Topher Straus, b. 1974, Denver, CO US
1997
Bachelor of Fine Art in Film Art, Syracuse University
2025
Axiom Contemporary Gallery, Phoenix AZ - Upcoming: Opening April 2024
2024
Intersect Aspen Solo Showing with Slate Gray Gallery - July 29 - August 3, 2024
2023
Happy Places, Vail International Gallery, Vail, CO
Topher, Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, CO
2022
Topher Straus: Boldest, R Gallery, Boulder, CO
2019
Topher Straus: The Parks, American Mountaineering Museum, Golden, CO
2024
From Darkroom to Digital: Jerry Uelsmann, Maggie Taylor, and Topher Straus, Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
2023
All That Glitters, KW Contemporary Art, Kennebunk, ME
Nocturne, Momentum Gallery, Ashville NC
Falling, KW Contemporary Art, Kennebunk, ME
Morphosis - Exploring the Fusion of Human and Machine, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
Elephant in the Room, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
Rhythm in Nature, Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
2022
Reminiscence, Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
Slopes, Shapes, and Landscapes, The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
2021
Featured Artist, Kowen Gallery, Westminister, CO
Landscape, Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
Members Show, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
2020
Holy Moly, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
Mountains, Peaks, and Waterfalls, R Gallery, Boulder, CO
The Masters: Topher Straus and Howard Harris, Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO
Open Spaces, Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO
2019
54th Annual “Destination,” Colorado Juried Exhibition, Littleton Museum, Littleton, CA
Uplift: Celebrating the Sierra Nevada, National Juried Exhibition, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
New Directions, National Juried Exhibition, Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
The Edge Effect, International Juried Exhibition, The Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
Moonwalk, Cooper & Dash Gallery, Denver, CO
4x4, Garage at Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO
No Show, Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO
2023-TBD
Hythe Hotel – Marriot Luxury Collection, Topher Straus Exhibition. Vail
2023-2043
Jenny Lake Visitor Center Grand Tetons National Park, Featured Artist, Jackson Hole, WY
2022-2070
Mikvah of East Denver, Featured Artist, Denver, CO
2022-2023
Lumiere with Inspirato, Telluride, CO
2022-2023
Hythe Hotel – Marriot Luxury Collection, Topher Straus Art Walk Solo. Vail
2024
Aspen Intersect, Aspen, CO
2024
“ARTMIX," Boulder County Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2023
“ARTMIX," Boulder County Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2022
“ARTMIX," Boulder County Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2024
“Amplify Gala," Boulder Ballet, Boulder, CO
2020
Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
Vail, Colorado
Vail International Gallery
100 E Meadow Drive, Suite 17, Vail, CO 81657. (970) 476-2525
Crested Butte, Colorado USA
RA Modern
401 3rd Street, Crested Butte CO (970) 251-5502
Telluride, Colorado USA
Slate Gray Gallery
130 E Colorado Avenue, Telluride, CO 81435. (970) 728-3777
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Axiom Contemporary Gallery
2502 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016, (480) 335-0177
Park City, Utah USA
Meyer Gallery
305 Main Street, Park City, Utah 84060. (435) 649-8160
Winter Park, Colorado USA
Uptripping
78878 US Highway 40, Winter Park, CO 80482. (970) 363-7072
Asheville, North Carolina USA
Momentum Gallery
52 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801
Kennebunk, Maine USA
KW Contemporary
184 Port Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043 (207) 204-0480
2024
“Topher Straus Uses New Technology to Create His Artwork” | Telluride Magazine (Fall
2024)
“8 Ways to Elevate Your Après in Aspen” | 303 Magazine
“Bringing Nature Inside” | Boulder Lifestyle Magazine
2023
“If It's AI, Is It Art?” | Colorado Public Radio (12/2/2023)
Sturges, Dani. “Artist Topher Straus” | Colorado & Company, 9NEWS (March 9, 2023)
Smith, Colleen. “Meet the Experts: Topher Straus” | Home and Garden Colorado
Brown, Corinne Joy. “Artist Paints Familiar Scenes in New Light” | Colorado Life
(January/February 2023)
Viebrock, Susan. “Slate Gray February: ‘Rhythm In Nature’ The Art of Cie Hoover” |
Telluride Inside & Out
“Artist Spotlight: Topher Straus” | Western Art and Architecture (September 2023)
“A Fresh Voice in Landscapes” | Vail Valley Magazine (Summer 2023)
“Topher Straus: Happy Places Solo Exhibitions” | Vail Daily (7/1/2023)
“Artist Topher Straus” | Cherry Creek Lifestyles (May 2023)
2022
“Topher Straus Finds Purpose Giving Back With His Art” | Denver Post (9/2/2022)
“New Topher Straus Landscapes at Vail International Gallery” | Vail Daily (6/30/2022)
Bova, Wren. “Topher Straus Returns for Closing of ‘The Parks’ Exhibition” | Vail Daily
“Bringing Nature Inside: The Parks” | Boulder Lifestyle (4/1/2022)
Viebrock, Susan. “Rendering The West: Topher Straus!” | Telluride Inside & Out
(3/1/2022)
Norton, Amy. “Artist Topher Straus Partners to Help Fight Food Insecurity and Other
Charitable Causes” | Denver Post (9/27/2021)
2021
Anas, Brittany. “The Newest Luxury Hotel In Vail Tells The Ski Town’s History” | Forbes
Paletta, Carolyn. “The Vail Marriott Mountain Resort is Now The Hythe After a $40
Million Renovation” | Vail Daily (11/26/2021)
Jaguars, Savanna. “Artist Topher Straus is One With Nature” | Cherry Creek Lifestyles
(November 2021)
2020
Alexander, Stephanie. “Topher Straus” | Inspirato Magazine (August 2020)
Norton, Amy. “Howard Harris and Topher Straus in Two-Person ‘MASTERS’ Show” |
Denver Post (8/6/2020)
“Bitfactory Gallery is Back” | Salt Magazine (7/14/2020)
2019
“Artist at American Mountaineering Museum” | Canyon Courier (7/9/2019)
Kay, Christin. “Outdoor Gear Companies Set Themselves Apart” | Aspen Public Radio
(5/6/2019)
“Artists Respond to World Events in Barrett's National Juried Exhibition ‘New
Directions’” | Poughkeepsie Journal (7/29/2019)
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AWARDS
2020 Merit Award | Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco
2019 National Parks Artist-in-Residence Program | American Mountaineering Museum
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PUBLICATIONS
Colorado’s Topher Straus | The World’s Wonders, Reimagined by Topher Straus
Unplugged Voices | 125 Tales of Art and Life by Sarah Frances