Ged Quinn is a British painter whose allegorical pictures borrow the look of old master landscapes and fill them with images from modern history and culture. Born in Liverpool, he studied at the Ruskin School of Art in Oxford, the Slade, the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf and the Rijksakademie in Amsterdam. In the 1980s he played keyboards with The Teardrop Explodes and co-wrote The Lotus Eaters’ hit The First Picture of You. His work is held by Tate, the British Museum and the V&A, and he has shown at Tate St Ives and Newlyn Art Gallery.
Ged Quinn
Painter of allegorical landscapes mixing old masters and modern history
- Born
- 1963, Liverpool, Merseyside
Where to see their work
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Look Out, CLOSE Gallery, Hatch Beauchamp
Until 19 December
Further reading: Wikipedia