Marissa Quinn is a full-time artist working out of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, and Cardiff, California.
Born and raised in Encinitas, Marissa was raised in connection with the sea and marine cycles. In 2015, Quinn graduated with her master’s degree in Fine Art (MFA) from Azusa Pacific University, where she concentrated her studies on drawing, specifically in the illustration of extinct and/or endangered flora and fauna. Upon graduating, Quinn landed a solo exhibition at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, California, launching her into a full-time career as an artist. At that time, Quinn’s correspondence with environmental researchers across the nation shared a common urgency to educate the public about the interconnectedness of the ocean to the health of the planet, inspiring her to move back to the sea in her hometown of Encinitas. As a surfer, educator, and artist she currently creates large-scale drawings of marine growth and degradation in order to educate her community while collaborating with oceanic conservation groups including Pangea Seed, Lonely Whale, Surfrider Foundation, Keiko Conservation, and Changing Tides Foundation amongst many more.
Her work is currently in several museums and galleries between San Diego and Los Angeles including the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, the Oceanside Museum of Art, Lux Art Gallery, and Sparks Gallery. Her murals span from California, Michigan, Ohio, and Maryland, to Bali, Indonesia.
Quinn is currently on faculty at Point Loma Nazarene University where she teaches Drawing 1 to undergraduate art students.
Join Marissa Quinn and Cardiff 101 from October 22-24th in the Cardiff COVID Art Project and be a part of a collaborative art piece that will commemorate our experience in the pandemic by reconnecting our Cardiff-by-the-Sea community. Space is limited. Click here to donate and sign-up.
You can follow Quinn’s journey daily through her Instagram (@marissaquinn) and through her monthly email newsletter found on her website: www.marissaquinn-art.com
