[1][2] Quinn was born in Chicago, where he grew up in the Robert Taylor Homes on the South Side.
[3][4] In his ninth grade of high school, he was awarded a scholarship to attend the Culver Military Academy in Indiana.
In 2004, Quinn and author, Quanica A. McClendon, published a children's book called "Suit Shoes."
He made a painting based on five photographs which produced an amalgamation resembling the smirk of his long-lost brother, Charles.
[5] During the fall of 2018, Quinn's work was included in a group show at The Drawing Center.