Quin Mittelstead was born in Chicago, IL in 1992. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 2014 with a BA in painting. He also studied painting at the Marchutz School of Fine Arts while abroad in France in 2013. He currently is living and working in New York City. Quin has exhibited his work in the United States and Europe. His paintings are in private collections throughout the United States in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and the Bay Area. In 2017, Quin transitioned from working solely on landscapes to abstraction, trying his best to maintain the color palette of the landscapes that inspire him.