Marco DaSilva

DaSilva was born and raised in New York City. He attended SUNY New Paltz where he received a BFA in Painting and Drawing.{{cite web |title=OPENING RECEPTION FOR NO REASON TO BE CAREFUL: A SOLO EXHIBITION BY MARCO DASILVA |first= |last= |publisher=BGSQD |date= |url =http://bgsqd.com/event/opening-reception-for-marco-dasilvas-no-reason-to-be-careful/| format =HMTL| doi =| accessdate =2020-02-11 }}

DaSilva experienced a manic episode in June 2013, characterized by feelings of grandeur, prophetic destiny and extreme joy. Although, the episode was followed by a subsequent feeling of depression, the overall experience facilitated the birth of a meticulous painting process which DaSilva employed for much of the latter 2010's. Notably, DaSilva began to blend the application of house paint, limited color and sharpie markers through a pop context to canvas and other surfaces. His work during this period was featured in solo and collaborative expositions, including No Reason To Be Careful at New York's Bureau of General Services—Queer Division and Galeria del Barrio, I.M.A.G.E. Gallery, Heath Gallery and The Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, among others.{{cite web |title=My Quaint Struggle |first=Marco |last=DaSilva |publisher=Musk Magazine |date= |url =http://www.maskmagazine.com/the-madness-issue/life/my-trip-to-the-ward|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20150523144250/http://www.maskmagazine.com/the-madness-issue/life/my-trip-to-the-ward|url-status =usurped|archive-date =May 23, 2015| format =HMTL| doi =| accessdate =2020-02-11 }}

NYFA selected DaSilva for its spring 2017 Artists as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Artists of Color fellowship.{{cite web |title=NYFA Announces Participants in the Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Artists of Color |publisher=NYFA |date= 2017-03-07 |url =https://current.nyfa.org/post/158121713353/nyfa-announces-participants-in-the-artist-as | format =HMTL| accessdate =2020-02-13}} Later that year, he also participated in the Queer Art Mentorship (QAM){{Cite web|title=Queer{{!}}Art{{!}}Mentorship 2017-2018 Fellows Announced!|url=https://www.queer-art.org/blog/2017-2018-qam-fellows-announced|access-date=2021-10-06|website=QUEER {{!}} ART|language=en-US}} under the mentorship of textile artist Liz Collins. He featured a series of self-portrait photo prints, “Of Water (A Sereia),” “Of Land (O Homem),” and “Of Sky (O Sol),” in QAM's annual exhibition, Here & Not Yet. Inspired by La Loteria, a Mexican card game of chance, DaSilva reimagined the Tarot-esque cards with images depicting his own genderqueer future possibilities.{{cite web |title=Emerging LGBTQ Artists Find Hope Amid a Grim Political Landscape |first=Anna |last=Cahn |publisher=Hyperallergic |date= 2018-11-22 |url =https://hyperallergic.com/472022/here-not-yet-the-center/ | format =HMTL| accessdate =2020-02-11}}

In the summer of 2018, DaSilva traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to explore his Brazilian heritage. The experience translated into a series of murals exhibited in 2019 at Manhattan’s Abrons Arts Center entitled Em Casa: Brazilian Cutlery. The collection invoked Brazilian spirituality and cultural through color palettes, textures, and shapes and particular use of bright neon color.{{cite web |title=Pride Events: Here's How to Celebrate |work=New York Times |date= 2019-05-30 |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/30/arts/pride-month-events.html | format =HMTL| accessdate =2020-02-11}}{{cite web |title=EM CASA: BRAZILIAN CUTLERY |publisher=Queer Art |url =https://www.queer-art.org/pride| format =HMTL| accessdate =2020-02-11}}{{cite web |title=Queer Art Pride |publisher=Abrons Arts Center |url =https://www.abronsartscenter.org/program/queerartpride/

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The Hudson Valley LGBTQ Community Center featured DaSilva's work in an exhibition entitled Entre Espacios (The Spaces Between) in 2019. He also showcased a collection of paintings—each created in the shape of the Empire State Building and representing a past lover—at New York's Manny Cantor Center during this time.{{cite web |title=Exploring Liminal Spaces and Queer Latinx Identities in 'Entre Espacios' |first=Kwame |last=Holmes |publisher=Chronogram |date= 2019-09-01 |url = https://www.chronogram.com/hudsonvalley/exploring-liminal-spaces-and-queer-latinx-identities-in-entre-espacios/Content?oid=8992868| format =HMTL| accessdate =2020-02-11}}

DaSilva's paintings have been featured on TBS's The Last OG as well as the independent film Small Engine Repair.{{cite web |title=Marco DaSilva - CV |url = https://www.marcodasilva.net/pagecv| format =HMTL| accessdate =2020-02-13}}

DaSilva is an Artist-in-Residence for the 2021 season at The Arts Center at Governors Island.{{Cite web|title=Sacks & Co. /// R2R|url=https://sacksco.com/pr/river_to_river_festival.html|access-date=2021-10-06|website=sacksco.com}}

He maintains an active studio in Brooklyn.

• 2019: Plum Benefits, New York, NY
• 2019: Manny Cantor Center, New York, NY
• 2019: Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY
• 2019: Galeria del Barrio, New York, NY
• 2018: The Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, New York, NY
• 2017: A.J. Muste Institute, New York, NY

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