Franklin Silva

Born in Brazil, Living/ Working in NY

Education

FMU – Faculdade Metropolitanas Unidas, Liberdade – São Paulo- Brazil
VISUAL ARTS - 2019

Selected Group Exhibitions

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-STILL LIFE EXHIBITION - curated Sanchitha Vishwanath, Vernon, CT

-15TH ANNUAL ARTIST SHOWCASE, Showcase, Yonkers, NY

-ALL THINGS CONSIDERED - Las Lagunas, Laguna Beach, CA

-TRANS JOY - Celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Milford, CT

-THE COLOR OF SKIN - curated Michael Craft, Lisa D'Amico and Andrew Maisonette, NY

-EBONY & IVORY - Gallery 53, curated Bonnie Potter, Meriden, CT

-FIGURATIVE: THE PORTRAIT - The Mac, Milford, CT

-WILD THINGS JURIED EXHIBITION- online/in person, curated by Terri Aming, NJ

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-CHILDHOOD UNMUTED - online, curated by Lisa D'Amico, NY

-IN A DREAM - Art Collective of Hyde Park, curated by Betsy Jacaruso, Hyde Park, NY

-SHE, HE, THEY, WE GENDER IDENTITY - Blue Door Art Center, curated by Diane Wedekind Falcone and Nolan Nishell Falcone, Yonkers, NY

-LOVE IS THE ONLY NORM - Yonkers Public Library, curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY

-STILL LIFE - Art Center East, curated by Veronique Fournier-Wynne, Vernon, CT

-MINDFUL BOUTQUE AND GALLERY - Palisades Center, curated by Khilali Marquez, Rockland, NY

-EBONY & IVORY ART EXHIBIT - Gallery 53, curated by Paul Iezzi, Meriden, CT

-ROCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - Rockland Art Festival, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Rockland, NY

-WILD THINGS JURIED EXHIBITION - Medford Arts Auction online, curated by Lara Cantu-Hertzler, Medford, NJ

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-30 ARTISTS IN 30 DAYS online, curated by Lisa D'Amico, NY

-WINTER CALLING - Yonkers Public Libary, curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY

-DREAMS ART EXHIBIT - Pflag Rockland, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Rockland, NY

-COME AS YOU ARE - CAWCT, curated Lisa D'Amico, Danbury, CT

-LOST/FOUND - Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT

-LIBERATION - A JUNETEENTH VISUAL CELEBRATION - Western Connecticut State University and CAWCT, Danbury, CT

-ART OF COMMUNITY - Stamford Association, Stamford, CT

-MEMENTO MORI - Yonkers Public Library, curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY

-JUST PAINTINGS JURIED EXHIBITION - Medford Arts Auction online, Medford, NJ

-THIRD ANNUAL SPRING JURIED SHOW - James Library, curated by Jean Mineo, Norwell, MA

-FIGURATIVE - Milford Art Council, Milford, CT

-49th ANNUAL WINTER JURIED SHOW - Duxbury Art Association, Duxbury, Massachusetts

-EBONY AND IVORY ART EXHIBITION - Gallery 53, curated by Christine Ivers, Meriden, CT

-WORKS ON PAPER JURIED EXHIBITION - Medford Arts Auction online, Medford, NJ

-HUMAN FACES & FIGURES - Las Lagunas online, Laguna Beach, CA

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-LIFTING RESTRICTIONS - Milford Art Council, Milford, CT

-97th ANNUAL FALL ART SHOW - Gallery 53, curated by Karen Israel, Meriden, CT

-OBSERVICA MAGAZINE ELITE EDITON 2021 #12 - Observica Magazine online

-EMPIRE OF ART - INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION - New York Boyer Foundation online, NY

-HISTORY THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE - Stamford Art Association, curated by Dr. Thomas A. Zoubek, Stamford, CT

-US ALL - Brookfield Craft Center, curated by Bibiana Huang Matheis, Brookfield, CT

-AN IMAGE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS - Art Center East, curated by Bruce Dunbar and Christine -Ivers, Vernon, CT

-COLOR BLIND ART EXHIBITION - CAWCT Gallery, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Danbury, CT

-JUST FACES - Medford Arts Auction online, curated by Sydnei Smithjordan, Medford, NJ

-CLASSICALLY TELLING - API Art Preservation Initiative, online

-FOCUS ON: PORTRAITURE - Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT

-WILD THINGS - Medford Arts Auction online, curated by Terri Amig, Medford, NJ

-IN BLOOM - Art Center East, Vernon, CT

-BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXHIBIT - Medford Arts Auction online, Medford, NJ

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-STRING ART - LINE AND SHAPES - Site Specific, SESC Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, BR

Awards

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- A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, Story Monsters Award

- A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, First place Books Shelf

-FIGURATIVE - THE PORTRAIT - The Mac, Third place award

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-A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, Second place Royal Dragonfly Award

-EBONY & IVORY ART EXHIBIT - Gallery 53, first place award

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-CLASSICALLY TELLING - API Art Preservation Initiative, online, honorable mention award

Artist Talks

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-THE COLOR OF SKIN, Inside small art exhibits, artists talk

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-STOCKS FOR BEGINNERS , PODCAST, host Philip Muscatello, podcast about "A bell for Maury's bicycle

-IN A DREAM - Art Collective of Hyde Park, artist talk

-CHILDHOOD UNMUTED ART EXHIBIT, CAWCT, artist talk
-LOVE IS THE ONLY NORM - Yonkers Public Library, artists talk

-ROCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - Rockland Art Festival, artist interview

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-LOST/FOUND - Kehler Liddell Gallery, artist interview

-COME AS YOU ARE - CAWCT, virtual talk

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-COLOR BLIND ART EXHIBITION - CAWCT, virtual talk

Project & Fellowship

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