Hayley Quentin
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About the Artist
Hayley Quentin was born in Los Angeles and attended Otis College of Art and Design, receiving a B.F.A. cum laude in 2008. After graduation she spent 7 years living and working in the UK and France before returning to Los Angeles in 2016. Hayley's paintings challenge the conventional representation of male beauty and eroticism in art. Working primarily in oils, she repurpose traditional art making processes to create a lens through which the viewer sees the painted body.
Hayley has exhibited both nationally and internationally including with CB1 Gallery, Soft Core LA, and at the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Los Angeles (TAG Gallery), Ro2 Art in Dallas, and Musee d’Art Contemporain de Lyon (in collaboration with Juliacks) in France. Her work has been featured in various art publications, including Create Magazine, Art Maze Magazine, and Full Blede. She is a featured artist with Artisster, an international art collective based in Hamburg, Germany. Hayley’s studio is based in The Beacon Arts Building in Inglewood, CA.
Artist Statement
I paint calm male nudes in a palette of light fleshy pinks, sheer indigo blues, cool grays, and bright crimson reds. My paintings are a vision of pomegranate stained lips against bone pale skin, flushed cheeks and under-eyes like bruised peaches, or rose-bloomed throats and impossibly red hands against an otherwise washed out surface. Simply, I like to look at men, recreate the pleasure of looking with the pleasure of painting, perhaps conflate the two, and then multiply this yet again when the viewer takes pleasure in looking at the paintings. I want the viewer to feel compelled to look. I want to create something so beautiful that they can’t look away.
My paintings are an elaborate myth of depth, and I find it very appealing to have signifiers of this illusion- overly saturated colors, changes in the thickness of paint, changes in application of paint. Taken on their own, each element or representation could be believable, if only for a moment. I want to rest right on the edge between illusion, believability, just on the cusp breaking the spell.
Artsy Page
About the Artist
Hayley Quentin was born in Los Angeles and attended Otis College of Art and Design, receiving a B.F.A. cum laude in 2008. After graduation she spent 7 years living and working in the UK and France before returning to Los Angeles in 2016. Hayley's paintings challenge the conventional representation of male beauty and eroticism in art. Working primarily in oils, she repurpose traditional art making processes to create a lens through which the viewer sees the painted body.
Hayley has exhibited both nationally and internationally including with CB1 Gallery, Soft Core LA, and at the Bergamot Station Arts Center in Los Angeles (TAG Gallery), Ro2 Art in Dallas, and Musee d’Art Contemporain de Lyon (in collaboration with Juliacks) in France. Her work has been featured in various art publications, including Create Magazine, Art Maze Magazine, and Full Blede. She is a featured artist with Artisster, an international art collective based in Hamburg, Germany. Hayley’s studio is based in The Beacon Arts Building in Inglewood, CA.
Artist Statement
I paint calm male nudes in a palette of light fleshy pinks, sheer indigo blues, cool grays, and bright crimson reds. My paintings are a vision of pomegranate stained lips against bone pale skin, flushed cheeks and under-eyes like bruised peaches, or rose-bloomed throats and impossibly red hands against an otherwise washed out surface. Simply, I like to look at men, recreate the pleasure of looking with the pleasure of painting, perhaps conflate the two, and then multiply this yet again when the viewer takes pleasure in looking at the paintings. I want the viewer to feel compelled to look. I want to create something so beautiful that they can’t look away.
My paintings are an elaborate myth of depth, and I find it very appealing to have signifiers of this illusion- overly saturated colors, changes in the thickness of paint, changes in application of paint. Taken on their own, each element or representation could be believable, if only for a moment. I want to rest right on the edge between illusion, believability, just on the cusp breaking the spell.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2008
BFA cum laude, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibitions
2018
SIDESHOW, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
The Women of Ro2, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2017
Mind's I, Dalton Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Plus One, Soft Core LA at the Museum of Broken Relationships, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Megan St Clair)
Chaos!!!, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Sing The Body, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Soo Kim & Virginia Arce) Works on Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation, NJ (Juror: Jane Panetta)
2016
California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA (Juror: Kent Twitchell) (catalogue)
Small Works, Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, FL (Jurors: Jed Dodds, Liz Young, Hal Bromm)
2008
On the Street, Digital Domain, Venice, CA (curated by Scott Greiger)
Pony Up: Otis Fine Art BFA Exhibition, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)
2007
Down the Rabbit Hole, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by the Loyola Marymount Curatorial Group) (catalogue)
General Cluster, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shuffle, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Junior Show, Studio 107, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Doug Harvey)
Collaborative Projects
2015
Architecture of an Atom, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France (Deep End, installation in collaboration with Juliacks; part of a film screening and exhibition by Juliacks)
Film Credits
2014
Assistant Director, Art Production Architecture of an Atom, dir. Juliacks (Lyon, France)
2011
Assistant Director, Art Production Invisible Forces, dir. Juliacks (Helsinki, Finland)
Print Publications
Polluxzine, Volume 5, June 2018, P.17-24 Full Blede, Issue 5, June 2018, p. 2, 8 (curated by Sacha Bauman)
Art Maze Mag, Issue 4, August 2017, p. 66-67 (editorial selection)
Full Blede, Issue 2: The City, July 2017, p. 2 (curated by Sacha Bauman)
Create Magazine, Issue 1, November 2016, p. 196-199 (curated by Hannah Stouffer) California Open 2016 Exhibition Catalogue, August 2016
Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 11, February 2016, p. 34 (curated by Alice Herrick) Pony Up Otis Fine Arts BFA Exhibition Catalogue, May 2008
Down the Rabbit Hole Exhibition Catalogue, November 2007
Online Publications
"In the Old Dallas Power & Light Building, Three Art Shows Find Space This Month," D Magazine, April 2, 2018
"Exploring Male Beauty and Eroticism: Interview with Hayley Quentin," Create Magazine, January 13, 2018
"On Painting Men, Embracing Social Media, and Rediscovering L.A.," Otis College of Art and Design, October 12, 2017
"In the Studio with Artist Hayley Quentin," Creative Founders, July 3, 2017
"Hayley Quentin: Do the meaningful and the rest falls in line," Artisster, March 13, 2017
"Studio Visit with Hayley Quentin," Art Maze Magazine, January 6, 2017
Online Publications - Blogs
"11 Instagram Accounts We're Loving This Month," Creative Founders, May 30, 2017 "Artist and Instructor Hayley Quentin," Brentwood Art Center Blog, March 29, 2017 "Spotlight: How Far Can I Push It Without Breaking The Spell? Studio Visit With Hayley Quentin," ArtConnect, February 27, 2017
"Artcyclopedia: Hayley Quentin," EMITTRA, January 31, 2017
“Hayley Quentin,” Create Magazine Blog, October 20, 2016
“2016 California Open Selections,” TAG Gallery Blog, August 10, 2016
“Female Artists on Instagram,” EMITTRA, July 30, 2016
“Meet Hayley Quentin,” Many Shapes Art, July 15, 2015
Panels, Discussions and Talks
2017
Foundation Forward Panel, panelist, Foundation Forward, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Careers in the Arts Panel Discussion, panelist, National Portfolio Day, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Affiliations
Artisster
Teaching Experience
2016-present
Faculty, Brentwood Art Center, Brentwood, CA
2008
BFA cum laude, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Exhibitions
2018
SIDESHOW, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
The Women of Ro2, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
2017
Mind's I, Dalton Warehouse, Los Angeles, CA
Plus One, Soft Core LA at the Museum of Broken Relationships, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Megan St Clair)
Chaos!!!, Ro2 Art, Dallas, TX
Sing The Body, CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Soo Kim & Virginia Arce) Works on Paper, Long Beach Island Foundation, NJ (Juror: Jane Panetta)
2016
California Open Exhibition, TAG Gallery, Bergamot Station Arts Center, Santa Monica, CA (Juror: Kent Twitchell) (catalogue)
Small Works, Lemonade Stand Gallery, Key West, FL (Jurors: Jed Dodds, Liz Young, Hal Bromm)
2008
On the Street, Digital Domain, Venice, CA (curated by Scott Greiger)
Pony Up: Otis Fine Art BFA Exhibition, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA (catalogue)
2007
Down the Rabbit Hole, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (curated by the Loyola Marymount Curatorial Group) (catalogue)
General Cluster, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Shuffle, Bolsky Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Junior Show, Studio 107, Los Angeles, CA (curated by Doug Harvey)
Collaborative Projects
2015
Architecture of an Atom, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France (Deep End, installation in collaboration with Juliacks; part of a film screening and exhibition by Juliacks)
Film Credits
2014
Assistant Director, Art Production Architecture of an Atom, dir. Juliacks (Lyon, France)
2011
Assistant Director, Art Production Invisible Forces, dir. Juliacks (Helsinki, Finland)
Print Publications
Polluxzine, Volume 5, June 2018, P.17-24 Full Blede, Issue 5, June 2018, p. 2, 8 (curated by Sacha Bauman)
Art Maze Mag, Issue 4, August 2017, p. 66-67 (editorial selection)
Full Blede, Issue 2: The City, July 2017, p. 2 (curated by Sacha Bauman)
Create Magazine, Issue 1, November 2016, p. 196-199 (curated by Hannah Stouffer) California Open 2016 Exhibition Catalogue, August 2016
Fresh Paint Magazine, Issue 11, February 2016, p. 34 (curated by Alice Herrick) Pony Up Otis Fine Arts BFA Exhibition Catalogue, May 2008
Down the Rabbit Hole Exhibition Catalogue, November 2007
Online Publications
"In the Old Dallas Power & Light Building, Three Art Shows Find Space This Month," D Magazine, April 2, 2018
"Exploring Male Beauty and Eroticism: Interview with Hayley Quentin," Create Magazine, January 13, 2018
"On Painting Men, Embracing Social Media, and Rediscovering L.A.," Otis College of Art and Design, October 12, 2017
"In the Studio with Artist Hayley Quentin," Creative Founders, July 3, 2017
"Hayley Quentin: Do the meaningful and the rest falls in line," Artisster, March 13, 2017
"Studio Visit with Hayley Quentin," Art Maze Magazine, January 6, 2017
Online Publications - Blogs
"11 Instagram Accounts We're Loving This Month," Creative Founders, May 30, 2017 "Artist and Instructor Hayley Quentin," Brentwood Art Center Blog, March 29, 2017 "Spotlight: How Far Can I Push It Without Breaking The Spell? Studio Visit With Hayley Quentin," ArtConnect, February 27, 2017
"Artcyclopedia: Hayley Quentin," EMITTRA, January 31, 2017
“Hayley Quentin,” Create Magazine Blog, October 20, 2016
“2016 California Open Selections,” TAG Gallery Blog, August 10, 2016
“Female Artists on Instagram,” EMITTRA, July 30, 2016
“Meet Hayley Quentin,” Many Shapes Art, July 15, 2015
Panels, Discussions and Talks
2017
Foundation Forward Panel, panelist, Foundation Forward, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Careers in the Arts Panel Discussion, panelist, National Portfolio Day, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
Professional Affiliations
Artisster
Teaching Experience
2016-present
Faculty, Brentwood Art Center, Brentwood, CA
