Francisco Sierra
Francisco Sierra (born 1977, Chile) is a contemporary artist known for his use of irony and humour in his photorealistic drawings and paintings.
Francisco Sierra
- Born
- 1977 · Santiago.
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Occupation
- painter
- Languages
- Spanish
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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Early life
Early life
Sierra was born in Chile in 1977 and moved with his family to Switzerland in 1986.
Documentary record
Francisco Sierra, recorded as an artist and painter, was born in 1977 in Santiago de Chile. The birth is recorded by the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz and Bern are recorded as places of activity by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Solo exhibition at Wilhelm-Hack-Museum • Solo exhibition at Galerie Gregor Staiger • Solo exhibition at Kunstmuseum Solothurn • Solo exhibition at Kunsthalle Appenzell
Monographs
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 -
Life and career
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Life and career
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1977
Francisco Sierra born at Santiago.
Awards
He has received several Swiss grants and the Manor Art Prize, for which he was given a solo exhibition at the Kunstmuseum St. Gallen.
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- 1.Francisco Sierra. frieze.com.
- 2.St.Gallen, Kunstmuseum. Francisco Sierra – Kunstmuseum St.Gallen. www.kunstmuseumsg.ch.
- 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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