Curriculum Vitae
Samantha da Silva
(b. 1978, Santos, Brazil)
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah
(b. 1978, Santos, Brazil)
Based in Salt Lake City, Utah
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)
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)
2026 Eternal Meditations (Two-Person), Gallery MAR, Park City, UT
2025 Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2025 Fieldworks: Green River, J. W. Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT
2024 Transference: Student & Teacher Exhibition, Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden, UT
2023 The Art of Belonging, Utah Valley University Museum of Art, Orem, UT
Public Art Projects
2025 Sidewalk Poetry: Senses of Salt Lake City (permanent installation), Salt Lake City Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Grants, Residencies & Awards
2026 Individual Artist Advancement Grant, Utah Division of Arts & Museums
2025 Artist in Residence, Art Bridges Foundation / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
2025 Artist in Residence, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024–2025 Artist in Residence, Artes de México en Utah, The Leonardo Museum
2022 Artist in Residence, Arquetopia Foundation, Puebla, Mexico
2022 First Place, Dry Spell Plein Air Competition, Bountiful Davis Art Center
Publications & Press (Selected)
Featured in Architectural Digest, Western Art & Architecture, Western Home Journal, Park City Magazine, The Scout Guide, Bravo TV, HGTV, KSL News Channel 5, and others.
Collections
Da Silva’s work is held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Canada.
Selected Corporate & Institutional Collections
University of Utah Health, Helix Building, President’s Circle
Intermountain Health Care (Alta View Hospital), Sandy, UT
Mountain America Credit Union Corporate Office, Sandy, UT
One & Only Moonlight Basin Resort, Big Sky, MT
Imperial Hotel, Park City, UT
Urban Hill Restaurant, Salt Lake City, UT
Children’s Justice Center, Ogden, UT
West Hawaii Community Health Center, Kailua-Kona, HI
Teaching & Workshops
With nearly two decades of experience, Samantha leads transformative Fearless Abstract Painting workshops, retreats, and art-as-healing programs across the United States, Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica, and France.
Selected Institutions
Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden, UT
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Workshop SLC, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Utah Lifelong Learning
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)
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)
2026 Eternal Meditations (Two-Person), Gallery MAR, Park City, UT
2025 Spiritual and Religious Art of Utah, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
2025 Fieldworks: Green River, J. W. Powell River History Museum, Green River, UT
2024 Transference: Student & Teacher Exhibition, Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden, UT
2023 The Art of Belonging, Utah Valley University Museum of Art, Orem, UT
Public Art Projects
2025 Sidewalk Poetry: Senses of Salt Lake City (permanent installation), Salt Lake City Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
Grants, Residencies & Awards
2026 Individual Artist Advancement Grant, Utah Division of Arts & Museums
2025 Artist in Residence, Art Bridges Foundation / Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
2025 Artist in Residence, Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2024–2025 Artist in Residence, Artes de México en Utah, The Leonardo Museum
2022 Artist in Residence, Arquetopia Foundation, Puebla, Mexico
2022 First Place, Dry Spell Plein Air Competition, Bountiful Davis Art Center
Publications & Press (Selected)
Featured in Architectural Digest, Western Art & Architecture, Western Home Journal, Park City Magazine, The Scout Guide, Bravo TV, HGTV, KSL News Channel 5, and others.
Collections
Da Silva’s work is held in private and corporate collections throughout the United States and Canada.
Selected Corporate & Institutional Collections
University of Utah Health, Helix Building, President’s Circle
Intermountain Health Care (Alta View Hospital), Sandy, UT
Mountain America Credit Union Corporate Office, Sandy, UT
One & Only Moonlight Basin Resort, Big Sky, MT
Imperial Hotel, Park City, UT
Urban Hill Restaurant, Salt Lake City, UT
Children’s Justice Center, Ogden, UT
West Hawaii Community Health Center, Kailua-Kona, HI
Teaching & Workshops
With nearly two decades of experience, Samantha leads transformative Fearless Abstract Painting workshops, retreats, and art-as-healing programs across the United States, Canada, Hawaii, Mexico, Costa Rica, and France.
Selected Institutions
Kimball Art Center, Park City, UT
Ogden Contemporary Arts, Ogden, UT
Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT
Workshop SLC, Salt Lake City, UT
University of Utah Lifelong Learning