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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Francisco Sierra figure dans les notices d'autorité comme artiste et peintre ; sa naissance est enregistrée en 1977 à Santiago de Chile.
Vie
La naissance est enregistrée par la Bibliothèque nationale de France et la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
Activité
Saint-Légier-La Chiésaz et Berne sont enregistrés comme lieux d'activité par la Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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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.
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
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 1 entries
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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