| Wayne Douglas Quinn | |
| Birth Date: | 31 January 1941 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Style: | Photorealism |
Wayne Douglas Quinn (January 31, 1941 – October 2, 1987) was an American painter.[1] [2] He is known for photorealist works that explore queer male identity in San Francisco during the 1970s and early 1980s.[3]
Wayne Douglas Quinn was born on January 31, 1941.[4]
Quinn lived and worked in San Francisco, California, of which he said "this is a mystical city. Once you leave San Francisco there's a whole other reality"[5]
In 1979 Quinn painted author of 'Sex, Drugs & Disco', Mark Abramson.[6]
Quinn worked to achieve a flat photographic effect, creating nudes in "lush flesh tones". The figures most often occupy detailed gem colored San Francisco interiors.[7] Thomas Albright, art critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, said of his work, "Quinn's forte...is a kind of haunted realism" Quinn allowed "his subjects to drift into thought. The resulting facial expressions are a reflection of this quiet self-awareness, solitude...it has been said often that there is a sadness peculiar to Mr. Quinn's paintings" The paintings "are very much involved with the desolation of the urban experience".[8]
Quinn's solo exhibitions include Wayne Douglas Quinn (1962–1972) at Upper Market Street Gallery in 1973.
Quinn's work is held in permanent collections including: