Lisa Quinn

Lisa Pickens Quinn is an American television host, artist and author.

Biography

Lisa Pickens was born in Memphis, Tennessee, where she attended Briarcrest High School. After graduating from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale in 1997, she launched an interior consultation business from her home in West Palm Beach, Florida. She married Michael Quinn around this time. In 1998, Lisa Quinn, Inc. relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area and evolved into a design entertainment firm, specializing in commercial staging, set dressing for television and film, and television production.[1]

Quinn is an Emmy award-winning TV host, reporter, correspondent, and best-selling author. She is a contributor to Better Homes and Gardens, Redbook, Life, New York Daily News, San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post Intelligencer, and Parade. She has appeared on Good Morning America, The CBS Early Show, HGTV, and The Oprah Winfrey Show. She designed sets for the National Geographic Society and the Discovery Channel.[2][3]

Personal life

Lisa and Michael Quinn reside in the San Francisco Bay Area with their two children.[4]

Awards

Writer
  • Life's Too Short to Fold Fitted Sheets, Chronicle Books (2010)
  • $500 Room Makeovers, Random House (2006)

Spokesperson
  • Currently serves as national spokesperson for Kelly-Moore Paints and IKEA.
  • Served as a National Spokesperson for Kenmore Appliances, DuPont, PŪR Water Filters, World Market
  • Served as local spokesperson for Mercedes Benz of San Francisco and Oakland.

References
  1. "Bay Area TV personality makes a move". Nevada City Advocate. Nevada City Advocate. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. "Board of Directors (Nevada County)". Nevada County Arts. Nevada County Arts. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. "Affordable style: Designer Lisa Quinn to discuss holiday decor at The Union's 100% Design show". The Union. The Union. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. "Affordable style: Designer Lisa Quinn to discuss holiday decor at The Union's 100% Design show". The Union. The Union. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. "Affordable style: Designer Lisa Quinn to discuss holiday decor at The Union's 100% Design show". The Union. The Union. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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