Hope (2021) Painting by Mónica Silva

I was born in Porto in 1972, and I am based in Vila do Conde, Portugal.

I hold a degree in Tourist Activities Management  and worked in an Airline Company for 20 years.

With a passion for art and travelling, I painted since early years as a self-taught artist.

In 2011, I joined private painting lessons and started painting more often.

After the sudden death of my husband and love of my life, in 2018, I began making art almost as a need of transmuting my pain and emotions.

In 2019, I joined the  Continuing Education of the University of Fine Arts of Porto (FBAUP), having concluded the Practical Course in Painting it in 2020, and The Human Body in Contemporary Art Course in 2021

I paint narratives, usually framed in the feminine world, that try to describe feelings and emotions brought by the vicissitudes of life.

Most of the time, unknown women, who are not a self-representation, but a reflection of my feelings, drama and pain; but also love, hope and strength.

• Nationality: PORTUGAL
• Date of birth : 1972
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Portuguese Artists