, Pallas Projects, Dublin
- Invited Artist, Legacy, 30th Anniversary of the Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
2018
- Invited Artist, 188th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Invited Artist, Gathering, The Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
2017
- Invited Artist, 187th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- ‘Nasty Women Dublin‘, Pallas Projects, Dublin
- Facing West, Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
- 4 person show, Claremorris Gallery, Co. Mayo
2016
- 186th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Pallas Projects Gala Benefit Auction with Whytes at the Georgian Society, Dublin
- VUE: National Contemporary Art Fair, with Taylor Galleries, RHA, Dublin
2015
- 185th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Claremorris Open, Co. Mayo
- VUE: National Contemporary Art Fair, with Taylor Galleries, RHA, Dublin
2014
- 184th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2013
- VUE: National Contemporary Art Fair, with Taylor Galleries, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- 183rd Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Subtle Correspondence, three person show, Taylor Galleries, Dublin
- Three Person Exhibition, Claremorris Gallery, Co. Mayo
2012
- 182th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- VUE, National Contemporary Art Fair, with Taylor Galleries, RHA, Dublin
- National Portrait Collection of Ireland, Bourn Vincent Gallery, University of Limerick
2011
- 181st Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
2010
- 180th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Inscape, four-person exhibition, Galway Arts Centre
- Bizarre Bazaar, Pallas Projects, Dublin
2009
- Invited Artist, 179th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
- Eigse Arts Festival, Co. Carlow
2008
- 178th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- The Plinian Sponge, maybe?, Ashford Gallery touring exhibition : Johnston Central Library, Cavan; Ballina Art Centre; West Cork Art Centre; Roscommon ArtCentre;
- Winter Salon, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
- Timbuktu, Pallas Projects, Dublin
- Boyle Arts Festival, Co. Roscommon
2007
- 177th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Thirty Two Thousand Years Later, PCP, Dublin
- Irish Art Fair, RDS, Dublin
2006
- 176th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Four Lights, Letterkenny Art Centre, Co. Donegal
2005
- 175th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- End of Year Painting Exhibition, Ashford Gallery, Dublin
2004
- 174th Annual Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin
- Full Circle, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin
RESIDENCIES
- Ucross Foundation, Wyoming, United States, 2023
- Ragdale Foundation, Illinois, United States, 2023, 2016
- Andøy, Vesterålen, Norway. Organised by Donegal County Council Cultural Services & Vesteralen Cultural Council, 2018
- Fundacion Valpairoso, Almeria, Spain, 2016, 2008
- Centre d’ Art I Natura, Catalonia, Spain, 2015, 2010
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, United States, 2014
- Independent Studio Artists Ltd, Temple Bar, Dublin, 2011 – 2014
- Heinrich Böll Cottage, Achill Island, Co. Mayo, 2010
- Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin, 2009
- Aras Eanna, Inis Oirr, Aran Islands, Co. Galway, 2009
- The Cill Rialaig Project, Co. Kerry, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2014
- Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal, 2007
COLLECTIONS
- Trinity College Dublin
- Donegal County Library
- Donegal Museum
- Health Service Executive
- University of Limerick
- Office of Public Works
- AXA Insurance
- Glenveagh National Park
- Donegal County Council
- Four Seasons Hotel Group
- Carlton House, Dublin
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Meet the Artist: Ann Quinn telling a story to the viewer, chapter by chapter by Philip Carton, Business Post, 13th October, 2023
- What Lies Beneath by Niall MacMonagle, Sunday Independent, 15th October, 2023
- Twilight Time, Visual Artists News Sheet, September – October Edition, 2023
- 10 paintings you wish you’d bought at the 193rd RHA Annual show, by Cristín Leach,
RTE Culture, 23rd June, 2023 - Art is thriving in a time of cultural disruption, Year in Cultural Review, by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 8th December, 2018
- The Human Presence, review by John P. O’ Sullivan, Ireland’s Sunday Times, Sunday 16th September, 2018
- Art in Focus, ‘Don’t Be Afraid’ by Ann Quinn, Review by Aidan Dunne, The Irish Times, 1st September, 2018
- Interview with Sean Rocks on Arena, RTÉ Radio One, September, 2018, https://www.rte.ie/radio1/arena/programmes/2018/0910/992902-arena-monday-10-september-2018/?clipid=102922602
- Artistic License : Ann Quinn, by Penny McCormick, The Gloss Magazine, 22nd August, 2018
- Interview, Culture File, Lyric FM, January 2018, https://m.soundcloud.com/soundsdoable/sets/anne-quinn
- Painting selected by critic and broadcaster Cristín Leach for RTE Culture as one of 21 artworks that define Modern Ireland. https://www.rte.ie/culture/2017/0830/901026-21-century-ireland-in-21-artworks/
- 5 Star Review by Aidan Dunne, Irish Times, 27/09/2016
- What Lies Beneath by Niall MacMonagle, Sunday Independent, 09/10/2016
- The Eye of the Storm: Ann Quinn Charts the Development of Her Painting Practice, Visual Artists Ireland News Sheet, May-June Edition, 2014
- Bringing Donegal to Dublin through Memory and Image, by Carolyn Farrar, Donegal Democrat, 11/07/2013
- Subtle Correspondence, Review by Cristín Leach Hughes, Culture Magazine, Ireland’s Sunday Times, 30/06/13
- New Horizons, Review by Denise Ferran, Summer Edition, Irish Arts Review Magazine, June 2013
- East Donegal Inspiring Art, http://www.donegaldiaspora.ie/news/east-donegal-inspiring-art 10/10/12
- The Ticket, Aidan Dunne, 12/10/12
- National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland, Catalogue, University of Limerick, 2012
- What Lies Beneath, Niall MacMonagle, Sunday Independent, http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/mary-by-ann-quinn-26863535.html ,10/06/12
- Painting Featured on Cover of Poetry Collection by Kerry Hardie, The Ash and the Oak and the Wild Cherry Tree, The Gallery Press, 2012
- Serious work that will bring a smile to your face, The Irish Times, 25.03.09, by Aidan Dunne
- Expressions of Past Tranquility, The Irish Times, 23.01.08, by Aidan Dunne
- Picturing Tehran and Donegal, The Irish Times, 12.01.08, by Fiona McCann
- Circa Online Review, by Laura McGovern, 2008 http://www.recirca.com/cgi-bin/mysql/show_item.cgi?post_id=1800
- Splendid Isolation, The Visual Artist’s News Sheet, VAI, Jan-Feb 2008
- The Plinian sponge, maybe ?, Ashford Gallery, Catalogue, 2008
- Shining in Glenveagh, CRANN Magazine, Winter Edition, 2007
- Lifelines, New and Collected, Letters from Famous People about their Favourite Poem, Town House, 2006
- Poetry Now 2005 two paintings used to illustrate two Leaving Certificate books, Celtic Press, 2005
- The Irish Times, 17.01.01, by Sue Carter
- The Irish Times, 14.06.00, by Aidan Dunne
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