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Mary Quinn SSS
Selected artist profile information for this Irish Sculptor
AboutMary was born in Ireland into an artistic family, her Grandfather and Uncle were sculptors. She started off as a painter in her twenties, studying with Kenneth Webb the Irish Landscape Artist.It was only after marriage and 3 daughters that her attention inevitably turned to Sculpture. It took less than a year to convince her that working with clay gave her that "I have come home feeling" . After studying the works of Rodin she spent the next 20 years perfecting her portrait skills. |
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Exhibition HistoryMary has been exhibiting her sculptures since 1989 in London, Ireland and New York in group and one man shows.Specializing in Portraiture she was commissioned to sculpt over 60 Portrait Busts in Bronze and the odd life size statue. One of the most exciting moments of her sculpting career was at the unveiling of her Bronze Life Size Statue of the Founder of Methodism, John Wesley. There was an invited audience of 400 Dignitaries flown in to Norfolk Virginia from 5 states of the USA (the event took over a year to plan) and Dr Donald English flown in from England to be the Keynote Speaker. There were also 4 Bishops, a Judge and a Methodist Choir surrounding the statue. After the unveiling Mary became a minor Celebrity as 400 people lined up for her to autograph the program. She spent an amazing week in Virginia as guest of Robert and Sara Boyd who commissioned the Statue, being chauffeured to Dinners, Galas, Shows and Museums and taken out on their Whaling Yacht and generally being treated like Royalty. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biography / CVRenowned Irish sculptor Mary Quinn has become internationally known for her finely sculpted Portrait Busts and Figures in Bronze. Over the past 25 years she has sculpted works as diverse as Nobel Prize Winners, Political Heads of State, Religious Icons, Members of the Monarchy, Sports Personalities and Stars of the Silver Screen including Old Blue Eyes himself. Her sculpting talents cover all areas from Busts, Figures, Awards and Animals and she welcomes all commissiionsMary comes from a long line of Artists. Her Grandfather and Uncle were sculptors and her brother John is currently one of the top 5 Liturgical Artists in Ireland. Her Public work is on view in Museums and Churches in, New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Texas, Massachusetts, Virginia, Georgia, Savanna and across Europe including London, Italy, Germany and Ireland.Her Private Collections reside in New York, Hollywood and the UK. Mary has been listed in Who's Who in Art since 1992. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Artist StatementMary studied oil painting in her twenties with Irish Landscape Artist Kenneth Web while still living in Co Down Northern Ireland. She switched to sculpture in her thirtiesher Grandfather and Uncle were sculptors. She fell in love with the clay, loved the medium and the challenge of working 3 dimensionally and getting not only a likeness to her sitter but capturing their inner essence It was while she was preparing sculpture for The Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Esher UK that Mary while working on a head of Christ was moved to say "I have come Home". | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquisitions / CollectionsMary was commissioned to sculpt the first bust of John Wesley in 200 years to celebrate his Centenary.And following on that the first Unique Statue of John Wesley in 200 years. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Public WorksArchbishop Thomas CranmerBronze Bust St James Garlickhythe London UK John Wesley Centenary Bronze Bust Museums and Churches in London, Leeds, Peterborough UK North Carolina, New Jersey Nashville, Georgia, Texas USA and Frankfurt Germany George Whitefield (Evangelist) Bronze Bust Billy Graham’s Seminary, Boston USA Whitefield Museum Savanna Georgia USA Mother Teresa (Nobel Prize Winner) Bronze Bust Westminster Cathedral, London UK Cardinal John Henry Newman Bronze Bust Horace Walpole’s House St Mary’s College, Twickenham UK The Oratory School, Reading. UK John Hume MP MEP Bronze Bust Nobel Prize Winner) SDLP Headquarters,Belfast N. Ireland. Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Sir Edward Appleton (Nobel Prize Winner) Bronze Bust Bradford University Bradford UK Our Lady Of Walsingham 1/2 Lifesize Bronze Statue St Mark’s Church, Teddington UK Lord Learie Constantine Bronze Bust The Learie Constantine Centre, Willesden London UK John Wesley Life size Statue Bronze The Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk Virginia, USA Saitha Sai Baba (Indian Guru) Bronze Bust Southall, West London UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Qualifications / EducationCollege Graduate. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teaching ExperienceMary teaches Master classes in Portraiture to small groups | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Influences / InspirationRodin. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Price Range of WorkMary Quinn's work has a price range from £800 to £7500. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mediums utilisedMary Quinn's work is found in the following materials:Resin Bronze and Resin Tinted Amber, Resin Bronze and Clear Resin Tinted Blue, Bronze Resin, Resin Bronze and available in Hot Bronze | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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