Almeria, Spain, 1930

Carlos Pérez Siquier was born in Almería on December 14, 1930. His training goes through the School of Arts and Crafts in the capital, although his work is carried out at the Banco de Santander, where he remains for three decades.

The activity of Carlos Pérez Siquier as a photographer is part of the constitution of the AFAL group, promoter and diffuser of the young Spanish photography outside its borders and vice versa, of which it is carried out abroad. He is responsible for the magazine published by the group and is a correspondent for the Photographique de Paris Club Les 30 x 4. His relations with international photography are maintained by authors such as Steichen or Steinert.

From the beginning it deserves all kinds of awards and is selected for countless samples. Together with other professionals, Carlos Pérez is responsible for the so-called agri-training of Andalusian photography, as well as the predominant and recognized role that this profession assumes since then.

For the Ministry of Information and Tourism, where he entered in 1963, he carried out several works with which he won awards in Italy and Japan. He will also direct the Everfoto Spanish Photography Yearbook, which offers the best images taken in several years. Pérez Siquier was the Spanish representative in the International Meetings of Arles, in France, for a year later assuming the position of vice president in the Chamber of Commerce of Almeria. In the late 80's Kodak-Salvat selects him for the Creative Encyclopedia of Photography, as to appear in International Master Photography. In the same way, it takes part in the most important exhibition of Spanish creative photographers and was held in Marseille. His photographs have occupied rooms in Belgium, France, Germany or the United States.

Exhibitions

2003 - 2004

“Color del Sur” Almeria Museum, Episcopal Palace of Malaga

2003 - 2004

"Almeria, Granada, Seville." St. Justa station. Seville

2003

AFAL GROUP, First time. Museum of Fine Arts, Palace of Carlos V, Alambra, Granada

2003

“Los Andaluces” Former Convent of Our Lady of the Kings, Seville

2002

AFAL GROUP, Explorafoto 2002, Salamanca

2002

“The feminine condition, Spain 1950-2002” PhotoEspaña´02, Madrid

2002

“The accomplice look” Real Photographic Society of Madrid

2002

“Genres and trends at the dawn of the 21st century” Instituto Cervantes, Sale Nostre, Milan

2001

'Spain yesterday and today ”, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid and Museo de Bellas Artes de la Coruña

2001

Traveling exhibition in the Balearic Islands, presented by the “La Caixa” foundation

2001

"Books", Photo Gallery Railowsky, Valencia, and Ufca Gallery, Algeciras

2001

“Diaris Intims” Fundació La Caixa, Granollers, itinerant

2001

"The keys to 20th-century Spain" Science Museum, Valencia.

2001

CAAC, “La Playa” Permanent Collection, Seville

2001

“Mirrors of the image” A history of the 1900-2000 portrait

2000

Andalusian Center of Contemporary Art. Seville. Collection acquired in permanent room

2000

"... de ma fenetre", Galerie du Chateua d'Eau, Toulosse

2000

“Ten years of photographic posters” CAF School of Art, Almería

1999

“Images of Images” Rodalquilar Exhibition Center, Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park

1999

"Pérez Siquier" The Factory. Madrid

1999

“150 years of Photography in Spain”, Círculo de Bellas Artes, Madrid

1998

Restrospective Galerie Municipale du Chateau d´Eau. Toulouse

1997

“Pérez Siquier” Traveling exhibition organized by the La Caixa Foundation, Barcelona

1997

Museum of Contemporary Art, Seville

1997

Cruz Herrera Museum

1997

Circle of Constance, City Hall of Cuenca

nineteen ninety six

Pictures. Spanish Photography 1848-1995

nineteen ninety six

Photography and Society in Franco's Spain. The Sources of Memory III. Cultural Center of the Foundation "La Caixa", Barcelona

nineteen ninety six

La pedrera, Fundació Caixa de Catalunya, Barcelona

nineteen ninety six

Imagine. 5 International Photographers. Photography Center Isla de Tenerife, St. Cruz de Tenerife