Norman Silva

Norman Silva was born in Nicaragua. Due to a tumultuous political environment, his parents, with young Norman, escaped the oppressive government of Nicaragua and arduously trekked to the United States via the Mexican border. This traumatic experience, along with the war he experienced, sparked artistic expression. The family settled in Miami, Florida. Like other immigrant families before them, they epitomized the cliché, "starting from scratch." The culture shock sprouted artistic seeds and grew into an engulfing vine. He creates art because he must; he reacts to the world surrounding him, specifically to individuals close to him. It is a relentless urge to translate personal experiences into tangible forms; his creations are his innermost thoughts and feelings.

Mr. Silva received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland, one of the most prestigious art schools in the United States, and his Master’s in Fine Arts degree from Florida Atlantic University. He has exhibited various works in galleries throughout the United States.

Master of Fine Arts
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL

Bachelor of Fine Arts
Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD

Conceptually Green- Delray Arts Warehouse

33rd Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show- The Arts Council of Martin County

18th Annual Art Competition-Studio 18

2023 Human Rights Art Exhibition- College of the Sequoias

32nd Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show- The Arts Council of Martin County

17th Annual Art Competition- Studio 18

Cape Cod Museum of Art- Insight Exhibition

30th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show- The Arts Council of Martin County

29th Annual All Florida Juried Arts Show - The Arts Council of Martin County

15th ANNUAL ART COMPETITION - Studio 18 in the Pines

Celebrating Our Latin Roots - Bailey Hall at Broward College

New Industry: Contemporary Visions of the Industrial -The Frank C. Ortis Art Gallery

26th Annual All Florida Juried Show - The Arts Council of Martin County

A Sense of Place Juried Exhibition - Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art

64 Arts National Juried Exhibition - Buchanan Center for the Arts

Horizon: Contemporary Landscape - Community Arts Center, International Juried Competition

25th Annual All Florida Juried Show - Martin County Arts Council

Into the Wild - Broward Art Guild, Juried Competition

The Art of Abstraction - Art Exhib...