Topher Straus
b. 1974, Denver, Colorado, USA
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
2019
Topher Straus: The Parks | American Mountaineering Museum, Golden, CO
2018
Boombox | Bitfactory Gallery, Denver, CO
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
2025
2024
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
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
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
1997
Bachelor of Fine Art in Film Art | Syracuse University
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)
2013
“Artist Topher Straus Uses an iPad to Create Vibrant Digital Fingerpaintings Printed on Metal” SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire
2020
Merit Award | Superfine Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
2019
National Parks Artist-in-Residence Program | American Mountaineering Museum, Golden, CO
Colorado's Topher Straus, The World's Wonders, Reimagined by Topher Straus
Unplugged Voices | 125 Tales of Art and Life by Sarah Frances