 The gloves were meant for painting. And that's just what they'll do. #StudioGlam #FearlessArtistry
 Worthy of Earth, 2026, Mixed Media (newspaper, plaster, paint, red Utah sand, salt, sawdust) on canvas, 60” x 48”
A slot canyon is a narrow, sheer-walled drainage carved through sandstone or sedimentary rock, often squeezing to a mere sliver. Utah holds the world’s highest concentration of these geological wonders—silent, intimate, and sculpted by time. This painting began as an homage to such canyons but quickly became something more feminine and erotic, the narrow passages and shadowed depths evoking the body’s hidden corridors, desire, and surrender. I remain mesmerized by the transformation. Created at the dawn of the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse, Worthy of Earth channels passion, raw energy, and decisive action. Layers of local red Utah sand, salt, sawdust, newspaper, plaster, and paint build a textured, topographic surface that is both landscape and intimate terrain—grounding the ephemeral in place while affirming worthiness through embodied reclamation. This piece bridges nature’s erosive beauty with personal and spiritual intensity, inviting viewers to navigate their own depths and emerge affirmed.  This canvas breathes like an open book, chapters layered one upon another, heavy with what was lived. Not every page was kind, yet every one was necessary.
Commonplace raised to sacred: local newspaper pressed into skin, paper towels lifting ghosts, red Utah dirt stirred into memory. Immersed in a river’s current, baked beneath the sun, carved deep until the surface sighed. At last, two holes pierced like lungs—because even the canvas must breathe. Breath of Angels Mixed media on canvas, 16” x 12”  Fearless Abstract Painting with Youth Impact Ogden thanks to Ogden Contemporary Arts.
https://youthimpactogden.org/ https://ogdencontemporaryarts.org/  So grateful for my new friends at Make Space Kayenta in southern Utah.
https://makespacekayenta.com/ Teaching my Fearless Abstract Painting workshop to this large-hearted group was pure sweetness. Thank you to everyone who made this gathering possible. Your openness and energy made every moment shine. I can’t wait to paint with you again.  1996. Grade 11. Standing awkwardly beside my artworks at the high school show—heart pounding, trying to disappear. (Spot the three tiny arrows pointing to the pieces I poured everything into. My proudest secrets.)
 New work now at Gallery MAR: Landscapes of the Heart
Mixed media on canvas, 36” x 60” After the beautiful chaos of Sundance, it’s a quiet joy to restock the gallery with my newest piece—layers of earth, salt, and intention, mapping the heart’s own terrain. A few treasures from my 2-person show Eternal Meditations are still available too. Thank you for supporting local artists and letting these works find homes. Come see them in person. Shop Gallery Mar: https://www.gallerymar.com/artists/samantha-da-silva  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. Shop Gallery Mar: https://www.gallerymar.com/artists/samantha-da-silva  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 |
