peter walther gartmann

photographer, painter, graphic artist, sculptor, object- and installation artist

fotograf, maler, grafiker, plastiker, objekt- und installationskünstler

since 1989

own studio for photography + advertising

 

1983 – 1988

art director + photographer – art magazine du

 

1979 – 1983

graphic designer + art director – magazines annabelle and weltwoche

 

1953
born in basel

 

 

1982

eidg. kunststipendium – federal art scholarship

 

1981

Nikon Stipendium – Nikon scholarship

 

 

 

1988 – today

art director – annual report – bsg unternehmensberatung, st. gallen

 

 

awards book design    auszeichnungen buchgestaltungen

 

1990

die schönsten schweizer bücher – «10 von 444 künstler» bank julius bär

 

1988

die schönsten schweizer bücher – «seeland – jeanne chevalier»,

in leipzig die silbermedaille der schönsten bücher der welt

 

 

 

instagram:  petergartmann_art

exhibitions – selection    ausstsellungen – auswahl

2017
swiss photo award – photobastei, zürich – when the snow falls

 

2015
daniel blaise thorens fine art gallery, basel – starlight + citylight

 

2014
daniel blaise thorens fine art gallery, basel – matterhorn + horizonte

 

1995

galleria gottardo, lugano

 

1991
kunstmuseum olten – grenzgänge zwischen photographie, malerei und skulptur crossing boundaries between photography, painting and sculpture

 

1991
galerie andy jllien, zürich – black torsos

 

1985
photokina köln

 

1982
galerie junod, lausanne

 

1982/1985
nikon-galerie, zürich

 

1982/1983

strauhof, zürich – fotografien lll – zürcher fotografen – zürich photographers

 

1981
work gallery, zürich

 

1981
kunsthaus zürich – schweiz. stiftung für die fotografie – junge schweizer fotografen young swiss photographers – touring exhibition bern, genf, essen

 

1981
musée des arts, genève

 

1981
musée d’art et d’histoire, fribourg – 3. triennale internationale de la photographie

 

1980
musée des arts décoratifs, lausanne – jeune photographie zurichoise zürich photographers

 

1979

strauhof, zürich – fotografien ll – zürcher fotografen – zürich photographers

 

1978

musée d’art et d’histoire, fribourg – 2. triennale internationale de la photographie

 

1976

nikon-galerie, zürich

 

 

artworks and photography are in private and public collections in switzerland and abroad.

kunstwerke befinden sich in privaten und öffentlichen sammlungen im in- und ausland.

books + catalogues – selection    bücher + kataloge – auszug

2023

the secret life – art book – published by antoinette blanc – artworks + photography by peter walther gartmann –
editorship sabina roth – design susanne minder

 

2023

when the snow falls – art book – published by antoinette blanc – artworks + photography by peter walther gartmann –

editorship sabina roth – design susanne minder

 

2023

 

2022
mystery and reality – art book – published by cornelia tanner-bräm – physio-tanner – artworks + photography by peter gartmann + sabina roth – design susanne minder

 

2020
marilyn monroe – art book – publisher rajka + patrick bellomo – bellomo treuhand – artworks by peter gartmann – essay by michael bahnerth – editorship sabina roth – design susanne minder

 

2018
seagulls in flight | möwen im flug – art book – published by ilse baumann + hans-peter bier – photography by peter walther gartmann – design susanne minder – introduction sabina roth

 

2018

wrapped trees – christo + jeanne-claude – art book – trees | tree sculptures  – by peter gartmann + sabina roth – design susanne minder, basel

 

2017

hodler – art book – published by susanne minder, basel

 

2017

 

2015
starlight – art book – published by daniel blaise thorens fine art gallery, basel

 

2015
basel – nachtlichter – photo book – published by ramstein optik, basel

 

2014
matterhorn + horizonte – art book – published by daniel blaise thorens fine art gallery, basel – text riitta thorens-hietanen, lic.phil. I, kunsthistorikerin

 

2012 – 2015
poster campaigns – blumen l – blumen ll – wasser – augen – ramstein optik, basel

 

2014
neuerfindung der fotografie – published by hans danuser + bettina gockel – verlag de gruyter, berlin

 

2011
aufbruch – reise in eine neue zeit – photo book – published by urs breitenstein

 

2009
futuro liestal – architecture – photo book – published by basellandschaftliche gebäudeversicherung

 

2009
krebs – photo book

 

2009
prieuré de grandcourt – photo book – published by hans + heinz furer – design susanne minder

 

2009

art calendar – endress+hauser, reinach

 

2007
bettina eichin – artist portrait – art book published by schwabe verlag

 

2007
die eiche/the oak – photo book – published by für schwabe verlag

 

2006

basel-bilder – photo book – published by hans + heinz furer

 

1999
rita stocker – artist portrait – art book

 

1999
zürich – geschichten von der limmat – photo book – text by urs widmer – published by kurt compagnoni

 

1998
basel – photo book – published by baz-buchverlag – text by -minu, columnist

 

1993

1992
photographie in der schweiz von 1840 bis heute – art book published by kunsthaus zürich

 

1991
grenzgänge zwischen photographie, malerei und skulptur – art book published by kunstmuseum olten – text by peter killer

 

1991
rimini – art book published by kunstmuseum olten – text peter killer

 

1991
black torsosart book published by galerie andy jllien, zürich

publications – veröffentlichungen

in books, catalogues and domestic and foreign magazines

in büchern, katalogen und in- und ausländischen zeitschriften

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