David QUINN
Merit Prize 2007

work shown : Garden Gate (2005)
Oil on board, 59 cm x 53 cm
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David Quinn has worked at home as a full time painter ever since graduating from NCAD fifteen years ago, and has built up a "small but loyal following for and interest in my work". His paintings have been shown in a number of individual and group exhibitions.

His work draws its sustenance from his immediate environment: his home in rural Mayo, the town lands surrounding it, and his family. In this setting he is at his happiest and most productive and can take inspiration from "the particular atmosphere of intimacy and familiarity which interests me".

He needs money to help carry out his plan to build a permanent studio to improve his working environment. When realized, this project will "dramatically change my working life for the better" and thereby greatly benefit his practice as a painter.

Personal website : http://www.thefargarden.com