Lauren Silva (born 1987 in Vallejo, California) is an American painter[1] based in New York City, United States.
Lauren Silva | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles, Columbia University |
| Known for | Visual Art |
Career
editLauren Silva obtained a Bachelor in Visual Art from the University of California, Los Angeles. At UCLA, Silva was mentored by painting professor Lari Pittman.
Silva is a visiting critic in the Visual Arts department at Columbia University, where she obtained her Master of Fine Arts.[2][3][4] Silva mainly produces painted work on silk and large-scale paintings in abstracted forms.[5] Roberta Smith of the New York Times called her "a painter to watch" as her painting exhibits "astuteness and aplomb." She writes, "Ms. Silva's elaborately layered compositions force various techniques, styles and spatial notions into carefully orchestrated collisions."[6]
Silva is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration at Columbia Business School.
Awards
edit2013 Toby Devan Lewis Award, Columbia University, New York, NY
2011-13 Visual Arts Fellowship, Columbia University, New York, NY
2011 Scholarship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME 2009-10 Emma B. Keller Award
References
edit- ^ "Resume" (PDF). ziehersmith.com. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
- ^ "2013 MFA Thesis Exhibition - Columbia University School of the Arts Visual". www.columbia.edu.
- ^ "Advanced Painting Intensive: New York - Announcements - Art & Education". www.artandeducation.net.
- ^ Plagens, Peter. "Manic Cheerfulness, Video Art and Painting on Silk". WSJ.
- ^ "Jeff Gibson on Lauren Silva". www.artforum.com.
- ^ Smith, Roberta (March 6, 2014). "Lauren Silva: 'I tried to catch the fog. I mist.'" – via NYTimes.com.