Jonathan Qualben has devised a unique process that allows him to construct elegant wall-hung sculptures using thin layers of concrete. He has found a niche with his concrete figures, light of form in spite of an imposing material. He has captured the expressiveness, grace, and tenuous strength of the animate human form. Contradictions between theme and media abound, but Qualben remarks:

"I love that the mark of a sweeping transitory hand, executed in a moment, like a watercolorist's brushstroke, could be fixed in so permanent a record."

In 1998, Jonathan Qualben received the prestigious Montana Individual Artist Fellowship. Jonathan's work is shown in select galleries in the United States and is collected internationally.

JQ Studios

618 S. 2nd St. W.

Missoula, MT 59801