Elizabeth Quinn
elizabethquinnart@gmail.com
ARTIST & TEACHING ARTIST - Exhibitions; Art residencies; workshops and classes for Youth and Adults. Art education outreach and programs.
EDUCATION
2006 - University of AZ BFA Studio Art; Painting and Drawing
2004 - Pima Community College - Associate in Liberal Arts
1997-1999 - Tucson Museum of Art Mentorship Award
1988-1990 - Tucson Art Institute Portraits; Figures; Color & Design
EXPERIENCE - Teaching ; Arts & Community
2000-2018 - Teaching Artist - Living River of Words; Pima County Nat’L Res
2014-2018 - Substitute Teacher - Educational Services, Inc.
2013- Artist in Residence- Mendocino Art Center; Mendocino, CA
2012 - Artist in Residence - Kalani Oceanside Retreat; Pahoa, Hawaii
2008-2015 - “PAINT YOUR TRAVELS” - Workshops & Art Cruises
2002-2014 - Teaching Artist -Tucson Pima Arts Council
2006-2009 - ABSTRACT ACRYLICS - Oro Valley Parks and Rec
2006-2008 - Education Outreach - University of AZ docent
2006 - 2007 - Bisbee Muse Gallery Owner/Manager
2005-2009 - Summer Arts for Youth- Tucson Museum of Art
2000-2009 -Summer Arts for Youth - Tubac Center of Art
2003-2004 - MIXED MEDIA WKSPS - Tubac Center of Art
2004 - Mural Residency - Chicanos por la Causa - Calli Olin High School
2002 -Mural Residency - Tucson Pima Arts Council “River of Words”
2002 - Mural Residency - Tucson Pima Arts Council - Collier Elementary
1998-2001 - Rural Arts After School - Tucson Pima Arts Council
EXHIBITIONS - SOLO
2018 - “Spirit in Alignment” New Works - Unity of Tucson
2015 - "Meanderings" New Works - Unity of Tucson
2013 - “A Passion for Palette” - Jewish Community Center; Tucson, AZ
2013 - “Awaken to Spirit” - Unity of Tucson (AZ)
2012 - “Kalani’s Magic” - Kalani Oceanside Mural (18x12’) Pahoa, Hawaii
2011 - “Adrift in Abstraction” Paintings & Sculptures (M. Wallis) at Unity
2011 - AZ Fine Art Expo Studio 19 - Scottsdale, AZ
2010 - “Mystical Realms” - Unity of Tucson Gallery
2009 - “Inner Connections” - Tucson Int’l Airport Upper Links Gallery
2009 - “Beneath the Surface” - Tubac Center of Art Studio Gallery
2008 - “Mystical Exoressionism - Unity of Tucson Gallery
2007 - “Revelations and Excavations” - University of AZ Union Gallery
2006 - “Innerscapes on the Journey” - Bisbee Muse Gallery
2005 - “New Perspectives” - Bisbee Muse Gallery
2004 - “Reawakenings” - Unity of Tucson Gallery
2003 - “Faded Past” - Tubac Center of Art Gallery Shop
2002 - “Pointsettia Season” - Old Pueblo Gallery & Frameworks
2001 - “Relationships” - Unity of Tucson Gallery
2000 - “Landscapes, Figures & Florals” - Hacienda del Sol Resort
1999 - “Tucson Museum of Art Mentor Award Exhibit” - Temple Music & Art
1998 - “Images of the Southwest” - LaCocina Old Town Artisans
EXHIBITIONS - GROUP
2018 - Tubac Center of Arts - Artist Members Juried Exhibition
2018 - “Share Our Walls” SAWG Gallery-Williams Center; Tucson
2017 - Tubac Center of Arts - Artist Members Juried Exhibition
2016-2018 - Contemporary Art Society Artists Exhibitions
2014 - “Discovery, Dreams & Time Between” Ventana Medical Systems; AZ
2014 - “Climate Change” - Pioneer Building; Tucson, AZ
2013 - “Art of Assemblage” - Contemporary Artists of Southern AZ
2012 - Contemporary Art Society Artists Group Show
2012 - “Mujeres Mujeres Mujeres” - Raices Taller Gallery; Tucson, AZ
2011 - “Interpretations” - Contemporary Artists of S. AZ - Bear Canyon
2010 - “Arizona Edges” - Tubac Center of Art National - Julie Sasse (Juror)
2009 - “Arizona Edges” Tubac Center of Art Natll - Robert Burridge (Juror)
2009 - “40th Members Annual” - Tubac Center of Art
2008 - “39th Members Annual” Tubac Center of Art - Ellen Fountain (Juror)
2008 - “Layers & Dimensions” - Contemporary Artists of S. AZ
2007 - “38th Members Annual” - Tubac Center of Art
2006 - “BFA Exhibition” - University of AZ Union Gallery
2006 - “SAWG Signature Show” - Stone Ave. Gallery
2005 - “Ripple” - Scottsdale Center for the Arts Benefit Auction
2005 - “Colors of Spring” - Contemporary Artists of S. AZ
2005 - “36th Members Annual” Tubac Center of Art
2004 - “Headdresses” - Art Director’s Invitational - Tubac Center of Art
2004 - “SAWG Signature Show” Stone Ave Gallery
2003 - “7th Annual Int’l Acrylics Exhibition” Cornell Museum; Del Rey, FL
2002 - “”Members Annual” - Tubac Center of Art
2002 - “SAWG Signature Show”
2001 - “Layerings” - Contemporary Artists of S. AZ - DeGrazia Gallery
2000 - “Faces & Figures” - Labor Temple Artists - Tucson Pima Arts Council
1999 - “Trading Places” Tubac Center of Art - Tubac, Taos & Sedona Artists
AWARDS
2013 - “Artist In Residence” Award; Mendocino Art Center; Mendocino, CA
2012 - “Artist In Residence” Award - Kalani Oceanside Retreat - Pahoa, Hawaii
2012 - Thunderbird Artists Waterfront Festival; Scottsdale, AZ - Exhibiti Artist
2011 - Arizona Fine Arts Expo - Exhibiting Artist
2009 - Best of Show “Arizona Edges” Tubac Center of Art; R. Burridge Juror
2002 - Honorable Mention - SAWG Signature Show - “Get Together”
2000 - Design Artist Award - Tucson Pima Arts Council & City of Tucson
2000 - Honorable Mention - SAWG Signature Show - “Ride A Wild Wind”
1999 - Street Side Banner Artist Award - Tucson Arts District Partnership
1999 - Juror’s Award - Tubac Center of Art “Rebirth”
1999 - Mentorship Award - Tucson Museum of Art & Temple of Music & Art
1999 - Juror’s Award - SAWG Annual Show “Desert Flower Fiesta”
1997 - Honorable Mention - Tubac Center of Art “Montezuma’s Monument”
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
1995-2018 - Tucson Museum of Art
2007-2018 - Contemporary Art Society (Board Member 2011-2014)
2000-2018 - Tubac Center of Art Artist Member
1998-2018 - Contemporary Artists of Southern AZ (CASA)
2003-2009 - International Society of Acrylic Painters