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Moe Gram is a multi-disciplinary visual artist, designer, and community engagement consultant based out of Denver, Colorado. With a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Visual Arts and a Minor in Cultural Studies from California State University Bakersfield (2014), and a focus in Museum Studies from CSU Firenze in Florence, Italy (2011-2012), Gram's work blends artistic expression with social impact.
Known for her dynamic murals, immersive installations, and community-driven projects, Moe Gram has exhibited widely, including solo shows like How To Earn Your Big Girl Panties at the University of Northern Colorado (2024) and large-scale murals at festivals such as the Street Wise Mural Festival (2023, 2021) and Babe Walls (2020). Her artwork often places itself at the intersection of art and community, exploring themes of self-empathy, human compassion, and the distortion of memories. Notable installations include Get Close, But Don't Touch at MCA Denver (2021), A Perfect Storm at the Denver Art Museum (2021-2025), and A Texture Garden at Meow Wolf's Dark Palace Music Festival (2019).
A passionate advocate for arts education and community engagement, Gram has led creative classes at the Denver Art Museum, collaborated on youth voting initiatives, and facilitated mural projects that inspire and restore community ties. Her commitment to community is reflected in ongoing consulting roles with public art initiatives, such as the 150th Anniversary Public Arts Initiative the Governor’s Office of Colorado (2024) and the Connect & Engage Tour for the Biennial of the Americas (2024).
Moe Gram has also collaborated on set design for theater productions, including Strange Natures and Alice in Wonderland. Her curatorial work includes exhibitions such as Dearly Disillusioned for Pink Progression at the McNichols Building in Denver, CO (2023) and Creating Space at RedLine Contemporary Art Center (2021).
With an ever-growing portfolio, Moe Gram’s work is recognized by prestigious collectors, including the Denver Broncos and the Denver Art Museum. Residencies have included the Friend of a Friend Gallery (2022), La Napoule Art Foundation (2022), and Understudy in Denver's Theater District (2019).
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VISUAL ARTIST | DESIGNER | PUBLIC SPEAKER | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST
NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS & PUBLIC WORKS
Party Fouls Solo Exhibition, Lamont Gallery, Philips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, January - April 2026
Untitled Featured artist at community event, Denver Art Museum, October 2025
Girl Goo Group Exhibition, Bell Projects Gallery, Denver, CO, March 2025
How to Earn Your Big Girl Panties Solo Exhibition, Mariani Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, October 2024
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 Site-specific installation, MCA Denver, January 2021
Clown House A performance and large-scale installation for the No Place to Go Haunted House, Denver, CO, October 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, Creative Hub, Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO – October 2021 - August 2025
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, 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, 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, Denver, CO, September 2021
Reminiscing Declarations PINK PROGRESSION: Dearly Disillusioned, McNichols Building, Denver Arts and Venues, January 2020
NOTABLE AWARDS
Finalist for the Social Impact Artist Awards Bonfils-Stanton Foundation, 2024
RINO Creative Grants Award RiNo Denver,
Insite Fund Andy Warhol Foundation, 2022
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