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Raquel Da Silva

Artist member since 2018
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Toronto, Ontario

Raquel Da Silva (B.1991, Canada) is a visual artist and designer based in Toronto. She graduated from The Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) with a BFA in 2020. In 2021 she was artist in residence for PADA Studios and Residency in Lisbon, Portugal and in 2019 took part in the Akin Studio Program residency at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto.

Raquel Da Silva’s recent projects are focused on opening up viewers to consider their own perceptions of the heroic and the monstrous through mythology, the stories we tell ourselves to rationalize and understand difficult moments and how these impact our day-to-day decisions.

Work

Circe in Isolation
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 54" x 72" x 2"
  • $5000 buy
#green #portrait #yellow #purple #abstract
Ideia Sculpture Chair
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 3.7" x 7.8" x 4"
  • $200 buy
#sculpture #resin #green #abstract #contemporary
The Fall of Phaeton (again)
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 105" x 77" x 2"
#blue #yellow #green #mythology #abstract
Where do we go from Here
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 72" x 78" x 2"
  • $10000 buy
#minimal #contemporary #pop #blue #abstract
Orange Panton
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 60" x 65" x 1.5"
  • $3000 buy — $500 try
#red #contemporary #postmodern #blue #orange
Hercules and the Nemean Lion
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 30" x 40" x 1.5"
  • Sold
#mythology #pop #myth #abstract #contemporary
Gentle Beasts
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 72" x 54" x 1.7"
  • Sold
#contemporary #abstract #acrylic #contemporary art
Just as it was
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 72" x 78" x 2"
  • Sold
#pop art #abstract #contemporary #minimal #street art
Waiting for Tomorrow
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 72" x 78" x 2"
  • Sold
#street art #minimal #abstract #green #contemporary
Sofa & Ottoman
  • Raquel Da Silva
  • 15" x 60" x 1.5"
  • Sold
#abstract #contemporary #orange #midcentury modern #blue

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Circe in Isolation
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Upcoming Exhibitions

Toronto
Select Past Exhibitions
2021

PADA Studios Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
VAI NASCER, JA SENTI

2021

New Currency x SHEEEP Collision Gallery, Toronto, ON
The Meaning of Things

2021

Harbourfront Center, Toronto, ON
Sunday in the Strand of 4C

2020

Art Mur Gallery, Montreal
Fresh Paint / New Construction

Residencies
2021

PADA Studios, Lisbon, Portugal
Artist Residency

2019

Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto
Studio Residency

Education
2020

OCADU
Painting and Furniture Design

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