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GIOVANNA DA SILVA      CV

 

Born in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Living and working in Narrm/ Melbourne, Australia, on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation.

 

Education

2023-24 Masters of Art (Art in Public Space)

RMIT University 

 

Solo Exhibitions

2021  The In Between, Mario’s, Fitzroy, VIC 

 

Group exhibitions

2023  Gather Together, Salamanca Arts Centre, Tasmania

2022  RSPCA fundraiser, curated by fortheart, Melbourne, VIC

2022  Trash Baby, Old Bar, Fitzroy, VIC

2021  Winter Days, Off the Kerb, Collingwood, VIC

2021  Honeypalooza, Honeybones gallery, Collingwood, VIC

2021  Deckade, curated by fortheart, No Vacancy gallery, Melbourne, VIC

2021  Valiance, fundraiser for Myanmar, Honeybones gallery, Collingwood, VIC

2021  Soundtrack to my Life, Honeybones Gallery, Collingwood, VIC

2020  Creative Distances, curated by Fortheart, online group show

2020  Resolutions, Gallery 17, St Kilda, VIC

2019  Wild horses festival gallery, VIC

2019  Strawberry Fields Festival gallery, VIc

2019  Shade, Light and Colour, Brunswick, VIC

2019  The Equilibrium, 4dverse, St Kilda, VIC

2019  Formas de vida, 4dverse, St Kilda, VIC

2018  Youth art group exhibition, 4dverse, St Kilda, VIC

 

Community Facilitation 

2023  Youth art workshop facilitator, YWCA, Collingwood Yards, VIC

2022, 2023  TSB youth program, Power box painting and mural workshop program, Stonnington Youth Services 

2021  Melton Council, 2 week youth art workshop program, Melton, VIC

2020  Namron Housing, 1 on 1 weekly art workshops, Bentleigh, VIC

2020  TLC disability services weekl;y group art workshops, Preston, VIC

2018  Ramana's Garden children’s home mural and art workshop, Rishikesh, India

2018  Pokhara children's home mural and art workshop, Pokhara, Nepal 

 

Community Public Art Projects 

2023  Viewbank Primary school student collaborative mural, collaborative design informed by the drawings of 5 student classes along with mural workshops during the install, Viewbank, VIC

2023  Commissioned by City of Dandenong, 3 week group workshop program in the lead up of painting a floor mural in the local area. Noble park, VIC

2022  Commissioned by Homes Victoria and Stonnington Council, Prahran Hoarding design, community consultation and artwork design to be printed onto vinyl covering up to 200m, Prahran, VIC

2020  Commissioned by Melton council, youth consultation power box project, Melton, VIC

 

Public Art Projects

Mural projects and installations since 2018 and continuing, Install scales ranging from 10 m squared  up to 200 m squared. Some commissions include: 

2023 ‘A Place to Sit’, Bangs st park mural, Prahran, Commissioned by Stonnington Council

2023 Prahran station mural, Prahran, commissioned by Urban Canvas Mural Festival

2022  Bangs st Hoarding project, Digital design printed on vinyl along Bangs st Prahran, commissioned by Homes Victoria and Stonnington council

2021 Rathdowne mural, Wollert, Commissioned by Rathdown estates and managed by MAMAM mural agency

 

Residencies and Festivals

2024  Mongolia Street art tour,  facilitated by Heesco, group street art tour located in multiple locations around Mongolia. 

2023 Urban Canvas Mural Festival, Prahran Station, Prahran, VIC

2022  Yarram Chalk festival, Yarram, VIC

2018  Into the Unknown, 3 week mural residency, Pushkar, India

 

Certifications

WWCC

First Aid and CPR certificate

NDIS training module

White Card

EWP ticket


 

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My work takes place in Naarm on the lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nations. I pay my respects to elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded. 

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Giovanna Da Silva

contact@giovannadasilva.com

COLLINGWOOD, MELBOURNE | Giovanna Da Silva

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