Collier Gierke

Photography

Collier Gierke was born in 1991 in Tacoma, Washington. As a lens-based artist, he is interested in seeing the world beyond, or behind the one we inhabit. Graduating in Fall 2026 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Photography Emphasis from the University of Colorado Denver, he is eager to enter the professional art sector. In a society teeming with noise, everything vying for our attention, Collier searches for the subtle moments of strange and magic, the poignant delights hidden behind the obvious. He is inspired by cinema and how we can exist on the border of manufactured truth and what we perceive as reality. Having served in the US Army and transitioning to teaching yoga, he finds beauty in both the chaos and the calm. Collier’s works inhabit a charged, cinematic quality which creates a raw, lasting emotional connection with the viewer. His work has been exhibited in Colorado and California.