William Quigley (artist)

William Quigley (born April 29, 1961) is an American painter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

William Quigley
Born
Pennsylvania, USA
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainting, Fashion
Notable work
Boxers, Civil War
MovementUrban Realism

Education

Philadelphia College of Art, now University of the Arts, BFA, Philadelphia 1980-1984

Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Rome, Italy 1982-1983

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 1984-1985

Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts, MFA Program, 1985-1987

William Quigley graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art in Pennsylvania in 1984. He also studied abroad at the Tyler School of Art in Italy for one year before enrolling at the University of Pennsylvania in 1984 to study Political Science. In 1985 - 1987 he attended Columbia University MFA Graduate School of Fine Arts in New York City. In June 1985, before entering Graduate School at Columbia his first show was with Andy Warhol at the McNeil Gallery for the Images of a Child's World. The show traveled from Bruno Bischhofberger Gallery in Switzerland to Philadelphia. It was one of Warhol's last exhibits, and Quigley's first. Through Henry McNeil, one of the leading contemporary art collectors in the US, Quigley began his early career exhibiting in group shows with artists such as Julian Schnabel, Jean Michel Basquiat, Barbara Kruger, Ross Bleckner, Richard Artschwager, Keith Haring, David Salle, Don Van Vliet, Pat Steir, Dennis Oppenheim and Cindy Sherman.

History

William Quigley has traveled extensively creating and exhibiting all over the world. After completing a BFA program at Philadelphia College of Art, he studied sculpture, painting and printmaking at Tyler School of Art in Rome, followed by a continued study of political science and art at University of Pennsylvania. His first career show was June 1985, less than a year out of Undergraduate school at the infamous Henry McNeil Gallery in Philadelphia. Showing in the back room of Andy Warhol's exhibit prior to his shocking death in 1987. It was one of Warhol's last shows, "images of a child's world." with a striking catalog published by Swiss Dealer Bruno Bischofberger. McNeil chose three abstract Quigley works and sold them within the first hour. In 1985 attended Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts in New York City. Quigley painted in Venezuela in 1989, before landing in Los Angeles in 1990-2004, where he would meet and work with LA dealer Manny Silverman and open his own gallery MayB which later became AB Gallery directed by Dan Bernier. Participating in ARTLA Fair in December 1992-93 Quigley met art dealers Ferran and Marisa Cano,[1] from Mallorca, Spain. Ferran Cano was a close friend of painter Joan Miró and his gallery made a promise to Miró to keep young Spanish and International art alive in Barcelona and Mallorca. Quigley was offered to come paint for a six months in Mallorca in June 1992 where he made 44 works at the gallery and was given access to explore the work and studio of Joan Miró. After returning to Los Angeles, he opened artist run Mayb which became the infamous AB Gallery in 1994, directed by Dan Bernier. The gallery was a hotbed for young artists such as Quigley, George Stoll,[2] Martin Kersels,[3] Marc Chiat,[4] Steve Hurd,[5] Russell Crotty,[6] Jason Rhoades,[7] Manuel Ocampo[8] and Kevin Sullivan.[9]

In 1998 and 1999 he traveled to India and made a series of works that has had tremendous impact on his overall style and direction. In 1999 he set up a second studio in Soho, New York. While in Los Angeles trying to make a living Quigley turned to film, commercials and music videos as both an art director and set designer working on the sets for directors such as David Fincher, Marc Chiat, Nigel Dick, David Kellogg, Phedon Papamichael, Gregory Dark and Dick George. Films included Punch the Clock and Dark Side of Genius and the music videos, Madonna's "Oh Father, "Express Yourself" and "Like a Prayer" along with Prince's "Gett Off", Paula Abdul "Straight Up", Tom Petty's "Freefallin", and OutKast's The Art of Storytelling; and a host of commercials like Doritos "Who's Bob" where Red Dog Films director Marc Chiat cast an unknown, 13-year-old future star named Toby MacGuire for the lead role. Quigley's move to New York 1999 sparked an incredibly productive period working with a few different band's such as Pete Francis, Dispatch, and Piano genius Paul Tillotson, creating albums and stages. Quigley developed a company with Francis in 2000 called "Skrapper". The T-shirt company used Quigley's Boxer paintings and other works along with quirky sayings on their products.

Although he has yet to be included in many contemporary art auction houses, Quigley's work is collected by over 700 people worldwide, and estimated to be compared in the market with blue chip artists, with some of the more significant works perceived to be projected near the $1million dollar value mark. Portraits of influential figures as President Bill Clinton, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, athletes Shaquille O'Neal, Ali and Michael Jordan, Eminem, Audrey Hepburn, Woody Allen, Chris Kyle, Christy Turlington, and Kevin Spacey are some of his most prominent works.

Works

The Boxer Series

In 1999, downtown New York artist William Quigley was commissioned to create a "no contemporary" fighter painting for a friend. The Boxer Series is a continuing work in progress that investigates through visual study the growth, history, character and impact of the boxing fighter since its birth in the late 1800s. Consisting of confident portraits, traditional confrontational boxing poses, head to head battles, and an occasional knockdown, the subject matter subtly makes comparisons between the life of a prize fighter and one of a painter aiming for something else.

Civil War Show

This show consisted of 16 paintings, one carved sculpture of a 15-year-old black Union soldier, and a 40-page hand painted book visually illustrating an interplanetary diary of the War. As the series developed, the theme became more focused on not only the individual lives of the soldiers, generals and President Abraham Lincoln, but the fight for freedom and respect for the black culture, then considered slaves.

The Civil War Book

The Civil War Book was the fourth book made by William Quigley. Originally it was intended to be a sketch pad for ideas and information about the American Civil War, yet, it later became an elaborate complement to the Civil War Paintings and was shown at the Lawrence Gallery in 1996. The book's gritty design incorporates war documentation, random notes, photos and nostalgic battlefield tales illustrating one of the most complex and misunderstood wars in American history.

Bibliography
  • Andy Warhol: at McNeil Gallery/Fledging new artist William Quigley, Philadelphia Inquirer, June 1985
  • Sculptured Skywriting and Mythic Photography, Victoria Donohoe, Page C03, Philadelphia Inquirer, July 20, 1985
  • New Art, Phillip Dash, Details Magazine, May 1991
  • Dark Side of Genius, Filmmaker Magazine, 1993
  • William Quigley: del expresimo a la tradition, Maria J.Bonafe, Ultima Hora, Mallorca, Spain, October 21, 1993
  • William Quigley: at Ferran Cano, El Pais, Television Guide, Madrid, Spain, October 1993
  • Trebals de Mallorca: William Quigley, Juan Gacra Sevilla, El Diario De Mallorca, October 1993
  • Thin on Attitude, Susan Kandell, Los Angeles Times, February 1994
  • AB Gallery Opens Moves and Changes (feature Galley Guide) New York, LA, 1994
  • I want to Touch Life, Pankaj Tuli, Hindustan Times, Delhi India, October 1998
  • A survey of Paintings (published in Delhi by American Artist) The Times of India, Arts section, November 1998
  • Quigley Hangs in My House, Michael Allante, Vanity Fair, March 1999
  • Fame Brushes, Ryan D'Agostino, New York Observer, September 2002
  • How to Spend a Million Dollars, Ryan D'Agostino, MBA Jungle, October 2002
  • New Light Gallery, Anne Jennings, Virginia, September 2000
  • Its Time For My Closeup Mr. Quigley, Amanda Von Poggense, Zink Magazine, September 2004
  • Side Dish, Joanna Molloy, NY Daily News, May 25, 2004
  • Fame Brushes, Joanna Molloy, NY Daily News, June 1, 2004
  • Page Six, Richard Johnson, NY Post, June 2, 2004
  • Page Six, Richard Johnson, NY Post, June 15, 2004
  • Now Served: a course in Restaurants Cater to Art, Joe Dziemianowicz, NY Daily News, Sept 15, 2004
  • Jasper, Joanna Molloy, NY Daily News, August 10, 2004

Selected Permanent Collections

  • Andy Warhol Estate, New York, NY
  • Beyeler Foundation, Basel, Switzerland
  • Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA
  • Keith Haring Estate, New York, NY
  • Galleria Ferran Cano Foundation, Mallorca, Spain
  • Conejo Valley Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
  • Douglas Cramer Collection, Santa Ynez Valley, CA
  • Bradford Mill Wheelhouse, Concord, MA
  • MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
  • Muhammad Ali Foundation, Louisville, KY
  • Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
  • Scottsdale Contemporary Museum of Art, Scottsdale, AZ
  • William DeKooning Estate, East Hampton, NY
  • Manny Silverman Collection, Los Angeles, CA
  • Beal Related, Boston, MA
  • Henry McNeil Collection, Fort Washington, PA

Individual exhibitions

  • 2019 SCOPE MIAMI, AB Gallery NY, December 2019, Miami, FL
  • → TEXAS CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, October, Houston, TX
  • ART MARKET HAMPTONS, AB Gallery NY, July 3-7, Bridgehampton, NY
  • SKRAPSTRACTIONS, AB Gallery NY, August 15-Sept 9, East Hampton, NY
  • 2018 VIA EASTHAMPTON, Skrapper Studio, July East Hampton, NY
  • NEW PRINTS, Benefit for Concord Cancer Center, May, Chadds Ford, PA
  • RONJO, Commission painted 1960 Ronjo Sculpture, Montauk Beach House, Montauk, NY
  • VICE TV, Producer Director Dominic Musacchio, Mick Jagger Video, New York
  • 2017 UNTITLED ABSTRACTIONS, curated by Sam Keller, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
  • STEWARDSHIP OF THE ARTS AWARD, The Umbrella, May, Concord, MA
  • #NO FILTER/THE BOXERS, Montauk Beach House, July, Montauk, NY
  • VICE TV, Producer Director Dominic Musacchio, Tom Brady Video, New York
  • 2016 FROM LOS ANGELES TO EAST HAMPTON AND BACK AGAIN, Karl Hutter Fine Art, April 29-May 20, Beverly Hills, CA
  • SELECT ART FAIR, Sensei Gallery, December, Miami, FL
  • 2015 ROCK STARS AND POLITICIANS, Skrapper Studio, August, East Hampton, NY
  • 2013 THE PLEASURISTS, New Works, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
  • THE PRICE CENTER hosts WILLIAM QUIGLEY, Chris Quidley Gallery, April 4-May
  • NEW PRINTS, Artspace, The Wheelhouse/Bradford Mill, February, Concord, MA
  • 2011 I HAD IT ALL ALONG, 71 Mercer Street Gallery, March, New York, NY
  • 2010 LETS DO THIS AGAIN, 71 Mercer Street Gallery, October, New York, NY
  • 2008 ART MIAMI, Quigley New Abstract Works, 71 Mercer Street Gallery, Decemb
  • 2007 VH1 VISUAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR, Lincoln Center, Honorees William and Hillary
  • Roger Waters, John Sykes, Jon Bon Jovi, John Mayer, Lincoln Center, New Yor
  • 2006 NEW WORKS, Red Bull Space, Watts St. February, New York, NY
  • ABC TV LIFE STYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS, LIFE OF LUXURY, George Hamilton
  • William Quigley, Madonna, Paul McCartney, Ceech Marin, Dennis Hopper. ABC TV, New York
  • 2003 AS IS, 71 Mercer Street Gallery, April, New York, NY
  • 2002 IRELAND SHOW, 71 Mercer Street Gallery, Jurys Berkeley Court Hotel , October, Dublin, Ireland
  • 2000 27 SKRAPPERS, MayB Gallery, June, New York
  • 1999 I ALWAYS WANTED TO GO TO IRELAND, MayB Gallery, Starett Lehigh Bldg., April, New You
  • IRVINE MEDICAL CENTER, CANCER CENTER OF IRVINE CENTER PERMANENT COLLECTION, Irvine, CA
  • 1998 SURVEY Of PAINTINGS FROM INDIA, Release of new book, Cypher Fine Art, September, Los Angeles and Delhi, India,
  • THE INDIA DRAWINGS, Defense Colony Gallery, GK 2, Sept, Delhi, India
  • 1997 UNTITLED, collection of paintings in the home of Abdoul Sesay, March, Los Angeles, CA
  • NEW PAINTINGS Heidi Voltafiedl Gallery, January, Basel, Switzerland
  • MINI MALL SHOW REVISITED, AB Gallery, December, Los Angeles
  • 1996 CIVIL WAR PAINTINGS, Lawrence Gallery, October, Beverly Hills
  • THE MINI MALL SHOW, AB Gallery, April, Hollywood, CA
  • NEW WORKS, CANCER CENTER OF IRVINE CENTER PERMANENT COLLECTION, Irvine, CA
  • 1995 NEW PAINTINGS, Ikon Fine Art, Gramercy Art Fair, Chateau Marmount, December, Los Angeles, CA
  • THE MINI MALL SHOW, AB Gallery, Mini Mall Six, Sunset/ Highland, December, Hollywood, CA
  • 1994 NEW PAINTINGS, AB Gallery, Robertson Blvd. February, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1993 ART BASEL 1993, Galeria Ferran Cano, December, Basel, Switzerland
  • UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Hospital Gallery, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Permanent Collection, Philadelphia, PA
  • NINE WORKS The Place, Pazzia Art House, April, Los Angeles,CA
  • 1992 ART BASEL 1992, Galeria Ferran Cano/ Ernst Beyeler Gallery, December, Basel, Switzerland
  • 1991 WILLIAM QUIGLEY NEW PAINTINGS, Art Services, Manny Silverman Gallery, November, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1990 BLACK AND BLOO, Sylvester Stallone and William Quigley, April, Los Angeles, CA
  • UNTITLED, Manny Silverman Gallery, July, Los Angeles, CA
  • 1989 NEW QUIGLEY WORKS, Tendler/Brachman, February, New York, NY
  • 1987 NEW WORKS, Andrew Calle Gallery, November, Paris, France
  • 1985 PRINTS AND DRAWINGS BY QUIGLEY, Steward Lamlee Gallery, September, New York, NY
  • ABSTRACTIONS/ APPROPRIATIONS, Henry McNeil Gallery, July, Philadelphia, PA
  • ANDY WARHOL/ WILLIAM QUIGLEY, Henry S. McNeil Gallery, June, Philadelphia, PA

    Group exhibitions

    • 1984 - PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART AWARD SHOW, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, June, Philadelphia
    • 1985 - IMAGES OF A CHILD'S WORLD, Andy Warhol, McNeil Gallery, June, Philadelphia
      • APPROPRIATIONS/ABSTRACTIONS, McNeil Gallery, July, Philadelphia
    • 1986 - TWO GERMANS, ONE AMERICAN,Klaus Nuefert Gallery, May, Cologne, Germany
    • 1987 - ART FIGHTING AIDS, McNeil Gallery, May, Philadelphia
      • ART AGAINST AIDS, Tendler/Brachman, June, New York
      • ART FIGHTING AIDS, PORT AUTHORITY MUSEUM, June, Philadelphia
    • 1989 - FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, Manny Silverman Gallery, December, Los Angeles
    • 1990 - 100 EMERGING ARTISTS PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART, May, Philadelphia
      • FIFTH INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR William Turner Gallery, Los Angeles
      • LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC HEALTH AUCTION June, Los Angeles
      • Gail Feingarten Gallery, Los Angeles
      • Couturier Gallery, January, Los Angeles
    • 1991 - Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles
      • CHRISTMAS SHOW 8500 Holloway, May b Gallery, Los Angeles
    • 1992 - ART '23 BASEL, Galeria Ferran Cano, July, Basel, Switzerland
      • Free Clinic of Los Angeles Auction, February, Los Angeles
      • Metropolitan Art Gallery, May, Los Angeles
    • 1993 - THE NEW PIER SHOW CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR, Galeria Ferran Cano, May, Chicago
      • "THE LIVING ROOM SHOW" MAY b Gallery, June, Los Angeles
      • COUNTDOWN TO THE NEXT MILLENIUM, LACE Gallery, April, Los Angeles
    • 1994 - SIXTH BIENNIAL ART AUCTION MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART June, Los Angeles
      • PROJECT ANGEL FOOD, Pacific Design Center, December, Los Angeles
      • LA ART FAIR, December, Los Angeles
    • 1995 - BUTTERFIELD & BUTTERFIELD, December Auction Project Angel Food, December, Los Angeles
      • RAINFORREST, Laddie John Dill Studio, December, Venice, CA
      • LAST EXIT, Soho West Gallery, January, Los Angeles
      • OUT WITH THE OLDE, Jeffrey Gold Gallery, April, New York
    • 1996 - NEW PAINTINGS, Gramercy Art Fair, December, New York
      • COLLECTION OF CHARLES CRAIG, CONEJO VALLEY MUSEUM, May, Conejo Valley, CA
      • CHICAGO ART FAIR, Ferran Cano Gallery, May, Chicago
      • CHRISTMAS SHOW, Couturier Gallery, December, Los Angeles
    • 1998 - NAVY PIER, CHICAGO ART FAIR, Ferran Cano Gallery, May, Chicago
    • 2000 - NEW LIGHT GALLERY, New Light Gallery, May, Abingdon, Virginia
    • 2001 - NEW LIGHT GALLERY, New Light Gallery, August, Abingdon, Virginia
    • 2003 - JUDGEMENT DAY, PablosBirthday, December, New York
    • 2003 - SCOPE, Gavensvort Hotel, December, New York
    • 2004 - ART IS NOT UNTOUCHABLE, Pablos Birthday, April, New York
    • 2012 - THE WHEELHOUSE, 30 artists, April, Concord, MA
    • 2013 - THE PLEASURISTS, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
    • 2014 - THE PLEASURISTS, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
    • 2015 - THE PLEASURISTS, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
    • 2016 - ARTISTS AND WRITERS GAME SHOW, Skrapper Studio, 40 artists, July, East Hampton, NY
    • 2017 - THE PLEASURISTS, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
    • 2018 - VIA EAST HAMPTON, Skrapper Studio, July, East Hampton, NY
    • 2019 - MARKET ART AND DESIGN, July, Bridgehampton, NY
    • 2019 - GOD ALWAYS KNOWS, AB Gallery NY, August, East Hampton, NY
    • 2019 - TEXAS CONTEMPORARY, George R Brown Convention Center, October,Houston, TX

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