CV︎ Sierra Montoya Barela
Education
2015 Rhode Island School of Design – Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting
2014 European Honors Program – Rome, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Post Gallery – “Anywhere and Here” - Zurich, Switzerland
2019 David B. Smith Gallery – "Living Room" - Denver, CO
2018 Odessa Denver – “Not Much of a Writer I Love You” - Denver, CO
2018 Yes Ma’am Projects – “Death Dance and Daily Bread” - Denver, CO
2016 Helikon Gallery – “Four Whales and a Dolphin” - Denver, CO
2015 Mondrian SoHo – “Beyond the Bookshelf” - Manhattan, NY
Group Exhibitions
2023 Soft Times Gallery - “Small Works²” - San Francisco, CA
2023 Vox Populi - “Constellations” - Philadelphia, PA
2023 Tiger Strikes Asteroid - “BRIGHT. SHINING. TIGER.” - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Galerie Robertson Arès - “BLOOM” - Montréal, Canada
2021 Pirate Contemporary - “Untitled” - Denver, CO
2021 Sally Centigrade - "Wish You Were Here" - Denver, CO
2021 Firehouse Art Center - "One Thing, and Then Another" - Longmont, CO
2020 Seasons - "Full Family" - Los Angeles, CA
2020 Good Mother Gallery - "By Yourself With Everyone" - Oakland, CA
2020 Odessa Denver - "Dearly Disillusioned" - Denver, CO
2020 UCCS GOCA - "Great Expectations" - Colorado Springs, CO
2019 Museo de Las Americas - "Altar'd Continuum" - Denver, CO
2019 Zampa Club - "Inner Outer Space" - Brooklyn, NY
2019 Georgia - "Sommer's Daughter" - Denver, CO
2019 Hey Hue at Mercy Housing - "Home/Maker" - Denver, CO
2019 GIFC Worldwide at Dateline Gallery - Denver, CO
2019 Redline Gallery - "Redline Gala Show" - Denver, CO
2019 Museo de las Americas - "Espacio Liminal" - Denver, CO
2019 While Supplies Last at Mount Analogue - Seattle, WA
2018 Dateline Gallery - "You're Just Okay" – Denver, CO
2018 GIFC Worldwide at Dateline Gallery – Denver, CO
2017 Gildar Gallery – Denver, CO “San Escobar”
2017 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver – Denver, CO “The Stacks”
2017 Alto Gallery – Denver, CO “Stuff on Walls”
2016 Helikon Gallery – Denver, CO “Denizen IV”
2015 Trade Pop-Up – Providence, RI “Wet”
2015 Memorial Hall Gallery – Providence, RI “My Goodies”
2015 Onassis Cultural Center – Athens, Greece “Hello Future”
2015 Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI “Senior Show”
2014 Palazzetto Cenci – Rome, Italy “EHP Final Exhibition”
2014 Circolo Degli Artisti – Rome, Italy “International Wi-Fi Art”
2014 Helikon Gallery – Denver, CO “Muses of Mount Helikon II”
2014 Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI “RISD in Rome”
2014 Exposé Gallery – Providence, RI “You Thirsty”
2014 Gerson Zevi – Providence, RI Pop-Up Show
2014 Exposé Gallery – Providence, RI “Clerestory Journal of the Arts 50th Issue Show”
2013 RISD Carr Haus – Providence, RI “Clerestory Pop-Up Exhibition”
2012 Nretni Gallery, Anderson Ranch Arts Center – Aspen, CO “19”
2011 Denver Art Museum – Denver, CO “Young Artists Exhibition”
Residencies, Grants & Projects
2023 Mural in collaboration with The Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mural Arts
2019/20 Paint Studio Artist - The Denver Art Museum
2018 The Octopus Initiative Grant - Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
2015 Horned Dorset Colony Residency
2015 Vermont Studio Center Residency
Published Work and Articles
2023 The Philadelphia Museum of Art & Mural Arts Episode Seven: Sierra Montoya Barela
2023 The Philadelphia Museum of Art & Mural Arts Mural Arts & PMA Collaboration
2021 BOOOOOOOM Artist Spotlight: Sierra Montoya Barela
2019 The Denver Art Museum Paint Studio Demo Artist Sierra Montoya Barela
2019 The Westword Art Exploring Symbols Anchors Solos at Smith and Spark
2019 The Westword Espacio Liminal/Liminal Space Explores Identity and the In-Between
2019 The Denver Post Museo de las Americas shows off the depth of Colorado's artists as it refocuses on local talent
2018 MCA Denver Blog In the Studio with Sierra Montoya Barela
2018 Denver Westword “100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Sierra Montoya Barela”
2018 Odessa Denver “Not Much of a Writer, I Love You / A conversation with Sierra Montoya Barela”
2018 Fall Edition 8 ArtMaze Mag Curatorial Selection by Sara Maria Salamone and Tyler Lafreniere of Mrs. Gallery, NYC
2018 Spring Edition 7 ArtMaze Mag Curatorial Selection by Benjamin Sutton
2017 Denver Westword "Derrick Velasquez's "The Stacks" Takes on Race and Rhinoceropolis at the MCA"
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Clerestory Journal of the Arts Brown University
Education
2015 Rhode Island School of Design – Providence, RI
Bachelor of Fine Arts – Painting
2014 European Honors Program – Rome, Italy
Solo Exhibitions
2021 Post Gallery – “Anywhere and Here” - Zurich, Switzerland
2019 David B. Smith Gallery – "Living Room" - Denver, CO
2018 Odessa Denver – “Not Much of a Writer I Love You” - Denver, CO
2018 Yes Ma’am Projects – “Death Dance and Daily Bread” - Denver, CO
2016 Helikon Gallery – “Four Whales and a Dolphin” - Denver, CO
2015 Mondrian SoHo – “Beyond the Bookshelf” - Manhattan, NY
Group Exhibitions
2023 Soft Times Gallery - “Small Works²” - San Francisco, CA
2023 Vox Populi - “Constellations” - Philadelphia, PA
2023 Tiger Strikes Asteroid - “BRIGHT. SHINING. TIGER.” - Philadelphia, PA
2022 Galerie Robertson Arès - “BLOOM” - Montréal, Canada
2021 Pirate Contemporary - “Untitled” - Denver, CO
2021 Sally Centigrade - "Wish You Were Here" - Denver, CO
2021 Firehouse Art Center - "One Thing, and Then Another" - Longmont, CO
2020 Seasons - "Full Family" - Los Angeles, CA
2020 Good Mother Gallery - "By Yourself With Everyone" - Oakland, CA
2020 Odessa Denver - "Dearly Disillusioned" - Denver, CO
2020 UCCS GOCA - "Great Expectations" - Colorado Springs, CO
2019 Museo de Las Americas - "Altar'd Continuum" - Denver, CO
2019 Zampa Club - "Inner Outer Space" - Brooklyn, NY
2019 Georgia - "Sommer's Daughter" - Denver, CO
2019 Hey Hue at Mercy Housing - "Home/Maker" - Denver, CO
2019 GIFC Worldwide at Dateline Gallery - Denver, CO
2019 Redline Gallery - "Redline Gala Show" - Denver, CO
2019 Museo de las Americas - "Espacio Liminal" - Denver, CO
2019 While Supplies Last at Mount Analogue - Seattle, WA
2018 Dateline Gallery - "You're Just Okay" – Denver, CO
2018 GIFC Worldwide at Dateline Gallery – Denver, CO
2017 Gildar Gallery – Denver, CO “San Escobar”
2017 Museum of Contemporary Art Denver – Denver, CO “The Stacks”
2017 Alto Gallery – Denver, CO “Stuff on Walls”
2016 Helikon Gallery – Denver, CO “Denizen IV”
2015 Trade Pop-Up – Providence, RI “Wet”
2015 Memorial Hall Gallery – Providence, RI “My Goodies”
2015 Onassis Cultural Center – Athens, Greece “Hello Future”
2015 Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI “Senior Show”
2014 Palazzetto Cenci – Rome, Italy “EHP Final Exhibition”
2014 Circolo Degli Artisti – Rome, Italy “International Wi-Fi Art”
2014 Helikon Gallery – Denver, CO “Muses of Mount Helikon II”
2014 Woods Gerry Gallery – Providence, RI “RISD in Rome”
2014 Exposé Gallery – Providence, RI “You Thirsty”
2014 Gerson Zevi – Providence, RI Pop-Up Show
2014 Exposé Gallery – Providence, RI “Clerestory Journal of the Arts 50th Issue Show”
2013 RISD Carr Haus – Providence, RI “Clerestory Pop-Up Exhibition”
2012 Nretni Gallery, Anderson Ranch Arts Center – Aspen, CO “19”
2011 Denver Art Museum – Denver, CO “Young Artists Exhibition”
Residencies, Grants & Projects
2023 Mural in collaboration with The Philadelphia Museum of Art and Mural Arts
2019/20 Paint Studio Artist - The Denver Art Museum
2018 The Octopus Initiative Grant - Museum of Contemporary Art Denver
2015 Horned Dorset Colony Residency
2015 Vermont Studio Center Residency
Published Work and Articles
2023 The Philadelphia Museum of Art & Mural Arts Episode Seven: Sierra Montoya Barela
2023 The Philadelphia Museum of Art & Mural Arts Mural Arts & PMA Collaboration
2021 BOOOOOOOM Artist Spotlight: Sierra Montoya Barela
2019 The Denver Art Museum Paint Studio Demo Artist Sierra Montoya Barela
2019 The Westword Art Exploring Symbols Anchors Solos at Smith and Spark
2019 The Westword Espacio Liminal/Liminal Space Explores Identity and the In-Between
2019 The Denver Post Museo de las Americas shows off the depth of Colorado's artists as it refocuses on local talent
2018 MCA Denver Blog In the Studio with Sierra Montoya Barela
2018 Denver Westword “100 Colorado Creatives 4.0: Sierra Montoya Barela”
2018 Odessa Denver “Not Much of a Writer, I Love You / A conversation with Sierra Montoya Barela”
2018 Fall Edition 8 ArtMaze Mag Curatorial Selection by Sara Maria Salamone and Tyler Lafreniere of Mrs. Gallery, NYC
2018 Spring Edition 7 ArtMaze Mag Curatorial Selection by Benjamin Sutton
2017 Denver Westword "Derrick Velasquez's "The Stacks" Takes on Race and Rhinoceropolis at the MCA"
2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Clerestory Journal of the Arts Brown University