MY STORY
“Life and time are constantly changing and escaping our grasp. In my paintings, I try to capture this never ending
transformation and the reflective processes associated with it.
I work using several fine layers of paint, to create pieces that are on the fine line between abstraction and figuration. Empty spaces are fundamental parts of my compositions. My palette is subtle and I apply delicate brushstrokes to obtain smooth, diffused, serene images.
My work is an invitation to pause, reflect, and abandon oneself to a path of discovery into the beauty and peace of what is simple, fragile and ephemeral: our journey through life.”
I am an Argentinean artist, living and working in Portugal.
Since I left home in Argentina more than 20 years ago, I embarked in a transformative journey, that took me to live in many countries around the world, and deeply influenced my artistic language.
I work primarily with oils and watercolors, and my paintings are reflections and witnesses of my nomadic multicultural life experience. I explore the topics of ephemerality, impermanence and fragility of life. My work can be found in collections in USA, México, Switzerland, Argentina, Belgium, Italy, and others.
In México (2011 – 2015) I studied painting with master Manuel DeRugama, and photography at the Escuela Activa de Fotografía.
I continued my studies of Painting and Art History in Belgium (2015 -2020), at the École des Arts de Braine L’Alleud.
I am the founder of Silvia Salvagno OPEN STUDIO, where I organise and guide art workshops for the international community in the Porto area. I focus on encouraging participants to discover their own artistic voices, no matter the amount of experience they have, so they can tell their unique stories through the art they create.
Interview with Apapachos dede Europa podcast
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
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2023
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Gallerie Katapult – ART BASEL week, Basel, Switzerland
SDGs* through Arts Switzerland
Atelier Mondial, curated by ZeeArts Gallery – Basel, Switzerland
*United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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FRAUEN-KUNST-MIGRATION
Gallerie IntegrArte – Rapperswil Jona, Switzerland
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2022
TIME OF LIGHT
Galerie Katapult - Basel, Switzerland
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ROME ART WEEK - SWISS ROOTS IN ROME
Galleria Arca di Noesis/ Comoroto Studio - Rome, Italy
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CARROUSEL DU LOUVRE - ASP 2022
ZeeArts Gallery - Paris, France
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SWISSARTEXPO 2022
Artbox Project Zurich - Zurich, Switzerland
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METAPHYSICAL
The Holy Art Gallery - London, United Kingdom
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2021
EMOTIONS
Galerie Katapult - Basel, Switzerland
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2020
FASHION-ART-MOVIE 2020
Latin American Women collective exhibition - Brussels, Belgium
2019
SLAACE 2019 - Salon Latino Americaine D'Art Contemporaine - Brussels, Belgium
Triennale des Artistes Peintres - Waterloo, Belgium
2016
Triennale des Artistes Peintres - Waterloo, Belgium
Stories from Far and Near - Green Gallery Waterloo, Belgium
AWARDS
Member and 2023 Lauréate Academie Arts-Sciences-Lettres de Paris
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PUBLICATIONS
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Artist Talk Magazine – United Kingdom – September 2022
Cover illustration : Las Hijas del Feriante by Maria Escalona -Universo de Letras - 2019