Francisco Sierra (artist)

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

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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

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References

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