Emil Silberman

I was always fascinated by the ability of art to capture an emotion, a thought or a feeling in ways more powerful than can be expressed by words. Throughout my life I strive to achieve this ability and to continuously seek new ways of expression and form. I started to sculpt at the age of 3 when I got my first box of plasteline as a birthday gift. Since then my passion for art only grew stronger. I studied art through many venues until my early 20’s but without attaining a formal art education I learned much of what I know on my own. Being self-taught eventually proved to be advantageous to my development as an artist. I was able to learn unconventional ways of using various materials and develop the necessary skills for their application. Over the years my artistic process continued to develop and undergo many transformations. Initially I found plaster to be a fascinating material when I understood how to delay its drying time for several hours. I devised my own technique of applying it to various surfaces producing unique texture and style. In the past decade I became interested in installations and site-specific works. There were several unique opportunities for artists to use old, unattended warehouses in Paterson, New Jersey f...

1979-81-Queens College, Flushing, NY
1978-79-Brooklyn Museum Art School, Brooklyn, NY
1974-77-Cultural Arts Center, Haifa, Israel
1969-71-Student’s Art School, Riga, Latvia

2014- "Paterson Art Walk"- site specific installation, Paterson, NJ
2014- "Transformations", Sculpture exhibition, Governor's Island, NY
2013-"Fabrika 7", Installation exhibition in DUMBO, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2013- MORA- Museum of Russian Art, Jersey City, N.J.
2013-"Paterson Art Walk"- site specific installation, Paterson, N.J.
2012-“ Paterson Art Walk”-site specific installation, Paterson, N.J.
2011-“Museum of Jewish Heritage”, Prakhin Foundation Event, NYC, NY
2010- Butterfly Gallery, Red Bank, New Jersey
2010-“Escape from New York”, Group Exhibition of New York artists, Paterson, NJ
2010-“Fabrika II”, Installation Exhibition in textile factory district of Paterson, NJ
2009-“Fabrika I”, Installation Exhibition in textile factory district of Paterson,NJ
2009- Nutro Group Exhibition at 92nd Street Y, NYC, NY
2008- Bergen County JCC, Township of Washington,NJ
2007- “Preservation of Memory”, Installation in Paterson, NJ
2006- Museum of Russian Contemporary Art, Jersey City, NJ
2005- Rockaway Artists Alliance, Queens, NY
2005- Katonah Art Museum, Katonah, NY
2004- Audubon Artists, Queens, NY
2003- Queens College, Flushing, NY
2000- Williamsburg Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
1999- Ezair Gallery, Madison Avenue, NYC, NY
1998...