Pale bill 16.5 x 5 x 5 ceramic by Megan Quinn
ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 30, 2021) — From April 30-June 30, 2021, Quad City Arts’ Art at the Airport presents paintings by Kristin Quinn of Davenport, Iowa, with ceramic creations by her sister, Megan Quinn, of Rock Island.
Megan Quinn is a professor at Augustana College in Rock Island, while Kristin Quinn is a professor at St Ambrose University in Davenport. Megan is a ceramic artist, and Kristin is a painter. The two sisters grew up in a family of five children with parents who were educators, and their dad was a physicist who specialized in optics and provided access to visually-stimulating apparatuses: Prisms, lenses, holograms, etc. Along with lessons on the natural world, they were encouraged to ask questions. Growing up learning to really look at things and question how things work or what causes things to be the way they are, informs the way they look at art, and how they approach their work. Although every different, artistically, both enjoy experimentation and are inspired by nature and science.
These sister artists approach their very different art forms with a similar sensibility. In addition to the airport gallery, the artist’s works can be seen and purchased online: https://www.quadcityarts.com/art-at-the-airport.html.
Art at the Airport in The Quad Cities International Airport gallery is easy to find. It is just across from the gift shop and restaurant and right before the security checkpoint. The gallery never closes, and you will pay just a dollar for parking.
Quad City Arts is a non-profit local arts agency dedicated to enriching the quality of life in the Quad City region through the arts. Support for art exhibitions is provided by the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Quad City Arts Gallery is located at 1715 Second Avenue in the Arts and Entertainment District of Rock Island. Gallery hours are Monday-Friday, 10AM-5PM, and Saturday, 11AM–5PM.
