Topher Straus
b. 1974, Denver, Colorado · Based in Colorado
Representation
Meyer GalleryPark City, Utah
Vail International GalleryVail, Colorado
UptrippingWinter Park, Colorado
RA ModernCrested Butte, Colorado
Axiom ContemporaryPhoenix, Arizona
bG GallerySanta Monica, California
Momentum GalleryAsheville, North Carolina
KW ContemporaryKennebunkport, Maine
Carbyne ArtLisbon, Portugal
Collections
Colorado SymphonyDenver, Colorado
Vicki and Kent Logan CollectionVail and Denver, Colorado
Martin Family FoundationDenver, Colorado
Jim Goetz CollectionSequoia Capital · Los Gatos, California
SmartwoolVF Corporation, Denver, Colorado
Private collections in eleven countriesAustralia / Canada / France / Hong Kong / Italy / Korea / Mexico / New Zealand / Singapore / United Kingdom / United States
Public and institutional placements
The Hythe, a Luxury Collection ResortVail, Colorado — eight works
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical CampusAurora, Colorado
Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina
Smartwool HeadquartersVF Corporation, Denver, Colorado
St. Francis Interquest HospitalColorado Springs, Colorado
JNF HeadquartersDenver, Colorado
Laws Whiskey HouseDenver, Colorado
Sauvage Spectrum Estate Winery and VineyardPalisade, Colorado
HPM Contracting HeadquartersEnglewood, Colorado
Lumière TellurideTelluride, Colorado
The Left BankVail, Colorado
The Golden MillGolden, Colorado
Solo exhibitions
Solo presentationMomentum Gallery, Asheville, NC2026
Solo presentationWonderbound Ballet Company, Denver, CO2025
Art on the Block Pop-Up ExhibitionVail International Gallery, Vail, CO2025
Happy PlacesVail International Gallery, Vail, CO2023
Topher Straus GalleryBreckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, CO2023
Featured Artist, Art WalkThe Hythe, Vail, CO2023
The ParksVail International Gallery, Vail, CO2022
Topher Straus: BOLDESTR Gallery, Boulder, CO2022
Rendering the WestSlate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO2022
Topher Straus GalleryBreckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, CO2022
Topher Straus: The ParksAmerican Mountaineering Museum, Golden, CO2019
Topher Straus: The ParksNiza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO2019
Topher Straus: B-SidesGarage at Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO2019
BoomboxBitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO2018
Art fairs
Intersect Art and Design Fair, AspenThe Colorado Connection, Red Brick Center for the Arts2026
Intersect Art and Design Fair, Palm SpringsSolo presentation2026
Intersect Art and Design Fair, AspenSolo presentation, bG Gallery2025
Ferrari Art WeekAxiom Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ2025
Intersect Art and Design Fair, AspenSolo presentation, Slate Gray Gallery2024
SCOPE International Contemporary Art ShowAxiom Contemporary, Miami, FL2024
CONTEXT Art MiamibG Gallery, Miami, FL2024
Superfine Art FairSan Francisco, CA2020
Selected group exhibitions
FluencebG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA2025
ReGenesisbG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA2025
ARTMIXBoulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO2025
Telluride ArtSlate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO2025
15 Year Anniversary CelebrationNiza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO2025
From Darkroom to Digital: Jerry Uelsmann, Maggie Taylor & Topher StrausSlate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO2024
Après VousKW Contemporary, Kennebunkport, ME2024
ARTMIXBoulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO2024
NocturneMomentum Gallery, Asheville, NC2023
Rhythm in NatureSlate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO2023
MorphosisNiza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO2023
FallingKW Contemporary, Kennebunkport, ME2023
Elephant in the RoomNiza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO2023
ARTMIXBoulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO2023
Slopes, Shapes, and LandscapesThe Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO2022
ReminiscenceSlate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO2022
ARTMIXBoulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO2022
Selected press
Telluride MagazineBenjamin BrewerSummer/Fall 2024
Western Art & ArchitectureNorman KolpasAugust/September 2023
Cowboys & IndiansCorinne Joy BrownApril 2022
WestwordMichael PagliaJanuary 2019
Artist talks
Light, Technology & ArtArtist talk, Intersect Palm Springs2026
Booth talkArtist talk, Instagram Live, Intersect Palm Springs2026
Backcountry & BrushstrokesArtist talk, Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride2025
Happy PlacesArtist talk, Vail International Gallery, Vail2023
Topher Straus: BOLDESTArtist talk, R Gallery, Boulder2022
Publications
The World’s Wonders, ReimaginedColorado’s Topher Straus. Artist monograph; the full edition has been placed.2024
Unplugged Voices: 125 Tales of Art and LifeBy Sarah Frances
Education
BFA, Film ArtSyracuse University1997