TYLER AIELLO

Sculptor Tyler Aiello was born in Denver, Colorado in 1967 and grew up in the historic Capitol Hill neighborhood. His family was in the design, architecture and development business and he was exposed to these disciplines from an early age. Tyler studied architecture at Otis Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles and later attended the prestigious California College of Arts And Crafts. In school, Tyler studied all facets of the visual arts including architecture, painting, drawing, photography, wood and metal working, ceramics, glass, printmaking, textiles and jewelry. Ultimately, he weaved these interests together in a degree in Sculpture, with a casting emphasis. He also became known as one of the top design color consultants and decorative painters in the Bay Area while he worked his way through school. Always a community activist, Tyler helped found the artist warehouse district Jingletown in Oakland, and was a member of the vanguard experimental installation group Survival Research Laboratories.

In 1995, he made a tough decision, and moved back to Denver, with a dream of contributing to the cultural development of his hometown. With his family, the Aiello’s purchased a dilapidated block in the now popular RINO Arts District with the dream of developing a full-functioning Art Center. Tyler renovated the property himself and in 2002 opened the contemporary gallery Studio Aiello along with his wife. Within a short time, the gallery was lauded as one of the most innovated spaces in the city and quickly gained award-winning acclaim. In 2003, Tyler renovated and opened a second large warehouse, the TarFactory, adjacent to the gallery which is a sculpture and fabrication facility for regional working sculptors.

While Tyler’s business endeavors were growing, his career as an artist was also expanding, and in 2005, the Aiello family closed the gallery portion of their business – choosing instead to focus on the art making side of their interests. Since then, Tyler’s career as a working artist has exploded on a national level. He is known for his elegant metal sculpture that blends his interest in science and natural forms, with a love of process and materials. His work appears in numerous private and corporate collections nationally, and he recently finished large, corporate commissions in California, Seattle, San Antonio, and Littleton, Colorado. He has exhibited the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, the Foothills Art Center, the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities, as well as at many regional galleries. He has always been an active member of the arts community and has enjoyed lecturing, working with students from area schools and universities, co-chairing the Denver Art Dealers Association and guest curating shows in the region. Tyler is very excited to unveil his first, large-scale public work at the historic Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater this fall.

EDUCATION

1989-1994 BFA, California College of Arts & Crafts, Sculpture Emphasis; Oakland, CA
1986-1987 Otis Parsons School of Design - Los Angeles, CA
1986 Colorado Institute of Art - Denver, CO

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2007

Walker Fine Art; OmniModus, Tyler and Monica Aiello; Denver, CO
Foothills Art Center; Pattern Recognition Invitational; Golden, CO

2006

Hyatt Regency Denver Convention Center; Denver Art Dealers Association Showcase
Cell, Structure, Mass Invitational
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Two Worlds; Denver, CO

2005

Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, Annual Art Market; Arvada, CO
Space Gallery, Two Worlds; Denver, CO
Sliding Door Gallery, Naked; Denver, CO
Studio Aiello, Come Together Group Show; Denver, CO

2004

Space Gallery, Pericardium; Denver, CO
Arvada Center for Art & Humanities, Annual Art Market; Arvada, CO

2003

Andenken Gallery: 4th Annual Group Show; Denver, CO
Studio Aiello: Surplus, The Pillow People Project; Denver, CO

2002

Studio Aiello: Untitled Group Show; Denver, Colorado

1994

Survival Research Laboratories, Calculated Forecast of Doom; San Francisco, CA
Irin Olver Art Center, Bottom Feeder Bike Works; Oakland, CA
Phoenix Iron Works Foundry, Solo Exhibition, Oakland, CA

1993

98% Art Space, Least Tern Public Art Project; Alameda, CA

1992

Mr. Floppys (Happenings Art Space), Solo Installation; Oakland, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2003-Present Owner, TarFactory Atelier / Sculpture, Design, Art Services & Fabrication; Denver, CO
1995-2005 Owner, Studio Aiello / Award-winning Gallery; Denver, CO
1990-1994 Aiello Assoc., Design & Color Consultant, Decorative Painting; San Francisco, CA
- '93, PG&E Dream Home; Collaborative project with Beardsly Studios
- '92, Melvin Belai Show Home; Collaborative project with John White Studios
- '90, Villa Strada Studios; Recreation of Renaissance Villa; Palo Alto, CA

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

2006

Rocky Mountain College of Art & Design, Guest Lecturer
City of Denver, Office of Cultural Affairs, Member, Task Force for Creative Spaces
Denver Museum of Nature & Science; Lecturer: Space Art Talk & Walk
With Steve Lee, Phd. Curator of Planetary Science
Space Gallery, Guest Juror

2005

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art; Annual Art Auction Participant
Museum of Outdoor Arts; Juror Scholastic Sculpture Competition; Englewood, CO
Museum of Contemporary Art/Denver; Art Donor for ShoeBall
University of Colorado, Boulder: A Week of Technical Workshops at the TarFactory
In Conjunction with University of Colorado’s Conference on Art & Mathematics
Steele Elementary: Host – Student Art Club Show and Benefit
University of Colorado, Boulder: Speaker - Professional Practice Seminar
Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art: Advisor - Portfolio Review Day
Pod Gallery: Art Symposium, Lecturer – Creating a Killer Portfolio
Steele Elementary: Guest Teacher - Art Day, Solar System Mobile for Kindergarten
California College of the Arts: Host – Recruiting Day for High School Students

2004

University of Colorado at Denver: Speaker - Senior Seminar
Metropolitan State College of Denver: Juror, Art Guild Exhibition
University of Colorado/Denver; Juror, Senior Art Show
California College of the Arts: Host – Recruiting Day for High School Students
Steele Elementary: Guest Teacher - Art Day, Soap Making for ECE Education

2003

University of Colorado at Denver: Speaker - Senior Seminar

2003-Present Denver Art Dealers Association; Co-chair for 2005; Executive Committee member

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007

Rocky Mountain News: Mary Voelz Chandler, Omni Modus; 5.4.07

2006

Westword: Amber Taufen, Space Cases: DMNS and the Aiellos are a match made in the heavens; 2.23.06

2005

Denver Post: Kyle MacMillan, Denver’s loss and the pains of not growing, Studio Aiello; 12.23.05
Westword: Award – The Best of Westword Top Solo Show of 2004, Virginia Maitland, Studio Aiello

2004

Denver Post: Kyle MacMillan, The Best of artist Maitland?; 12.17.04
Denver Post: Kyle MacMillan, Top 10 Art Shows of 2004, FIBERish at Studio Aiello; 12.26.04
Westword: Award – The Best of Westword “Top Multi-Media Show, Doris Laughton at Studio Aiello”
Rocky Mountain News: Mary Volez Chandler, A biennial that works; 7.17.04
Denver Post: Kyle MacMillan, Ingenuity’s in the weave, Studio Aiello; 7.16.04
ArtNews: City Focus, Denver; 12.04

2003

The Denver Post, Kyle MacMillan, Studio Aiello ideal for large-scale art, video installations; June 6, 2003
Rocky Mountain News, Mary Chander, A 'Surplus' of inventive ideas; June 6, 2003
Westword, Michael Paglia, Artbeat: Surplus; May 29-June 4, 2003
Westword, Michael Paglia, Now and Then: While Studio Aiello presents new work, RMCAD buys an old campus; Jan. 9-15, 2003

2002

Westword, Michael Paglia, Up, Up, and Away: The new Studio Aiello is hoping to soar; Sept. 19-25, 2002
Rocky Mountain News, Mary Chander, A Banner Beginning; Sept. 20, 2002
Lodo & Downtown Denver News, Sandra Phillips, New Galleries With Fresh Ideas; Sept. 2002

1998

Contract Magazine, Design Drawings-Aiello Associates; April 1998

1994

Eye on America, Connie Chung, Feature, SRL's Calculated Forecast of Doom

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS & ARCHITECTURAL COMMISSIONS

Dazzle Restaurant – Denver, CO
Jackson National Life Insurance – Denver, CO
Gourmet Catering – Denver, CO
Foothills Art Center (long-term loan) – Golden, CO
Murray, Dahl, Kuechenmeister & Renaud LLP – Denver, CO
Hyatt Convention Center Hotel – Denver, CO
Napa Auto Parts – Denver, CO
Aspen Country Inn – Aspen, CO
Villa Estrada – Palo Alto, CA
Owen Construction Company – Los Altos, CA