Don Almquist

Painting, Visual Artist

1929 –

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Who is Don Almquist?

Don Almquist is an American painter and illustrator.

Almquist was born in Hartford, Connecticut. He was the son of Nils Herbert Almquist and Jeannette Perrow. He earned a BFA in 1951 from Rhode Island School of Design.

Almquist has exhibited in seven one-man shows and sixteen juried shows in the US, Canada and Sweden while garnering a number of awards. Earlier in his career, he served as an art and creative director for Ahlen & Akerlund in Stockholm, Sweden, one of the largest and influential publishing houses in Europe, and also as graphics advisor to the US Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in Washington, D.C..

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Born
Jul 21, 1929
United States of America
Education
  • Rhode Island School of Design

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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