Topher Straus

b. 1974, Denver, Colorado, USA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

Solo Showing | Slate Gray Gallery, Intersect Aspen, Aspen, CO


2023

Happy Places |Vail International Gallery, Vail, CO 

Topher Straus Gallery | Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, CO

Featured Artist Art Walk | The Hythe, Vail, CO


2022

The Parks | Vail International Gallery, Vail, CO

Topher Straus: BOLDEST | R Gallery, Boulder, CO

Rendering the West | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
Topher Straus Gallery | Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, CO

2019

Topher Straus: The Parks | American Mountaineering Museum, Golden, CO

Topher Straus: B-Sides | Garage at Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO
Topher Straus: The Parks | Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO

2018

Boombox | Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2025

Fluence | bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

15 Year Anniversary Celebration | Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO

Telluride Art | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

ReGenesis | bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2024

From Darkroom to Digital: Jerry Uelsmann, Maggie Taylor, & Topher Straus | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

ARTMIX | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO

2023

Winter Wonders | bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CO

15 Year Anniversary Celebration| Niza Knoll Gallery, Denver, CO

Telluride BackCou | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

2022

Reminiscence | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

Slopes, Shapes, and Landscapes | The Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO

ARTMIX | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, 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

2018

All Day I Dream | Two Person Exhbition, Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO



ART FAIRS

2025

Ferrari Art Week | Axiom Contemporary, Scottsdale, AZ 

2024

Aspen Intersect | Slate Gray Gallery, Aspen, CO 
Scope International Contemporary Art Show | Axiom Contemporary, Miami, FL
Context Art | bG Gallery, Miami, FL

PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONS

2024

Dean’s Office  | University of Colorado Anchutz Medical Complex, Aurora, CO

JNF Headquarters  | Denver, CO

Laws Whiskey House  | Denver, CO

2023

Jenny Lake Visitor Center | Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, WY

St Francis Interquest Hospital | Colorado Springs, CO

Sauvage Spectrum Winery | Palisade, CO

Hythe Hotel | Luxury Collection, Vail

2022

Mikvah of East Denver  |Denver, CO

The Golden Mill | Golden, CO

Lumiere with Inspirato | Telluride, CO

  2020

Superfine Art Fair | San Francisco, CA


ARTIST TALKS & GUEST SPEAKER

2025

Backcountry & Brushstrokes: The Wild Terrain of Digital Art | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

2024

Intersect Presents: Art at the Intersections of Philanthropy - A Conversation with Topher Straus | Intersect Aspen, CO

Artist Talk | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

2023


Master Artist Mentorship Group | Mastrius

Social Media Marketing for Artists | Ah Haa School for the Arts, Telluride, CO

Artist Talk | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

Artist Talk | Uptripping Gallery, Winter Park, CO

Artist Talk | Vail International Gallery, Vail, CO

2022

Master Artist Mentorship Group | Mastrius

Artist Talk | R Gallery, Boulder, CO

Artist Talk | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO

Artist Talk | Vail International Gallery, Vail, CO


CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Vail International Gallery 

Vail, Colorado USA


Slate Gray Gallery

Telluride, Colorado, USA

Axiom Contemporary Gallery
Phoenix, Arizona, USA 

bG Gallery

Santa Monica, California, USA

Momentum Gallery

Asheville, North Carolina, USA 

Meyer Gallery


Park City, Utah, USA

Uptripping

Winter Park, CO, USA

RA Modern

Crested Butte Colorado, USA 

KW Contemporary

Kennebunk, Maine, USA


EDUCATION

1997

Bachelor of Fine Art in Film Art | Syracuse University


PRESS

2025

“The Art of Skiing” Olsen, Deb | Steamboat Magazine (Winter 2025)

"Rocky Mountain Muse" Nicoletti, Kimberly | Vail Valley Magazine (Winter 2025)

"Niza Knoll Gallery Celebrates 15th Anniversary" Norton, Amy | Denver Post (January 2025)


2024

“Modern Art: Topher Straus Uses New Technology to Create His Artwork” Brewer, Benjamin | Telluride Magazine (Fall 2024)

“8 Ways to Elevate Your Après in Aspen” | 303 Magazine (September 2024)

“Bringing Nature Inside” Mordacq, Jessica | Boulder Lifestyle Magazine (2024)

“Faithful Strokes: A Jewish Artist's Journey Through Resilience + Creativity” Wasserstrom, Chloe | Spoke + Blossom (Spring 2024)

“The Journey of an Artist” Firestine, Tony | City Lifestyle (February 2024)

“Spotlight on Imaginationalist Topher Straus” Greenwood, Sahale | Denver Life (February 2024)

“From Darkroom to Digital: Febrary Slate Gray” Viebrock, Susan | Telluride Inside (February 1, 2024)

2023

“If It's AI, Is It Art?” | Colorado Public Radio (12/2/2023)

“Artist Topher Straus” Sturges, Dani | Colorado & Company, 9NEWS (March 9, 2023)

“Meet the Experts: Topher Straus” Smith, Colleen | Home and Garden Colorado 

“Artist Paints Familiar Scenes in New Light” Brown, Corinne Joy | Colorado Life (January/February 2023)

“Slate Gray February: ‘Rhythm In Nature’ The Art of Cie Hoover and Topher Straus” Viebrock, Susan |Telluride Inside & Out (January 29, 2023)

“Artist Spotlight: Topher Straus” Kolpas, Norman | 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)

“A Medium with No Name: Topher Straus is Breaking Boundaries” | Yampa Valley Arts (November 2, 2023)

2022

“Topher Straus Finds Purpose Giving Back With His Art” Norton, Amy | Denver Post (9/2/2022)

“New Topher Straus Landscapes at Vail International Gallery” | Vail Daily (6/30/2022)

“Topher Straus Returns for Closing of ‘The Parks’ Exhibition” Bova, Wren | Vail Daily

“Bringing Nature Inside: The Parks” | Boulder Lifestyle (4/1/2022)

“Rendering The West: Topher Straus!” Viebrock, Susan | Telluride Inside & Out (3/1/2022)

“Artist Topher Straus Partners to Help Fight Food Insecurity and Other Charitable Causes” Norton, Amy | Denver Post (9/27/2021)

“Gallery: Topher Straus” Brown, Corinne Joy | Cowboys and Indians (April 27, 2022)

“Meet Topher Straus” | Canvas Rebel (June 23, 2022)

"Mikhail Turovsky exhibition to benefit Limbs for Liberty" | Vail Daily (12/26/22)

"Battle Mountain students host gallery show, silent auction to fundraiser for class trip" Longwell, Ali | Vail Daily (12/9/22)


2021

“The Newest Luxury Hotel In Vail Tells The Ski Town’s History” Anas, Brittany | Forbes

“The Vail Marriott Mountain Resort is Now The Hythe After a $40 Million Renovation” Paletta, Carolyn | Vail Daily (11/26/2021)

“Artist Topher Straus is One With Nature” Jaguars, Savanna | Cherry Creek Lifestyles (November 2021)

"Gallery business goes gangbusters: Pandemic encourages homeowners to focus on art" Nicoletti, Kimberly | Vail Daily (12/22/2021)

2020

“Topher Straus” Alexander, Stephanie | Inspirato Magazine (August 2020)

“Howard Harris and Topher Straus in Two-Person ‘MASTERS’ Show” Norton, Amy. Denver Post (8/6/2020)

“Bitfactory Gallery is Back” | Salt Magazine (7/14/2020)

“Artist Topher Straus launches into decade with big success and new opportunities”Norton, Amy | Yourhub, Denver Post (January 2020)

2019

“Artist at American Mountaineering Museum” | Canyon Courier (7/9/2019)

“Outdoor Gear Companies Set Themselves Apart” Kay, Christin | Aspen Public Radio (5/6/2019)

“Artists Respond to World Events in Barrett's National Juried Exhibition ‘New Directions’” | Poughkeepsie Journal (7/29/2019)


Awards

2020

Merit Award | Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA

2019

National Parks Artist-in-Residence Program | American Mountaineering Museum, Golden, CO


Publications


Colorado's Topher Straus, The World's Wonders, Reimagined by Topher Straus

Unplugged Voices | 125 Tales of Art and Life by Sarah Frances