Eyes on Atlanta:
Contemporary Black Photography

Quintavius Oliver

Atlanta Based Fine Art & Documentary Photographer
Recipient of the APG/Museum of Fine Arts Houston Purchase Award

Quintavius Oliver is an Atlanta based fine art and documentary photographer who uses his engaging portraits as a means of self-exploration and dynamic storytelling. He acquired his first camera at the age of six from his grandmother and immediately began to document his ever-expanding world without a second thought. By his mid-20s the self-taught photographer was making waves in the photography community, landing exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Atlanta and the Griffin Museum in Winchester MA- all while raising his daughter as a full-time single father. Quintavius spent much of his early career straddling the fence between his documentary-style photography in the streets of Atlanta and making intimate portraits with friends, exploring sex, fear, joy, and identity. Occasionally, he would get a break to travel to countries like India or Cuba to explore and experience places that he was told he would never live long enough to see because of the stereotypes that surround young black men. Those photographs have since been featured in exhibitions at The Art Gallery of Alberty, Canada, The Trap Music Museum in Atlanta, Ga, and permanent collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Houston TX. Now, still with a camera in hand, Quintavius has made it his mission to see and photograph people honestly and wholly as he continues to create a safe space for self-expression and vulnerability through his passion for photography.