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

Winter Wonders | bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CO

15 Year Anniversary Celebration| Niza Knoll 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


ART FAIRS

2024

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

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

CURRENT REPRESENTATION


Vail, Colorado USA

Vail International Gallery 

100 E Meadow Drive, Suite 17, Vail, CO 81657. (970) 476-2525

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

Santa Monica, California, USA

bG Gallery

2525 Michigan Ave #A2, Santa Monica, CA (310) 906-4211

Asheville, North Carolina USA

Momentum Gallery

52 Broadway, Asheville, NC 28801 

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

Crested Butte, Colorado USA

RA Modern


401 3rd Street, Crested Butte CO (970) 251-5502

Kennebunk, Maine USA

KW Contemporary

184 Port Road, Kennebunk, ME 04043 (207) 204-0480 


EDUCATION

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)


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