 What a night!
My first 2-person exhibit at the incredible @gallerymar with the talented @havochendricks was a resounding success—and it doubled as my inaugural book release and signing! Heartfelt thanks to the friends, family, collectors, and community who showed up to support. Showing up and giving our limited and precious attention towards what we want to see more of in the world makes a huge impact. Thanks to @hollye_photo for the stunning photos (it was hard to choose!) and the forever incredible @maren_mullin for setting the gold standard to support local artists in the community. Grateful beyond words.  Press Feature: Modern Marvel by Tessa Wolf, The Luxe List, Park City Magazine, Park City, UT
Huge thanks to Vanessa Di Palma Wright Gallery Mar, Park City Phillip Istomin, Manic Project  7 new pieces just dropped off @gallerymar for my 2-person show this Friday!
Opening: January 16, 2026 | 6–9 PM Gallery Mar, Park City Come feel the alchemy in person—textured reliefs layered with foraged earth, salt, and sacred pigments, ready to resonate. Grab a copy of my new book: Fearless Artistry: A Journey from Doubt to Creative Liberation—signed and waiting for you! Massive thanks to Gallery MAR for always supporting my full creative fire—not just the paintings.  I WROTE A BOOK!!
Fearless Artistry: A Journey from Doubt to Creative Liberation is here. Writing it felt like the closest I’ll ever come to giving birth—contractions and all. A long, intense labor… until the final months when I surrendered completely. The book knew what it wanted. The more I listened, the faster it came into being. (Even the cover flipped from neutral to fiery red—because the book demanded it.) So grateful to the Utah Division of Arts & Museums Individual Artist Advancement Grant that fueled this fire and helped bring it across the finish line. Order now on Amazon (Kindle & paperback): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFXLG8LW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Q4AHOLALAKQS&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.bdNtPtvkBHo9-E8PAzK4gQ.gSerMyWHO2idW-j-r0N7HvuYXwQDYd8LY3cPkPeI_lg&dib_tag=se&keywords=fearless+artistry+da+silva&qid=1768080107&sprefix=fearless+artistry+da+silva%2Caps%2C224&sr=8-1 Thank you for being part of this journey. The canvas is waiting. Let’s clear the channel together.  Clean your channel. Clear your rooms. Declutter ruthlessly—so that pure energy can surge through you, unhindered, effortless, alive.
When that energy flows freely and meets lingering trauma, your brush will birth trauma onto the canvas. When it encounters raw sexuality, you will paint desire in its fullest fire. When it brushes against doubt, you’ll find yourself chasing shadows—copying, conforming, measuring against borrowed ideals of beauty. But when the channel is clear? What emerges is unfiltered divinity. To own one of my pieces is to hold a sacred imprint—a frozen heartbeat of the eternal. Creating true art is never just about making something pretty. All real art is alchemy. For us, it is energy work in its highest form—transmuting the invisible into the visible, the chaotic into the sublime. If you feel the call to learn how to channel and transform energy through the act of painting, come walk this path with me. Step into the fire. Open the floodgates. Here are the portals awaiting you in 2026:  Standing on the shores of the Great Salt Lake, I return my work to the elements that birthed it.
Cracked earth textures, shifting salt crusts, and endless horizon lines become maps of movement, memory, and belonging. Made from materials gathered right here in the landscape I now call home, these pieces are my way of rooting myself in a life shaped by constant change. Join us for the opening of Eternal Meditations a two-person exhibition at Gallery Mar Friday, January 16th 6–9 pm @gallerymar Salt Lake City I’d love to see you there. https://www.gallerymar.com/artists/samantha-da-silva  I feel so honored to have created this commissioned painting for my friend Matt’s beautiful new Qi Gong school, Inner Warrior.
The piece is titled “You Are a Circle” and speaks directly to the heart of this practice — wholeness, flow, balance, and the endless cycle of growth and healing. Matt, thank you for pouring your energy into a space that uplifts and strengthens our community. My family and I have been longtime supporters of SLC Qi Community Acupuncture https://www.slcqi.com/, and we can’t wait to step into this new chapter with you. Grateful beyond words. Art for healing spaces. Always.  BIG NEWS! I just placed an order for the very first 50 copies of my book
Fearless Artistry: A Journey from Doubt to Creative Liberation Printed locally with the incredible team at @roseprintingco Choosing to print locally was deeply intentional. In a world full of online options, every dollar we spend is a vote — and I’m voting for community, craftsmanship, and keeping creativity close to home. But wait… there’s MORE!  Today, the luminous Maren Mullin—owner of Gallery Mar—graced my studio. She hand-selected five new pieces, each pulsing with texture and rooted in local earth.
I’m thrilled to share them with you. These works are born from wind, sun, and soil. When Maren hesitated to stack the canvases in her car, I smiled and confessed: most of my paintings spend a night or two under the open sky. It toughens them. A little stacking? They don’t mind. Be the first to see them in person at Gallery Mar. Shop Gallery Mar https://www.gallerymar.com/artists/samantha-da-silva |
