Sherri Silverman
"Energy, essence, emotion translate my inner experience into art."
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Biography
Decades of meditation practice form the ground for my artwork, which mostly includes pastel paintings, gouache and watercolor, mineral pigment and sumi ink, collage, and photography. Archival prints are also available of both paintings and photography.
Although I enjoyed making art as a child and actively pursued it, it was not encouraged by my family, who pushed me to be "straight academic." In fact, I had a series of paintings in the back of my bedroom closet when I was four that upset my mom because she wanted the house to look clean and presentable when we were selling it to move. I began meditating in 1972, returned to writing poetry in 1975, and painting again in 1977.
I am mostly self-trained as an artist and have just explored as I wished, developing my own style and images from within. I began because I wanted to. I took a few courses at the Cambridge (MA) Center for Adult Education in 1977. In 2015 I won a scholarship for a course in Nihonga, Japanese mineral pigment painting. My main training remains academic: I have a doctorate in Creativity, Art, and the Sacred & Application of Asian Concepts.
I’ve always had my studio in my home, although I’ve also created at Artist in Residence programs, such as at the Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art (BMoCA), and while traveling.
My art studio was in Santa Fe, New Mexico for thirty years. Now it is in my cottage in Lagunitas, California, where I see bay laurel and redwood trees, deer and quail outside my windows, in beautiful Marin County near San Francisco. Both quiet places allow for hikes on trails outside my door when taking breaks from the studio, gathering further inspiration and connection with nature.
My art has been included in four museum group shows and is in private, public, and corporate collections across North America. I've shown in solo and group shows in art galleries in Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, California, and Florida. My artistic goals include creating work that expands and enlivens consciousness, that nourishes the soul, that heals and evokes happiness and wholeness in the world. I want to make a lasting contribution by delving into the mystery of creating something from nothing.
There are lots more details of my art bio, my artist statement, photos of the studio, art images and series, news, and my artist resume on my artist website.
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Nationality:
UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1951
- Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
- Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary American Artists
Influences
Education
2015 - 2015
Nihonga and Beyond: Japanese Mineral Pigment Painting.
CT,
United States
1994 - 1996
PhD: Creativity, Art, and the Sacred / Application of Asian Concepts. Art History/Humanities.
The Union Institute and University,
United States
1971 - 1974
MA, Brandeis University, English and American Literature.
Waltham,
MA,
United States
1968 - 1971
BA, Emory University, English and American Literature.
Atlanta,
GA,
United States
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Achievements
Prizes and Awards
2015
Tip Coleman Annual Scholarship, Nihonga And Beyond Workshop: Japanese Mineral Painting.
United States
1999
Commendation From The New Mexico Legislature For Artistic Contributions.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1993
Twenty-Fifth Annual Mandarin Art Festival, Jacksonville, Fl. Second Place Award.
Jacksonville,
Florida,
United States
1990
Grant, Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry.
United States
1989
Grant, Witter Bynner Foundation For Poetry.
United States
Collective Expositions
2023
Visions Of Excellence, Albuquerque United Artists Annual Juried Show.
Albuquerque,
NM,
United States
2023
Hardly Strictly Mini Biennial, Bolinas Museum
Bolinas,
CA,
United States
2023
Annual Benefit Auction Exhibition, Bolinas Museum
Bolinas,
CA,
United States
2022
Annual Benefit Auction Exhibition, Bolinas Museum
Bolinas,
CA,
United States
2020
Marin Open Studio Artists At Madrigal Winery Gallery, Juror: Robert Allen
Sausalito,
CA,
United States
2020
Shelter In Place, Fairfax Online Art Show. Fairfaxartwalk.com
Fairfax,
CA,
United States
2020
Tedxmarin Artist Innovator Showcase, Tedxmarin.org
Marin County,
CA,
United States
2018
Grotto, Sacrosanct Gallery
CT,
United States
2018
Submerged, Sacrosanct Gallery
CT,
United States
2012
Full Circle, Transcendence Design Contemporary Art
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2011
Artfeast Art Of Homes Tour
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2011
Necessary Beauty: Affordable Prints, Transcendence Design Contemporary Art
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2010
A Tantric Valentine, Transcendence Design Contemporary Art.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2010
Abstraction And Consciousness, Transcendence Design Contemporary Art.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2010
Contemporary Buddhist Art, Transcendence Design Contemporary.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2010
Red And Green, Transcendence Design Contemporary.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2009
Art For Sacred Space And Meditation, Transcendence Design Contemporary.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2009
Ganesha, Remover Of Obstacles, Transcendence Design Contemporary.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2009
Goddesses: The Feminine Divine, Transcendence Design Contemporary.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2009
Earth, Seed, Tree, Flower: Consciousness Becoming Nature, Transcendence Design Contemporary.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2005
Fine Art Faculty Group Show, Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community College.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2004
Spirit In Art, Santa Fe Convention Center.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2004
Fine Art Faculty Group Show, Visual Arts Gallery, Santa Fe Community College.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2003
Art That Gets Around, Exhibitrek.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2002
Visual Arts Faculty Spring Show, Lincoln Gallery, Naropa University.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2002
Home Décor, Boulder By Design.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2002
Sacred Art From The Heart, Lloyd’s Art Center.
Fort Collins,
CO,
United States
2002
5000 Flowers!, The Art Center At Fuller Lodge.
Los Alamos,
NM,
United States
2002
Visual Arts Faculty In The Fall, Lincoln Gallery, Naropa University.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2002
Western States Small Works, Sonoma Museum Of Visual Art.
Santa Rosa,
CA,
United States
2001
Third Annual Art Of Boulder, Pueblo Bank &Amp; Trust/Netlibrary.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2001
June Bug Summer Solstice Soiree, Integral Arts/Boulder Theater.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2001
Artwalk, (Juried By Old Firehouse Art Center).
Longmont,
CO,
United States
2001
Bmoca/Open Studios Artists In Residence, Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
2000
Open Studios Annual Exhibit, Boulder Public Library.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
1997
Film Festival Group Show, North Moon Gallery.
Telluride,
CO,
United States
1996
West And Wild, Pensacola Museum Of Art.
Pensacola,
FL,
United States
1995
Altars, Santuario De Guadalupe.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1995
Eighth Annual Shrine Show, Center For Contemporary Arts.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1993
Twenty-Fifth Annual Mandarin Art Festival.
Jacksonville,
Florida,
United States
1993
Juried Members Show, Jacksonville Coalition For Visual Arts, Gallery 88.
Jacksonville,
Florida,
United States
1992
Exhibition, First National Bank.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1990
New Names/New Works Ii, Santa Fe East.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1990
Upper Canyon Views Of Nature, Randall Davey Audubon Center Gallery.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1990
Tenth Anniversary Group Show, Santa Fe East.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1989
Artworks/Cameraworks, Gallery At The Rep.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1988
The Elegant Pastel, Mindy Dehudy Contemporary Art.
Boston,
MA,
United States
1987
Enlightened Images, Artfolio/Mindy Dehudy Contemporary Art.
Boston,
MA,
United States
1980
Creating Coherence, Unity Gallery.
Fairfield,
IA,
United States
Permanent Collections
2012
Enterprise Bank And Trust (Formerly Lanb.)
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1998
New Mexico Capitol Art Collection
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1988
Verizon (Formerly Mci).
Arlington,
VA,
United States
1987
Fidelity Investment Corporation
Boston,
MA,
United States
Publications & Press
Residencies
2018
Cambridge Oakland Artist In Residence Program
Oakland,
CA,
United States
2001
Boulder Museum Of Contemporary Art
Boulder,
CO,
United States
Solo Expositions
2011
Lotus: Sherri Silverman, 25 Years In Santa Fe, Transcendence Design Contemporary Art
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2009
Uncollected Works At Collected Works, Collected Works
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
2001
Arts And Humanities Assembly Of Boulder County, Dairy Center For The Arts.
Boulder,
CO,
United States
1998
Wonders, Chambers Gallery, Tvi Community College
Albuquerque,
NM,
United States
1997
A Cosmic Sampler, Cactus.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1997
Transparent To Transcendence, Bank Of Santa Fe Gallery.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
1994
Images Of Inner History, Part 2, The Book Mark.
Atlantic Beach,
FL,
United States
1994
Images Of Inner History, Heaven On Earth.
Atlantic Beach,
FL,
United States
1993
Ladders Of Light, Vandroff Gallery.
Jacksonville,
FL,
United States
1992
Channel For Creativity Alcove Show, Santa Fe East.
Santa Fe,
NM,
United States
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