Curriculum Vitae
Samantha da Silva
(b. 1978, Brazil)
Salt Lake City, Utah-based artist
Education & Professional Training
2024 Creative Director Short Course, IFA Paris Fashion Academy, Paris, France
2024 Creative Aging Foundations Training, Lifetime Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
2015 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (RYT-200), Yoga Alliance, InBody Academy, Salt Lake City, UT
2009 Introductory Painting Classes, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB, Canada
2005 Advanced Diploma in Botanical Medicine, Wild Rose College, Calgary, AB, Canada
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2026 Eternal Meditations (2-Person Exhibition with Havoc), Gallery MAR, Park City, UT
2025 Art Party!, curated by Gallery MAR and Renaissance Financial, Campbell Residence, Sandy, UT
2023 Veltz Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
2023 The Overlook Hotel Gallery, Park City, UT
2022 The Illuminated Desert, Alpine Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 A New Perspective, Studio Moxie, Park City, UT
2022 Erotic Landscapes, WOW Atelier, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 A New Earth, Moon & Turtle, Hilo, HI
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2025 Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2025 Fieldworks Pop-Up Show, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Fieldworks: Green River, J. W. Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT
2024 Synthesis Group Show, WOW Atelier, Salt Lake City, UT
2024 Transference: A Student & Teacher Exhibition, Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden, UT
Public Art Projects
2025 Sidewalk Poetry: Senses of Salt Lake City (permanent inscription), Salt Lake City Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Grants, Residencies & Awards
2026 Individual Artist Advancement Grant, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Artist in Residence, Art Bridges Foundation / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Green River & Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Artist in Residence, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024–2025 Artist in Residence, Artes de México en Utah, The Leonardo Museum, Salt Lake City, UT
2024 Juror, 11th Annual Alfred Lambourne Arts Program, Friends of Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 Artist in Residence, Arquetopia Foundation, Puebla, Mexico
2022 First Place, Dry Spell: 8th Annual Plein Air Competition, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT
Teaching & Community Engagement
Nearly two decades of fearless abstract painting workshops and retreats in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and France. Ongoing art-as-healing programs for youth, seniors, and veterans through partnerships with Boys & Girls Clubs, Youth Impact, Utah Neighborhood Connection, Creative Aging Foundation, Children’s Justice Center (Ogden), and others.
Selected Teaching Institutions (Utah)
Springville Museum of Art, Springville (2026)
Alta Community Enrichment, Alta (2025–2026)
Make Space Kayenta, Ivins (2025–2026)
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City (2025, residency & teaching)
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City (2019–2026)
Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden (2023–2026)
Workshop SLC, Salt Lake City (2019–2026)
Kimball Art Center, Park City (2019–2026, ongoing workshops)
Lifelong Learning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (2019–2022)
Selected Collections
Work held in private collections worldwide and placed in hospitality, architectural, and healing spaces, including:
One & Only Moonlight Basin Resort, Big Sky, MT
Urban Hill Restaurant, Salt Lake City, UT
Imperial Hotel, Park City, UT
Semple Brown Design (architecture projects)
Moxie Studios (architecture projects)
WOW Atelier (architecture & design projects)
Robert Pashuk Architecture, Calgary, AB, Canada
Children’s Justice Center, Ogden, UT
Intermountain Health Care (Alta View Hospital), Sandy, UT
West Hawaii Community Health Center, Kailua-Kona, HI
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Mountain America Credit Union Corporate Office, Sandy, UT
Selected Media & Features
Architectural Digest • Bravo TV • HGTV • Western Art & Architecture • Park City Magazine • The Scout Guide • Over 30 publications and local news features (US & Canada) • KSL News Channel 5 feature
Selected Reviews & Critical Writing
2025 “Fearless by Design: How Samantha da Silva’s New Workshops Inspire Creative Breakthroughs,” The Scout Guide, Park City, UT
2024 “A Sense of Place: Samantha da Silva’s Work Invites Reflection,” Aimee Cook, Park City Magazine, Park City, UT
2023 “Samantha da Silva: Belonging, Spirituality, and Resourcefulness,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
2023 “Alfred Lambourne Examines the Grave Peril Facing a Great Lake,” Geoff Wichert, 15 Bytes, Salt Lake City, UT
2023 “A Utah Artist’s Relocations: Navigating Life’s Volcanoes Through Art,” Peter Rosen, KSL News Channel 5, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 “The Illuminated Desert and Tommyknockers: Samantha DaSilva at Alpine Gallery,” Rebecca Pyle, 15 Bytes, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 “A New Perspective,” Danielle Vigeria, Western Home Journal, Park City, UT
2021 “Building Relationships Through Art,” Good Things Utah, ABC 4, Salt Lake City, UT
2021 “Art In The Mountain West,” Danielle Vigueria, Western Home Journal, Park City, UT
Publications
Fearless Artistry: A Journey from Doubt to Creative Liberation (2026)
Gallery Representation
Gallery MAR, Park City, UT
(b. 1978, Brazil)
Salt Lake City, Utah-based artist
Education & Professional Training
2024 Creative Director Short Course, IFA Paris Fashion Academy, Paris, France
2024 Creative Aging Foundations Training, Lifetime Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
2015 200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training (RYT-200), Yoga Alliance, InBody Academy, Salt Lake City, UT
2009 Introductory Painting Classes, Alberta University of the Arts, Calgary, AB, Canada
2005 Advanced Diploma in Botanical Medicine, Wild Rose College, Calgary, AB, Canada
Solo Exhibitions (selected)
2026 Eternal Meditations (2-Person Exhibition with Havoc), Gallery MAR, Park City, UT
2025 Art Party!, curated by Gallery MAR and Renaissance Financial, Campbell Residence, Sandy, UT
2023 Veltz Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
2023 The Overlook Hotel Gallery, Park City, UT
2022 The Illuminated Desert, Alpine Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 A New Perspective, Studio Moxie, Park City, UT
2022 Erotic Landscapes, WOW Atelier, Salt Lake City, UT
2018 A New Earth, Moon & Turtle, Hilo, HI
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2025 Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2025 Fieldworks Pop-Up Show, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Fieldworks: Green River, J. W. Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT
2024 Synthesis Group Show, WOW Atelier, Salt Lake City, UT
2024 Transference: A Student & Teacher Exhibition, Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden, UT
Public Art Projects
2025 Sidewalk Poetry: Senses of Salt Lake City (permanent inscription), Salt Lake City Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Grants, Residencies & Awards
2026 Individual Artist Advancement Grant, Utah Division of Arts & Museums, Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Artist in Residence, Art Bridges Foundation / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Green River & Salt Lake City, UT
2025 Artist in Residence, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024–2025 Artist in Residence, Artes de México en Utah, The Leonardo Museum, Salt Lake City, UT
2024 Juror, 11th Annual Alfred Lambourne Arts Program, Friends of Great Salt Lake, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 Artist in Residence, Arquetopia Foundation, Puebla, Mexico
2022 First Place, Dry Spell: 8th Annual Plein Air Competition, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Bountiful, UT
Teaching & Community Engagement
Nearly two decades of fearless abstract painting workshops and retreats in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and France. Ongoing art-as-healing programs for youth, seniors, and veterans through partnerships with Boys & Girls Clubs, Youth Impact, Utah Neighborhood Connection, Creative Aging Foundation, Children’s Justice Center (Ogden), and others.
Selected Teaching Institutions (Utah)
Springville Museum of Art, Springville (2026)
Alta Community Enrichment, Alta (2025–2026)
Make Space Kayenta, Ivins (2025–2026)
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City (2025, residency & teaching)
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City (2019–2026)
Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden (2023–2026)
Workshop SLC, Salt Lake City (2019–2026)
Kimball Art Center, Park City (2019–2026, ongoing workshops)
Lifelong Learning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City (2019–2022)
Selected Collections
Work held in private collections worldwide and placed in hospitality, architectural, and healing spaces, including:
One & Only Moonlight Basin Resort, Big Sky, MT
Urban Hill Restaurant, Salt Lake City, UT
Imperial Hotel, Park City, UT
Semple Brown Design (architecture projects)
Moxie Studios (architecture projects)
WOW Atelier (architecture & design projects)
Robert Pashuk Architecture, Calgary, AB, Canada
Children’s Justice Center, Ogden, UT
Intermountain Health Care (Alta View Hospital), Sandy, UT
West Hawaii Community Health Center, Kailua-Kona, HI
University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Mountain America Credit Union Corporate Office, Sandy, UT
Selected Media & Features
Architectural Digest • Bravo TV • HGTV • Western Art & Architecture • Park City Magazine • The Scout Guide • Over 30 publications and local news features (US & Canada) • KSL News Channel 5 feature
Selected Reviews & Critical Writing
2025 “Fearless by Design: How Samantha da Silva’s New Workshops Inspire Creative Breakthroughs,” The Scout Guide, Park City, UT
2024 “A Sense of Place: Samantha da Silva’s Work Invites Reflection,” Aimee Cook, Park City Magazine, Park City, UT
2023 “Samantha da Silva: Belonging, Spirituality, and Resourcefulness,” Gallery Mar, Park City, UT
2023 “Alfred Lambourne Examines the Grave Peril Facing a Great Lake,” Geoff Wichert, 15 Bytes, Salt Lake City, UT
2023 “A Utah Artist’s Relocations: Navigating Life’s Volcanoes Through Art,” Peter Rosen, KSL News Channel 5, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 “The Illuminated Desert and Tommyknockers: Samantha DaSilva at Alpine Gallery,” Rebecca Pyle, 15 Bytes, Salt Lake City, UT
2022 “A New Perspective,” Danielle Vigeria, Western Home Journal, Park City, UT
2021 “Building Relationships Through Art,” Good Things Utah, ABC 4, Salt Lake City, UT
2021 “Art In The Mountain West,” Danielle Vigueria, Western Home Journal, Park City, UT
Publications
Fearless Artistry: A Journey from Doubt to Creative Liberation (2026)
Gallery Representation
Gallery MAR, Park City, UT