Adrienne Silva

Greg Dougal writes:Thought-provoking work from artist Adrienne Silva invites us to study what is happening in her work and what we can learn from it. Our heritage is a rich resource which , as we grow ourselves, we seem to understand and embrace-how it has informed us. Yet is is elusive and eroded by the passage of time and other factors beyond our control so we cannot delay our search for hidden meaning. Adrienne Silva is a painter who lives & works in Lisbon Portugal , fully emmersed in investigating the Universal.She does not differentiate between art-making and daily routine. Political Philosophy is her grounded foundation and not forgetting Picasso's opinion about the reason for painting -
painting is not done to decorate apartments- It is an instrument of war. Makes us think .
Andrew Lamprecht , Curator of Historical Paintings and Sculpture Iziko Museums South Africa writes about Adrienne Silva's work , About Face,
An explosion of colour greets the viewer in the work , About Face by Adrienne Silva...(see Wordpress site)
In her words: With colour and image I can attempt an impression of that which I would like to express.
Every year I find a new spark or entry point in my practice. At the moment I work with my memory ...

University of Stellenbosch
BA Hons
https://adriennesilva.wordpress.com/

2020 Insitu Cape Town , Description Without Place
2020 Doctor Prescribes Armchair Travelling : Beaufort Art
2019 Artvark Gallery Cape Town Kalk Bay Calm
2018 Youngblood Gallery Cape Town August. Medicines Sans Frontieres , exhibits Zarina Fearless Girl
2018 Youngblood Gallery September Group Show ,exhibits, Standing on Time
2017 State Of The Art Gallery Cape Town Spring Show , No Words and Until We Meet Again
Europe Oct 2016 Lisboa :Bairro Alto
Europe 2011/2012: Arte Universal: Museum of Resistance and Residence Lisbon Portugal
Lisbon Angels Principe Real
South Africa:2013 Stellenbosch Wordfees: Heavenly Oude Libertas / Group
June 2013 Oude Libertas Gallery Stellenbosch Rhino Project.
Previous:Vuleka Finalist. ART B Gallery
Perfect Portrait Exhibition.Art B. Gallery
Permanent Collection University of Pretoria Business School.
Interrogating the Landscape Exhibition AVA, Cape Town.
State of The Art Gallery Cape Town 2013/2014
Stellenbosch Art Gallery 2013/2014
Clock Tower Gallery Cape Town 2013/2014
Featured in the 'Inspired by Yves Klein Blue' collection (http://www.saatchiart.com/art-collection/Painting-Collage-Sculpture/Yves-Klein-Blue/685448/72324/view)