Per Volquartz started his career in the visual arts
after graduating from Art Center College of Design in 1971.
At first he worked as a graphic designer and illustrator.
Soon however, he discovered large format photography,
which later proved to be his main direction as a visual artist.
In the summer of 1976 Per Volquartz attended a photographic workshop
in Yosemite. Here he met Ansel Adams and Morley Baer, who together
with the painter, Lorser Feitelson were to inspire him, forming his unique
background in creative photography.
(During the years at Art Center in Los Angeles Per Volquartz had studied
under Lorser Feitelson, the master of modern American hard edge painting.)
This was to become a turning point in his photographic career.
During the next decade and a half he accepted a variety
of commercial assignments from many fortune 500 companies.
He became known for his unique photographic point of view,
and as a master printer.
The photographic images of Per Volquartz have appeared
in most major magazines in the United States. This includes Life Magazine,
Time and Newsweek, The New Yorker, The New York Times,
The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic and Wall Street Journal.
Articles about his work have also appeared in many publications
including American Photographer magazine, Print Magazine's Casebooks
(The Best of Annual Reports), in Fotopozytyw, a professional
photography magazine published in Poland, in The Photographer’s Companion
the largest professional photo magazine in China, and most recently
in the January / February issue of View Camera Magazine.
He has received numerous honors for his professional work
during the past 30 years, including a fellowship from
the American Scandinavian Foundation and Award of Excellence from
the American Institute of Graphic Arts and from Print Magazine.
In 2007 he was named Honorary Professor of Humanities and Communication
at Shanghai Normal University for his contribution to the field of photography.
In 2008 he received the Lang Jingshan Gold medal
for photography in Shanghai, China.
Major exhibits 2007 - 2010:
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In 2007 Per Volquartz had his first retrospective at
Denmark's Museum of Photography.
The exhibit "Per Volquartz. Thirty Years of Photography" took place
from June 1 to September 30, 2007 in Denmark.
The exhibit show-cased images from the Aluminum Series,
the series known as "Instruments of Death", as well as landscape,
still life and portraiture.
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2008:
Spring:
Shanghai Central Library, Shanghai, China
Group show: The American West
Spring:
The Unique Hill Gallery, Shanghai, China
One man show: Per Volquartz. Embracing Minimalism.
Summer:
9th Shanghai International Photographic Art Exhibition 2008
Group show, major participant
(By invitation only)
Summer :
Fuji Salon, Ginza, Tokyo
Group Show
Fall:
Tibet, China
Photographic Art Exhibit, 2008
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2009:
Spring, Shanghai, China
One man show
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2010:
Spring:
Shanghai Science Expo, Shanghai, China
Group show, special invitation
Spring / summer:
22 cities in China
The American West
Group show, Ansel Adams, Frank Su Huang, Per Volquartz
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Upcoming shows, 2010:
June 26 - July 8
The Museum X, Pomona, CA, USA
One man show - "Handmade Images"
July 10 - July 31
The Museum X, Pomona, CA, USA
"The Workshops" - Group show
The Museum X, Pomona, CA, USA
November
Viborg, Denmark
Group show
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