David Quinn

Irish artist David Quinn works across multiple canvases at once, composing abstract pieces in a regular format of 8 x 5 inches – the size of his sketchbook he used when he was a student. The resulting pieces appear as visual haikus, sharing a universal form and offering endlessly variable imagery; each a unique piece, yet part of a wider whole. The familiar format allows Quinn to focus entirely on the painting itself, moving beyond conscious thought to reach an instinctive, meditative state, where the understated, multilayered surfaces of his works arise.

Quinn was born in Dublin in 1971 and lives and works in Sillelagh, County Wicklow. He studied visual communications at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) from 1989 to 1993 before embarking on his art career in 1995. His paintings have been exhibited internationally for three decades, and can be found in collections worldwide. He has held solo shows at Gana Art Nineone in Seoul, Rossicontemporary in Brussels, and Purdy Hicks in London.