WHY SKRAPPER?
Established in 1999 by artist William Quigley and Pete Francis, founder of the band Dispatch. SkrapperStyle is a socially conscious platform for creative collaborations, functioning as a cultural billboard— by partnering and licensing with other artiststs, brands, corporations, foundations, galleries, museums and organizations, Skrapper has produced hundreds of art, music, and fashion shows. Hosting over thirty summer events since relaunching AB NY Gallery on Newtown Lane in 2013 the gallery draws hundreds of visitors annually and support a wide range of charitable causes, such as Soldier Ride, Guild Hall, Yellow Ribbon Fund, The Price Center, Cancer Culture, Boarding for Breast Cancer, (which Quigley named) Phoenix House, Eleanor Whitmore, The Retreat, East End Hospice, and the 79-year-old Artists and Writers Charity Softball Game. etc
Each edition is a reinvention of an original work, channeling Quigley’s restless vision into timeless prints and wearable canvases that blur the lines between art and fashion.
William Quigley: Artist Biography
William Quigley is represented internationally by Cortina Gallery in Barcelona and by the distinguished Bonnier Gallery, a cornerstone of contemporary art since 1837. Bonnier’s historic influence — including helping establish the Chelsea art district by encouraging Larry Gagosian’s move from SoHo to Chelsea — underscores the institutional credibility and long-term market positioning of Quigley’s work, but his early career achievements further cement his standing within the contemporary art world. Emerging from his hometown of Philadelphia to the New York art scene in the mid-1980s, William Quigley quickly attracted critical attention. Henry S. McNeil, one of the United States’ leading contemporary art collectors turned dealer, purchased forty-two of Quigley’s college works immediately after he graduated from the Philadelphia College of Art. Before attending Columbia University for graduate school, Quigley’s first major exhibition was organized by McNeil in June 1985, when he was 24. Curated by legendary gallerist Bruno Bischofberger, Quigley was the only artist showing alongside fifty-three of Andy Warhol’s Images of a Child’s World paintings,selling out five abstract works on opening night. The following month, he exhibited alongside Julian Schnabel, Pat Steir, Anselm Kiefer, Georg Baselitz, Barbara Kruger, and Jean-Michel Basquiat.
After relocating to Los Angeles, Quigley was represented by the visionary Manny Silverman Gallery in Los Angeles from 1989-1993 exhibiting in art fairs and group shows with artists such as Joan Mitchell, Robert Rauschenberg, Hannelore Baron, James Brooks, Giorgio Cavallon, Edward Dugmore, Michael Goldberg, Adolph Gottlieb, Phillip Guston, Alfred Leslie, Joan Mitchell, Robert Motherwell, Emerson Woelffer and Willem de Kooning, situating his work firmly within the continuum of postwar and contemporary American abstraction.
In 1992, at the LA Art Fair, Art Basel founder Ernst Beyeler and Galeria Ferran Cano Miro's nephew, purchased two large abstract works and invited Quigley to exhibit thirty-four small works on paper in Art Basel and arranged a six-month painting residency at Joan Miró’s Mallorca studio, now the Fundació Miró Mallorca. After meeting Klaus Kertess in Mallorca, invited Quigley to participate in the Whitney Biennial, though he missed the submission deadline; a documented presentation piece for that Biennial is now in the collection of the Tokita Foundation in Los Angeles. Returning to Los Angeles, he founded AB Gallery on Robertson Boulevard in 1994, establishing a now-historic gallery space in a mini-mall that helped launch the careers of numerous artists. The gallery is today directed by Sarah Scribner in East Hampton.
Education and Exhibition History
Through formal training at the Philadelphia College of Art, Tyler School of Art (Temple University), University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University Graduate School of the Arts. His work was shaped by studies with Alice Neel and Lee Krasner, mentorship from Clement Greenberg and Walter Darby Bannard.
Quigley moved to Chelsea, New York, in 1999, collaborating with Red Bull marketing director and art dealer Arne Zimmerman at Pablos Birthday Gallery until 2009. Together, they launched the now-famous Red Bull / Grey Goose cocktail at an art show on Quigley’s birthday, April 29th, 1999.
From 2016 to the present, works with private dealer Karl Hutter, who has extensive art world knowledge based on is time working with Gagosian and Van de Weghe. From 2018 to 2024, he exhibited with Julie Keyes Gallery, maintaining a strong presence in both East Coast and international contemporary art circuits.
Over the years, Quigley has exhibited alongside artists including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Julian Schnabel, Larry Rivers, Jessica Stockholder, Erika Ranee, Keith Haring, Cindy Sherman, Barbara Kruger, Quentin Curry, Nathan Slate Joseph, George Condo, Eric Freeman, Henry Taylor, Walter Schrank, Joanna Karatzas, Robert Ryman, Cy Twombly, Stanley Casselman, Claude Lawrence, Mie Yim, Picasso, Warhol, Richard Prince, Rozeal, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Moses, Anselm Kiefer, Pat Steir, George Baselitz, Joan Mitchell, Willem de Kooning, and others.
Collectors and Market Influence
The combined team of
The Bonnier Gallery,
Galeria Cortina, and advisors, former Gagosian employee and private art dealer Karl Hutter Fine Art, and John Boynton — Yandex Co-Founder & Tech Executive, along with his wife Johanna, owns over 20 works is actively building and structuring his market.
His work is collected by over 450 individuals and institutions, including President Bill Clinton, President Donald Trump, Shaquille O’Neal, Fabrice Gautier, Sylvester Stallone, Robert Downey Jr., and in 2016 Alexander Zweig purchasing 16 works through instagram in one day. His work is also held in major institutions such as the Beyeler Foundation, Miro Foundation, Philadelphia Museum of Art, MOCA LA, Robert Beal Estate, LACMA and the Tokita Medici Foundation.
In 2020, he partnered with billionaire tech investor and blockchain pioneer William E. Quigley — co-founder of PayPal-backed ventures and the WAX NFT marketplace, one of the first platforms for digital collectibles — to expand his creative reach, including NFT projects celebrating iconic athletes Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter, Willie Mays and Ted Williams.
With a concentrated collector base, including prominent estates, foundations, and private collectors, Quigley's team continues to build a market defined by engaged patrons and long-term institutional recognition.
Exclusive Limited Edition Drops
When William Quigley exhibited with Andy Warhol in 1985, many of Warhol’s prints were still affordable — sometimes bought in the hundreds or low thousands. Over time, Warhol’s prints have dramatically appreciated: complete sets of Marilyn Monroe screenprints have sold for $3 million+, individual Superman trial proofs have reached over £500,000 (about $630,000), and other prints in the Endangered Species and Flowers series regularly achieve six‑figure results at Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
Quigley’s limited‑edition prints remain accessible today while demonstrating strong collector interest, notable auction appearances, and celebrity patronage. Like Warhol’s early editions, well‑chosen Quigley prints offer the potential for long‑term cultural and market value as demand continues to grow.
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Iconic Portraits
William Quigley’s portraits of cultural icons bridge museum-quality production with culturally significant subjects, including sports legends, musicians, political figures, and pop culture icons. Notably, he painted a commissioned portrait of Kobe Bryant, which the athlete never saw; limited-edition prints of this work are available through SkrapperStyle, offering collectors a rare opportunity to own a museum-quality piece tied to one of the most iconic figures in sports.
His work has appeared in prominent charity auctions, including the Tanenbaum Divinely Inspired Benefit Auction. A 2011 Audrey Hepburn print sold for $8,800 in 2019, and in 2020, a 1990 work on paper reached $6,600 on ArtNet, reinforcing both cultural relevance and investment potential. Other notable editions include 15 Lin-Manuel Hamilton prints (2017), now nearly sold out, as well as commissions of Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Wayne Gretzky, and Muhammad Ali.
All limited-edition prints are hand-signed, numbered, and produced with master printers and fine-art publishers, providing accessible entry points, while original paintings offer high-end investment potential through gallery representation and auctions. Quigley’s portraits consistently combine scarcity, historical context, and cultural resonance, making them both desirable and collectible.
Limited-Edition Prints & Proven Market
PROVEN MARKET RECORDS
Since their 2011 release at $500, the four editions — Audrey, KO / Boxer, Jordan, and Lincoln — were sold out by 2012, with secondary-market prices appreciating to $4,000–$10,000.
William Quigley’s market is experiencing strategic repositioning through representation by Galeria Cortina, The Bonnier Gallery, and art advisor Karl Hutter of Karl Hutter Fine Art, who gained extensive experience as an art dealer at Gagosian and Van de Weghe Gallery since the 1990s. Sustained primary-market placement, renewed demand for figurative and abstract works, and over 450 active collectors — including more than 10 collectors with 15+ works GlobeNewswire), three with 20+, two with 35, Dr. Ken and his son Karl Tokita with 46 (Tokita Collection), and in 2016 Alexander Zweig purchasing 16 works off instagram in one day. Add prominent collections such as Beal Related — along with holdings in the Philadelphia Museum of Art — support a stabilizing market.
Earlier paintings and untitled abstract works on paper sold through lower-profile auctions often did not fully reflect their scarcity or market potential, though select works achieved notable success: a 16 x 20-inch untitled abstract work on paper from Manny Silverman Gallery, purchased for $500 in 1990, realized $6,600 at auction via ArtNet in 2020, and a 30 x 22-inch 2020 abstract listed at $15–20,000 sold for $24,500.
As Quigley explores this new creative direction, the recognition of his prints offers new collectors an accessible entry point into a market defined by disciplined supply and strengthened representation.
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Skrapper: Legacy and Mission
SkrapperStyle blends downtown New York energy with West Coast creativity, refined through decades of artistic and cultural engagement. Quigley’s studio locations coincided with pivotal historical moments, including 9/11, the Rodney King riots, and the Mets-Yankees World Series year. Since 2013, his Newtown Lane summer exhibitions in East Hampton have drawn hundreds of visitors, becoming a fixture of the local art calendar.
Quigley has connected art and philanthropy in groundbreaking ways. In 2013, he hosted the now-famous Donald Trump portrait auction, benefiting veterans and Guild Hall’s nonprofit arts programs, and launched the first Casamigos Hamptons debut with Soldier Ride / Wounded Warriors, sponsored by Stephen Talkhouse — the first liquor brand to support the initiative.
SkrapperStyle has also made its mark in fashion, producing 15 runway shows during New York Fashion Week, including the first Limelight show since its closure and the first-ever Highline Fashion Week show, produced by Parker and Clayton Calvert in 2015.
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SkrapperStyle 2016 Highline Fashion Show Produced by Parker and Clayton Calvert
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All limited-edition prints are hand-signed, numbered, and produced with master printers and fine-art publishers, providing accessible entry points, while original paintings offer high-end investment potential through gallery representation and auctions. Quigley’s portraits and abstract works consistently combine scarcity, historical context, and cultural resonance, making them both desirable and collectible.
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