Image, courtesy of the artist: Blue Eyes, 2026, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 inches
Solo exhibition featuring works by Auburn alum Emily Blair Quinn.
October 2 – 29, 2026
Auburn alum Emily Blair Quinn, BFA in Studio Art ’13 returns to Biggin Hall with an exhibition of paintings, photographs and layered cast resin sculptures. Quinn’s artistic process begins with vintage figurines. She photographs the figurines in dollhouse scenes, and casts them in resin to create translucent sculptures; these photographs and sculptures are artworks in themselves and inspiration for her paintings. In Quinn’s hands, the figurines become larger-than-life characters in intensely colored, eerie scenes that drop the viewer in the middle of stories we must write for ourselves.
Artist Lecture & Closing Reception:
When
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Artist Lecture: 5:00 – 6:00 pm CDT
Reception: 6:00 – 7:00 pm CDT
Where
Artist Lecture: 005 Biggin Hall
Reception: Biggin Gallery, 101 Biggin Hall
This event is free and open to the public. 005 Biggin Hall and Biggin Gallery are handicap accessible.
About the Artist
Emily Blair Quinn (b. 1990 in Decatur, AL) received her BFA in 2013 from Auburn University, AL and her MFA in 2016 from the University of Colorado Boulder. Recently, Quinn has been featured in solo shows at venues including 5-50 Gallery in Long Island City, NY (2026), MARQUEE PROJECTS in Bellport, NY (2025), the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE (2025), and the 21c Museum Hotel in Kansas City, MO (2024). Her work has been included in recent group exhibitions at Studios Inc in Kansas City, MO, KMAC Contemporary Art Museum in Louisville, KY, Charlotte Street Foundation in Kansas City, MO, the National Museum of Toys and Miniatures in Kansas City, the Kleinert/James Center for the Arts in Woodstock, NY, Project for Empty Space in Newark, NJ, Pen + Brush in New York City, High Noon Gallery in New York City, and more.
She is an artist-in-residence at Studios Inc in Kansas City, MO for the next three years and has previously attended residencies at Willapa Bay AiR in Oysterville, WA, the Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts in Nebraska City, NE, Walkaway House in North Adams, MA, ChaNorth in Pine Plains, NY, Joshua Tree Highlands in Joshua Tree, CA, and the Vermont Studio Center.
Quinn’s work is part of the permanent collection at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, KS and the Bunker Artspace in West Palm Beach, FL and has been published in Ines Magazina, New American Paintings, Create! Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, and VoyageKC Magazine.
Quinn lives in Prairie Village, KS and works in Kansas City, MO. She is represented by MARQUEE PROJECTS in Bellport, NY.