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
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
Rhythm in Nature | Slate Gray Gallery, Telluride, CO
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
ARTMIX | Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, 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
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
2024
2020
Superfine Art Fair | San Francisco, CA
Phoenix, Arizona USA
Axiom Contemporary Gallery
2502 East Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85016, (480) 335-0177
Asheville, North Carolina USA
Momentum Gallery
52 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801
Vail, Colorado USA
Vail International Gallery
100 E Meadow Drive, Suite 17, Vail, CO 81657. (970) 476-2525
1997
Bachelor of Fine Art in Film Art, Syracuse University
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 Art of Skiing” | Steamboat Magazine Ski Edition 2024/2025
“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)
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)
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
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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