Paul Shambroom has worked as a professional photographer since receiving his B.F.A. at the Minneapolis College of Art & Design in 1978. His photographs have been extensively exhibited and are found in the permanent collections of major museums, including The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, and The Art Institute of Chicago.
Paul Shambroom has developed two extended series of photographs since the late 1980’s. Both projects explore American political identity. The first, Nuclear Weapons (1989–2001), documents the strategic nuclear arsenal of the United States. The other, Meetings (late 1990s–present), examines community and municipal meetings in many American cities and towns. Large-scale color photography and a matter-of-fact presentation of subject, whose setting and actions prompt the viewer to create his or her own narrative are characteristic of his work. Other current projects include photographs examining issues of fear, safety and liberty in post-9/11 America.
