Biography

Samantha daSilva was born in the coastal city of Santos, Brazil. Influenced at an early age by her artistic family; namely her grandmother, a portrait artist, her aunt, an accomplished jewelry designer and painter, and her mother, a watercolourist, daSilva experimented with a variety of mediums before discovering her passion for abstract painting.

After immigrating to Canada in 1989, daSilva spent an extensive period studying and traveling abroad. In 2007, daSilva moved back to Calgary to study painting at The Alberta College of Art & Design.

As an emerging artist, daSilva is quickly gaining momentum in Calgary’s local art scene. Since 2008, her work has been shown in close to 100 different venues across the city (no exaggeration here!), including the Calgary Timeraiser and the distinguished Cultural Intersection Exhibition in the City of Calgary Municipal Building and EPCOR Centre.

Internationally, daSilva has partnered with Child Rescue Fund, and participated in the Candlelight Serenade; a benefit concert in Salt Lake City, Utah.

daSilva’s most recent achievements include a curatorial position for the bi-annual “Surfacing” Exhibition for emerging abstract painters in Calgary, and as a Summer Series instructor at Red Deer College.