Pontus Willfors was born in Sweden but live and work in Los Angels since 2005. He graduated from CalArts in 2009. He has shown his work at galleries and museums domestically and internationally, including Dallas, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, Berlin, Rotterdam and Vancouver. His work can be found in multiple public and private art collections, including the West Collection and the Beth DeWoody collection. He is represented by DENK Gallery.

“I spent October 2021 as a resident artist at Buffalo Creek Art center in Gardnerville, NV. Buffalo Creek is a truly unique and stunning place to spend a month as an artist. Located at the foothills of the Sierra mountains it overlooks the Carson Valley in one direction and 10,000 ft mountains in the other direction. The residency has excellent and large facilities for work in metal, wood and ceramic in addition to full-time staff which are there to help and assist when needed to.

I spent my time at Buffalo Creek working on a commissioned sculpture in solid aluminum that I would have had a hard time completing elsewhere. The metal shop is well equipped and I ended up only utilizing a small share of the machinery available. I can highly recommend this residency to any working artists.”

– Pontus Willfors