Franklin Silva
Born in Brazil, Living/ Working in NY
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Education
FMU – Faculdade Metropolitanas Unidas, Liberdade – São Paulo- Brazil
VISUAL ARTS - 2019
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Solo Exhibitions
2024-SOLO EXHIBIT - Silas Bronson Library, Waterbury, CT
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Selected Group Exhibitions
2025- EBONY & IVORY ART EXHIBIT - Gallery 53, curated by Christine Webster, Meriden, CT
2025- ROCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - Rockland Art Festival, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Rockland, NY
2025- EMPOWERED! - Curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY​​
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2024- THE COLOR OF PASSION - Curated by Michael Craft, Lisa D'Amico and Andrew Maisonette, NY
2024- FEAR & HOPE - curated by Cathy Liontas, Milford, CT
2024- SELF-PORTRAIT - curated Julie Cousens and Michele Amaro, Yonkers, NY
2024- WITHIN/WITHOUT - curated Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY
2024- RADIAL JOY - curated Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY
2024- STILL LIFE EXHIBITION - curated Sanchitha Vishwanath, Vernon, CT
​2024- 15TH ANNUAL ARTIST SHOWCASE, Showcase, Yonkers, NY
2024- ALL THINGS CONSIDERED - Las Lagunas, Laguna Beach, CA
2024- TRANS JOY - Celebration of International Transgender Day of Visibility, Milford, CT
2024- THE COLOR OF SKIN - curated Michael Craft, Lisa D'Amico and Andrew Maisonette, NY
2024- EBONY & IVORY - Gallery 53, curated Bonnie Potter, Meriden, CT
2024- FIGURATIVE: THE PORTRAIT - The Mac, Milford, CT
2024- WILD THINGS JURIED EXHIBITION- online/in person, curated by Terri Aming, NJ
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2023- CHILDHOOD UNMUTED - online, curated by Lisa D'Amico, NY
2023- IN A DREAM - Art Collective of Hyde Park, curated by Betsy Jacaruso, Hyde Park, NY
2023- SHE, HE, THEY, WE GENDER IDENTITY - Blue Door Art Center, curated by Diane Wedekind Falcone and Nolan Nishell Falcone, Yonkers, NY
2023- LOVE IS THE ONLY NORM - Yonkers Public Library, curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY
2023- STILL LIFE - Art Center East, curated by Veronique Fournier-Wynne, Vernon, CT
2023- MINDFUL BOUTQUE AND GALLERY - Palisades Center, curated by Khilali Marquez, Rockland, NY
2023- EBONY & IVORY ART EXHIBIT - Gallery 53, curated by Paul Iezzi, Meriden, CT
2023- ROCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - Rockland Art Festival, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Rockland, NY
2023- WILD THINGS JURIED EXHIBITION - Medford Arts Auction online, curated by Lara Cantu-Hertzler, Medford, NJ
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2022- 30 ARTISTS IN 30 DAYS online, curated by Lisa D'Amico, NY
2022- WINTER CALLING - Yonkers Public Libary, curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY
2022- DREAMS ART EXHIBIT - Pflag Rockland, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Rockland, NY
2022- COME AS YOU ARE - CAWCT, curated Lisa D'Amico, Danbury, CT
2022- LOST/FOUND - Kehler Liddell Gallery, New Haven, CT
2022- LIBERATION - A JUNETEENTH VISUAL CELEBRATION - CAWCT, Danbury, CT
2022- ART OF COMMUNITY - Stamford Association, Stamford, CT
2022- MEMENTO MORI - Yonkers Public Library, curated by Haifa Bint-Kadi, Yonkers, NY
2022- JUST PAINTINGS JURIED EXHIBITION - Medford Arts Auction online, Medford, NJ
2022- THIRD ANNUAL SPRING JURIED SHOW - James Library, curated by Jean Mineo, Norwell, MA
2022- FIGURATIVE - Milford Art Council, Milford, CT
2022- 49th ANNUAL WINTER JURIED SHOW - Duxbury Art Association, Duxbury, Massachusetts
2022- EBONY AND IVORY ART EXHIBITION - Gallery 53, curated by Christine Ivers, Meriden, CT
2022- WORKS ON PAPER JURIED EXHIBITION - Medford Arts Auction online, Medford, NJ
2022- HUMAN FACES & FIGURES - Las Lagunas online, Laguna Beach, CA
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2021- LIFTING RESTRICTIONS - Milford Art Council, Milford, CT
2021- 97th ANNUAL FALL ART SHOW - Gallery 53, curated by Karen Israel, Meriden, CT
2021- OBSERVICA MAGAZINE ELITE EDITON 2021 #12 - Observica Magazine online
2021- EMPIRE OF ART - INTERNATIONAL ART COMPETITION - New York Boyer Foundation online, NY
2021- HISTORY THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE - Stamford Art Association, curated by Dr. Thomas A. Zoubek, Stamford, CT
2021- US ALL - Brookfield Craft Center, curated by Bibiana Huang Matheis, Brookfield, CT
2021- AN IMAGE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS - Art Center East, curated by Bruce Dunbar and Christine -Ivers, Vernon, CT
2021- COLOR BLIND ART EXHIBITION - CAWCT Gallery, curated by Lisa D'Amico, Danbury, CT
2021- JUST FACES - Medford Arts Auction online, curated by Sydnei Smithjordan, Medford, NJ
2021- CLASSICALLY TELLING - API Art Preservation Initiative, online
2021- FOCUS ON: PORTRAITURE - Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT
2021- WILD THINGS - Medford Arts Auction online, curated by Terri Amig, Medford, NJ
2021- IN BLOOM - Art Center East, Vernon, CT
2021- BLACK HISTORY MONTH EXHIBIT - Medford Arts Auction online, Medford, NJ
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2018- STRING ART - LINE AND SHAPES - Site Specific, SESC Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, BR
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Awards ​
2024- THE COLOR OF PASSION, Art critic by Emily Derr
2024- FEAR & HOPE - The Mac, Third place award
2024- A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, Story Monsters Award
2024- A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, First place Books Shelf
2024- FIGURATIVE - THE PORTRAIT - The Mac, Third place award
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2023- A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, Second place Royal Dragonfly Award
2023- EBONY & IVORY ART EXHIBIT - Gallery 53, first place award
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2021- CLASSICALLY TELLING - API Art Preservation Initiative, online, honorable mention award
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Artist Talks
2024- GREATER WATERBURY PRIDE - Art crawl, art tour
2024- THE COLOR OF SKIN, Inside small art exhibits, artists talk
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2023- STOCKS FOR BEGINNERS , PODCAST, host Philip Muscatello, podcast about "A bell for Maury's bicycle
2023- IN A DREAM - Art Collective of Hyde Park, artist talk
2023- CHILDHOOD UNMUTED ART EXHIBIT, CAWCT, artist talk
2023- LOVE IS THE ONLY NORM - Yonkers Public Library, artists talk
2023- ROCKLAND ARTS FESTIVAL - Rockland Art Festival, artist interview
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2022- LOST/FOUND - Kehler Liddell Gallery, artist interview
2022- COME AS YOU ARE - CAWCT, virtual talk
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2021- COLOR BLIND ART EXHIBITION - CAWCT, virtual talk
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Project & Fellowship​
2025- ART CHALLENGE, creative thoughts, online, art talk
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2024- Marysville Public Library, reading kids book with David Sharp
2024- Vandergrift Public Library, reading kids book with David Sharp
2024- THE VISIBLES ZINE, group zine, Sui Jenneris
2024- INKTOBER CHALLENGE, online and social media challenge
2024- ART CHALLENGE, creative thoughts, online, art talk
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2023- ART CHALLENGE, creative thoughts, online, art talk
2023- INKTOBER CHALLENGE, online and social media challenge
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2022- ART CHALLENGE, creative thoughts, online, art talk
2022- INKTOBER CHALLENGE, online and social media challenge
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2021- ART CHALLENGE, creative thoughts, online, art talk
2021- INKTOBER CHALLENGE, online and social media challenge
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2020- ART CHALLENGE, creative thoughts, online, art talk
2020- INKTOBER CHALLENGE, online and social media challenge
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2019- INKTOBER CHALLENGE, online and social media challenge
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Teaching Art
2024- LINOCUT- Workshop, Riverfront Library, Yonkers, NY
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2019- MADEIRA NOVA - 8 artists curated by Célia Barros, Exposure Mediation, SESC Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, BR
2019- SYNESTHESIA music and draw - Workshop, School E.E Professor Jose Duarte Junior, São Paulo-SP, BR
2019- WOODCUT TECHNIQUES - Workshop, SESC Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, BR
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2018- TRAPÉZIO - Artist Luiz Hermano curated Cauê Alves, Exposure Mediation, SESC Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, BR
2018- STRING ART - LINE AND SHAPES, Workshop, SESC Santo Amaro, São Paulo-SP, BR
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Publications
2024- TRASHARELLA - THE ENEMY OF THE CITY, Book illustration, NY
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2023- A BELL FOR MAURY'S BICYCLE, Book illustration, NY
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2021- NEWSTIMES, exhibition US ALL, Danbury, CT
2021- FRANKLIN'S MIND SOLO EXHIBITION - Exhibizone Magazine online
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