Andrew Ramiro Tirado

Andrew Ramiro Tirado is a contemporary American artist known for his diverse 2D and 3D works. Born in Washington D.C. in 1968, he grew up and currently resides in Colorado. Early in his career, from 1989 to 1991, Tirado was a studio assistant for renowned painter Chuck Close in New York. Upon returning to Colorado, he engaged in various crafts, including building wood strip canoes, fabricating custom props and sets, and crafting custom cabinetry.

For over two decades, Tirado contributed to the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation’s Summer Seminar Program as part of the Seminar Faculty. He also taught at respected institutions like the Bemis School of Art and the Anderson Ranch Arts Center and spent ten years at Colorado College, teaching woodworking and overseeing the 3D Arts Facility.

Tirado transitioned to a full-time artistic practice in 2012, gaining recognition through exhibitions. In 2014, he held a solo exhibition, Open, at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, where his piece Lacuna won both the Jurors’ Choice and Peoples’ Choice awards at the 16th annual Art on the Streets Exhibit in Colorado Springs. His full-time art career took off in 2016, with a notable volunteer stint in Italy for the Venice Biennale of Architecture's 15th international exhibition.

In 2020, he established a new 1,000-square-foot studio in downtown Colorado Springs, and in 2021, he completed his largest project, Highlight, a public art installation in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The following year, he served as Artist-In-Residence at Holland Hall School in Tulsa, exhibiting his work in a solo show at the Holliman Gallery. Continuing to produce commissioned and independent pieces, Tirado has a solo exhibition scheduled for November 2024 at the Surface Gallery in Colorado Springs.

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