MARCO DASILVA
b. 1991, New York City
EDUCATION
CUNY Hunter College, MFA Painting Candidate, New York, NY (2025)
Beaux-Arts de Paris, Exchange semester (Fall 2023)
SUNY New Paltz, BFA Painting & Drawing, New Paltz, NY (2014)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Em Casa: Brazilian Cutlery, Abrons Arts Center, New York, NY (2019)
No Reason To Be Careful, The Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, New York, NY (2018)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Cypher, FIERMAN, New York, NY (2024)
Tones Shaking Out, ChaShaMa, New York, NY (2024)
139 Days, Beaux-Arts de Paris, Paris, France (2024)
Lightening, Lube, Soap, Varnish, Textiles, Explosives and Paint, Beverlys, Minor Attractions, London, UK (2023)
Terrible Terrible, 205 Hudson Gallery, New York, NY (2023)
Here, There and Everywhere: Beyond Inclusion, Riverfront Art Gallery, Yonkers, NY (2021)
Dazzle, Beverly’s, New York, NY (2021)
Cruising the Horizon, The Latinx Project at NYU, New York, NY (2021)
Parallel Resistance, Alerta, Amsterdam Collective Gallery, New York, NY (2020)
Free Them All 2: An Art Show for Queer Prisoners, Amsterdam Collective Gallery, New York, NY (2019)
Bloom Service, Galeria Del Barrio, New York, NY (2019)
Neither Here Nor There, Manny Cantor Center, New York, NY (2019)
Entre Espacios, Hudson Valley LGBTQ Center, Kingston, NY (2019)
Here & Not Yet: Queer Art Mentorship Annual, The LGBT Center, New York, NY (2018)
Cast of Characters, The Bureau of General Services – Queer Division, New York, NY (2018)
Transparency: An Artistic Exploration of Mental Health, I.M.A.G.E. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2017)
Nuestra Cultura Latinx Exhibition, Brujas, Brooklyn, NY (2016)
Hoodstock, Philadelphia Urban Creators, Philadelphia, PA (2015)
Fall Grand Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (2014)
BFA II Thesis Exhibition, Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art, New Paltz, NY (2014)
TV + FILM
The Last OG, Paintings featured on season two of TBS Comedy (2019)
Small Engine Repair, Paintings featured in Independent Film (2019)
AWARDS
ARTNOIR Artistic Pathways Scholarship (2022)
RESIDENCIES + FELLOWSHIPS
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Arts Center Residency (2021)
Queer|Art|Mentorship, Visual Art Mentee with Liz Collins (2017-2018)
New York Foundation for the Arts, Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp for Artists of Color (2017)
TALKS + PERFORMANCE
Empire State Karaoke performance, Industry Night at H0l0 (2021)
Exploring Principles of Design Visiting Artist talk at UT Austin facilitated by Riel Stuchio (2021)
Em Casa: In Conversation With Marco DaSilva Artist talk facilitated by Rio Sofia at Abrons Arts Center (2019)
Communities and Their Pitfalls Think Olio x Hang Night Collective representative at Strand’s Rare Book Room (2018)
On Euphoria Solo performance at The Bureau of General Services-Queer Division (BGSQD) (2018)
Beautiful To Look At But Painful To Touch Artist talk facilitated by Travis Chamberlain at BGSQD (2018)
PUBLICATION
Cruising the Horizon: New York, The Latinx Project (2021)
Selfie Tableau, self published, Thomas J. Watson Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2018)
A Visual Presence: LGBT Visual Arts Calendar 2021, La Guardia and Wagner Archives (2021)
Third Coast: Issue 50, Third Coast Magazine (2021)
PRESS
FILA Partners With LGBTQIA+ Artists For Custom Sneakers To Celebrate Pride Month
A Thrilling Conversation with Marco DaSilva
Cruising the Horizon: New York Imagines New, Queer(er) Potentials
12 queer artists whose work is making us pay attention
Exploring Liminal Spaces and Queer Latinx Identities in 'Entre Espacios'
Pride Events: Here’s How to Celebrate
Emerging LGBTQ Artists Find Hope Amid a Grim Political Landscape
Queer | Art Announces 11 LGBTQ Fellows For Annual Mentorship Program