Moe Gram is a multidisciplinary artist living and working in Denver, CO and works on a diverse array of mediums that include painting, mural, collage, and installation. Gram graduated from California State University Bakersfield with a major in Visual Arts and a minor in Cultural Studies, during which she participated in a 6-month museum studies and studio art program in Florence, Italy. Currently, Moe's art can be seen in murals throughout Colorado, an installation at the Denver Art Museum's Creative Hub, the Arvada Center, Empower Field at Mile High, and at various locations throughout the Denver metro area and the state of Colorado. Moe Gram’s work is distinctive, engaging, and thoughtful. Through her playful color palette, messaging, and juxtaposition of unique embellishments and found objects, Moe’s work encourages the viewer to absorb and reflect- for the betterment of oneself and collectively for us all.
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VISUAL ARTIST | DESIGNER | PUBLIC SPEAKER | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC WORKS
I Just Wanna Have Fun Solo Exhibition, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO, January 2024
Street Wise Mural Festival Creature Comforts Café, Boulder, CO, June 2023
One Sheet: Wood + Paper + Music Experimental group exhibition at Arvada Center, Arvada, CO, November 2022
Street Wise Mural Festival 17th & Pearl, Boulder, CO, September 2021
We Been Here A mural at the Catbird Hotel, Denver, CO, August 2021
Room 204 Acoma House mural, Denver, CO, 2021
Get Close, But Don’t Touch A large scale, 3d mixed media collage, MCA Denver, January 2021
Clown House A performance and large-scale installation for the No Place to Go Haunted House, Denver, CO, Oct 2020
Black Love Mural Festival All black artist mural festival, Civic Center Park, Denver, CO, July 2020
Babe Walls All women/non-binary mural festival, Westminster, Co – August 2020
A Texture Garden An immersive installation, Meow Wolf Dark Palace Music Festival, Denver, CO. November 2019
A Gentle Pause Solo Exhibition, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO - October 2019
A Quick Time Out Group Interactive experience and installation, Untitled: Creative Fusions at Denver Art Museum, August 2019
SET DESIGN
Strange Natures Control Group Productions, Aurora, CO, June 2023
Alice in Wonderland A musical production in collaboration with Wheelchair Sports Camp, Phamaly Theatre Company at Su Teatro, Denver, CO – September 2021
COLLABORATIONS
Art Lives Here A collaboration with the Learning and Engagement team, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO, 2024
Creative Hub A collaboration with Frankie Toan, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO – October 2021
Tennyson House Babe Walls collaboration project with React.iv Real Estate Group – June 2020
ARTS EDUCATION & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Buddy Benches SOAR Elementary School & La Napoule Art Foundation, Denver, CO, March 2024
Community Outreach Coordinator, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, Denver, CO, 2021 - 2023
Board Member of Birdseed Collective Denver, CO, 2018- 2021
Visual Arts Educator STRIVE Preparatory Schools – Green Valley Ranch Middle School, Denver, CO, 2018-2021
Our Voice, Our Views, Our Vote A mural collaboration with PlatteForum Art Lab youth interns inspiring youth voting participation funded by Arts and Society; Denver, Co, September 2019
Here is Our Heart Restorative Community Mural Project, Boettcher Boys and Girls Club; Denver, CO, June 2018
After School Enrichment Programming After school enrichment program facilitator, Creative Strategies for Change, Denver, CO, 2017-2018
Fine Art Elective Instruction Senior Academy and Prep Academy, Denver Schools of Science & Technology, Denver, CO, 2017–2018
Creatives at Roundish Tables A monthly round table discussion series in partnership with Odessa Nomadic, 3 Total Seasons from; Denver, CO 2016-2019
Boettcher Boys and Girls Club After school arts enrichment programming, Aurora, CO, 2016-2018
Art on Tap! Beer and Painting events in Collaboration with Rackhouse Pub, Denver, CO, 2017-2018
CURATORIAL
Creating Space Group exhibition, RedLine Contemporary Art Center, September 2021
Reminiscing Declarations PINK PROGRESSION: Dearly Disillusioned, McNichols Building, Denver Arts and Venues – January 2020
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND WORKSHOPS
FabLab Rocky Mountain School of Art and Design, Lakewood, CO, March 2024
Streetwise Panel Discussion Boulder, CO - September 2021
Demonstrating Artist Program Denver Art Museum Demonstrating Artist - June 2019
Meet Here: The Power of Mentorship Denver Art Museum - August 2018
RESIDENCIES
Friend of a Friend Gallery Denver, CO, May 2022
La Napoule Art Foundation Mandelieu-La Napoule, France, March 2022
Understudy Denver Theater District, Denver, CO November 2019
NOTABLE COLLECTORS
Denver Broncos
Denver Art Museum
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts California State University Bakersfield; Bakersfield, CA - 2014
Major: Studio Visual Arts; Minor: Cultural Studies
Study Abroad CSU Firenze; Florence, Italy 2011/2012
Major: Museum Studies
PRESS
Every Human Deserves Resilience: Using Art to Cultivate Intergenerational Healing in a BIPOC Colorado Community American Art Therapy Association, October 2021
The Role of Empathy in Art Rachel Grammes, February 2021
Step Inside the Playful World of Artist Moe Gram Victoria Carodine, Julio Sandoval, Rocky Mountain PBS October 2021
MCA Denver Blog An interview discussing MCA Denver Teen Workshop, March 2021
How Coronavirus Has Changed the Denver Art Scene Cori Anderson, 303 Magazine May 2020
Denver Art Museum Blog An interview discussing creative process June 2019
Colorado Creatives: Moe Gram Susan Froyd, Westword Magazine Dec 2018