Topher Straus
Fine Artist | Film Director | Creative Visionary Bridging Art, Storytelling & Technology
- Role
- Imaginationalist at Topher Straus Fine Art
- Location
- Golden, CO, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Topher Straus
As an artist and filmmaker, my work celebrates the beauty of nature and the human spirit.
Experience
Imaginationalist
Jan 2019 — Present · Denver, CO, US
I create museum-quality fine art for discerning collectors building legacy collections. My large-scale works — digital paintings permanently sublimated onto metal in limited editions — are held by luxury hospitality brands, cultural institutions, and high-net-worth collectors globally.Institutional Validation:•Commissioned by U.S. Department of the Interior for permanent display at Grand Teton National Park Visitor Center (20••••42)•The Hythe, Vail (Luxury Collection Hotel) — Featured Artist Art Walk; profiled in ForbesGallery Representation:bG Gallery (Santa Monica)| Vail International Gallery | Slate Gray Gallery (Telluride)| Meyer Gallery (Park City)| Axiom Contemporary | Momentum Gallery | KW Contemporary | Carbyne Art (Lisbon)Major Art Fairs:Intersect Aspen Art + Design — Solo presentations (2024, 2025)| Art Basel Miami Art WeekPress:Forbes | The Art Newspaper | Apollo Magazine | Cowboys & Indians | Western Art & Architecture | Modern LuxuryPlatform:Featured on Artsy | Instagram followersMuseum Exhibitions:Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (ARTMIX 20••••25)| Katonah Museum of Art (NY)| Barrett Art Center (NY)Artistic Pedigree:Fifth-generation Coloradan; grandson of Florene May Schoenborn (MoMA benefactor, friend of Picasso). Her Matisse collection is permanently displayed in Florene May Schoenborn Gallery at the Museum of Modern Art, New YorkPhilanthropy:Raised through TOPHER GIVESCollector Profile:Luxury real estate owners, established collectors, institutional buyers, and cultural philanthropists building legacy collections.Creating investment-grade contemporary work that appreciates in cultural significance and market value.
Education
Syracuse University
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Film/Video and Photographic Arts
1993 — 1997
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