Francisco Sierra (artist) explained

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

• • • Solo exhibition at Wilhelm-Hack-Museum Solo exhibition at Galerie Gregor Staiger Solo exhibition at Kunstmuseum Solothurn^{[8] [7]}
• Solo exhibition at Kunsthalle Appenzell

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 -
• Cahier d’Artiste. Text by Giovanni Carmine, edited by Pro Helvetia Schweizer Kulturstiftung, Edizioni Periferia, 2009 -
• A Parallel Universe. Text by Fanni Fetzer and Reinhard Spieler, edited by Kunsthaus Langenthal und Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, 2009 -

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

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