Francisco Sierra (artist)

Francisco Sierra (born 1977, Chile) is a contemporary artist known for his use of irony and humour in his photorealistic drawings and paintings.[1]

Early life

Sierra was born in Chile in 1977 and moved with his family to Switzerland in 1986.[2]

Awards

He has received several Swiss grants[3][4][5] and the Manor Art Prize, for which he was given a solo exhibition at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen.[2][6][7]

Exhibitions

Monographs
  • Francisco Sierra. With texts by Christoph Vögele, Raphael Gygax, Roland Wäspe and an interview by Nadine Wietlisbach, edited by Kunstmuseum St.Gallen and Kunstmuseum Solothurn. Verlag für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg, 2013 - ISBN 978-3-86984-057-4 at Google Books
  • Cahier d’Artiste. Text by Giovanni Carmine, edited by Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Edizioni Periferia, 2009 - ISBN 978-3-907474-59-4
  • A Parallel Universe. Text by Fanni Fetzer and Reinhard Spieler, edited by Kunsthaus Langenthal und Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 2009 - ISBN 978-3-905817-18-8

References
  1. "Francisco Sierra". frieze.com. Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  2. St.Gallen, Kunstmuseum. "Francisco Sierra – Kunstmuseum St.Gallen". www.kunstmuseumsg.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-03-11.
  3. "SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz". www.sikart.ch.
  4. "SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz". www.sikart.ch.
  5. "SIKART Lexikon zur Kunst in der Schweiz". www.sikart.ch.
  6. de:Liste der Preisträger des Manor Kunstpreises
  7. "Francico Sierra - Spiel mit der Wirklichkeit". Schweizer Illustrierte.
  8. "Kunst - Frech, frivol, fantastisch: Francisco Sierra in Solothurn".


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