Koko Bayer 2016 to present
Temporary Structures
#Projectspreadhope
exhibition+press+bio
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2020.11
"Spreading hope one heart at a time"
video by Alexis Kikoen
colorado voices - Rocky mountain pbs
2020.10
“Salt and Pepper ghost”
with Chris Bagley and Thomas Scharfenberg
No Place to Hide haunted house
2020.10
Co-curated and installed “wall of hope”
with Chris haven, captain eyeliner and Jody Herera for B-Line Chicago
2020.9
tinstallation for B-Line Chicago
September 2020
Collaboration with Chris Haven
Collaboration with Captain Eyeliner
Multiple installations
Street Wise Boulder 2020
August 2020
Colfax Canvas
Project Spread Hope
2020-04-06 - present
100’s of installations in Colorado, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York city and Kansas city,
2020.03.13
“RiNo Sunset”
2 wall installation in market hall
Mission Ballroom/North Wynkoop, Denver CO
2020.03.06
Babe Walls Show @ Ironton
Group Show
Ironton Gallery, Denver CO
2020.03.01
Pink Lemonade 2.0
Installation
Mural Lounge, Denver CO
2020.02.28
A Matter of Heart
Group Show
Allegory Gallery, Denver CO
2020.01.03
Souvenirs
Solo Show
Dateline Gallery, Denver CO
2019.11.10
Bauhaus ISOTP
Installation and class
Kirkland Museum, Denver CO
2019.10.18
StreetWise Boulder Exhibition
Prints of We the People Installations
Group show
Canyon Gallery, Boulder CO
2019.09.08
In Search of Times Past in RiNo
CrushWalls 2019
Dateline Gallery
2019.09.03
THIS IS IT
Group SHow
Dateline Gallery
2019.08.02
Globeville Riverfront Art Center Outdoor Artfest
Featured Artist
2019.07.25 Boulder Bike Path
2019.07.25 - Alfalfas Boulder
2019.07.25 Dairy Art Center Boulder
2019.07.20
RiNo Art Festival
Featured Artist
Denver, CO
2019.07
The Prodigal Step-Daughter
Modern in Denver Magazine Summer Issue
https://view.publitas.com/modern-in-denver/modern-in-denver-summer-2019/page/128-129
2019.06.28
Colorcon
Denver, CO
Featured Artist
2019.06
Animals2
Alto Gallery
Group show
2019.06.19
RKY MTN WALLS
Gramby CO
Featured Artist colab with Sandra Fettingis
2019.02
Koko Bayer: Head, Heart and Hands
Birdy Magazine #62
http://www.birdymagazine.com/issue/062/
2019.02.06
Wheat-Pasting in Denver: Koko Bayer
Westword Weekly
https://www.westword.com/slideshow/wheat-pasting-in-denver-koko-bayer-11203494
Koko Bayer Takes History to the Streets With Her Wheat-Pastes
Cover Story
Westword Weekly
MOP2019
Altieri Gallery
Outdoor installation
Colorado collage show
Alto Gallery
2019.01.14
Meow Wolf Denver installations
Ongoing multi-structure installation
Meow Wolf Denver construction site
2018
2018.12.15
Meow Wolf Denver installations
Ongoing multi-structure installation
Meow Wolf Denver construction site
2018.12
Louis Rechia @ Pirate
“Sa ce nest pas une arbre”
Multi wall installation
Pirate Gallery
2018.11
BagBaySha : Memories of Earth
Leon Gallery
Evolving installation with Thomas Scharfenberg and Chris Bagley (BagBaySha)
2018-09
Crush Walls 2018
“Herbert’s Grove”
Ironton Distillery
Pink Party
Installations for One Colorado fundraiser
Tracks/EXDO
Pride head+heart+hand
Multi location installation for Pride month
2019.03
Pink Lemonade in RiNo
Solo exhibition of prints and piñatas
RiNoMade @ Zeppelin station
In search of There
15x30 installation
There . . . Denver
2018.02
“In Search of Times Past on Wazee”
40x20 wall installation ‘
RiNo Art District Office
2018.02
Factory Flats
6 floor stairwell installation
Multi piece installation in parking structure
2018 RiNo Field guide cover
2018.01
Koko B Piñataria
Lowbrow Denver
Facing West
40x20 wall installation
B-Spot Gallery
Denver
2017.09.17
Crush 2017
Multiwall installation
28th & Blake Denver
https://www.instagram.com/kokonofilter/
2017.09.15
“Crush 2017 street art festival in RiNo”
Denver Post
2017.08.
DuctWork 2
Multi pillar installation
46th avenue below i70
https://www.instagram.com/kokonofilter/
“Denver Street Artists Brighten I-70 Viaduct with Duct-Work 2”
5280 Magazine
http://www.5280.com/2017/09/denver-street-artists-brighten-i-70-viaduct-with-duct-work-2/
“Best New Urban-Art Project ’Duct Work”
Westword
2017.08.10
100+
Group show prints
2017.07.31
In Search of Times Past reflected
Installation at 49th and Washington
2017-07-19
“Koko Bayer pushes Social agenda through “Light Vandalism””
Out Front Magazine
Cover+Feature
https://www.outfrontmagazine.com/culture/koko-bayer-pushes-social-agenda-light-vandalism/
2017-07-05
Koko Bayer at Rino Supply
prints
https://www.rinosupply.com/rino-supply-presents-first-friday-august-koko-bayer/
2017.05.19-21
Plastic Water Pop-Up
Evolving Installation BagBaySha collaboration with Chris Bagley & Thomas Scharfenberg
https://www.altogallery.com/single-post/2017/05/22/Plastic-Water-Pop-Up
2017.04.24
MOP 2017 DCC @ ALTO Gallery http://www.artbeatmagazine.com/month-of-photography-visually-captivating/
2017-04-14
“Fifteen Women Street Artists You Need to Know in Denver”
Westword
2017.02.25
ARTOPIA 2017
CMYK lonely Metropolitans Installation
2017-02-19
“Head+Heart+Hand: Exploring Wheatpaste art with Koko Bayer
Urban Live Wash Park - Cover
http://urbanlifewashpark.com/feature/headhearthand-exploring-wheat-paste-art-with-koko-bayer/
2016.11-12
Eyes Hearts and Body Parts
Evolving installation with Thomas Scharfenberg and Chris Bagley (BagBaySha)
MegaFauna Denver
2016-11-27
“Koko Bayer and Thomas Scharfenberg: Eyes, Hearts and Body Parts at Megafauna”
1of1 Magazine
http://www.1of1magazine.com/koko-bayer-and-thomas-scharfenberg-eyes-hearts-and-body-parts-megafauna/
December 6 2016
“Eyes, Hearts and Body Parts: An Immersive Art Exhibit at MegaFauna”
Westword Video
2016 Vol 6
“Temporary Structures”
Beauty Underground
Page 220-29
http://www.magcloud.com/webviewer/1215000?__r=&s=v
2016.09.
DUCT WORKS
Multi column installation
2016.09
COLORADO CRUSH 2016
Installation: In Search of Times Past in 8 panels
http://coloradocrush.org/2016-artist/
2016-04-20
award
WESTWORD WEEKLY
The Ten Best New Murals in Denver 2016 - #1 Project Colfax
http://www.westword.com/content/printView/7643579
2016-02-26
Bright Lips at Berenices
2016-02-24
“Koko Bayer re-creates Herbert Bayer’s work for the street-art generation”
Westword
Jan 2016
PROJECT COLFAX
Multiple Installations
2016 - present
2000+ outdoor installations
BIO
Koko Bayer is a Denver-based artist whose work focuses on outdoor installations of printed images. Since 2015 she has installed thousands of temporary outdoor works for her “temporary structures project” a collaboration with grandfather Herbert Bayer’s work. Ranging from foot-long prints to large murals, her goal is to “adorn, engage and educate.” In May of 2020, she began Project Spread Hope a series of installations created in response to the COVID-19 crisis as a reminder of the power of hope.
Born in France, Bayer moved to Colorado at age six. She studied design, printmaking and filmmaking at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, and the New School in New York.
Her work has been featured in several mural festivals including BabeWalls 2020, Chrush Walls 2016-2020, StreetWise Boulder 2019/2020, Rocky Mountain Walls, Colorcon, and B-Line Chicago. Solo exhibitions include her two 2020 shows “Pink Lemonade Hope” in the Freyer – Newman Center at the Denver Botanic Gardens and “Souvenirs” at Dateline gallery.
She is a member of ‘BagBaySha” with artists Chris Bagley and Thomas Scharfenberg. Together they attempt to educate and solve major world issues with art installations. In addition to their 2020 installation “Salt and Pepper Ghost” for “No Place to Go” they have done installations at MegaFauna, Alto, and Leon galleries.
She is currently directing head+heart+hand a documentary exploring Herbert Bayer’s art. The film uses Bayer’s theories on visual communication to explore his diverse and fascinating work.
Koko M Bayer | 720.353.8818 | kokombayer@gmail.com | @kokonofilter
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123-456-7890