Regina Silvers
NEWS
Women: Realizing Perspectives, March 2012
Gaia Foundation, Newark, NJ
2012 was an year when extra attention paid to women and to political art.
A number of shows in which I participated were related to these themes.
November 2012, Art of Democracy
Sponsored by The New York Society of Etchers Art of Democracy 2012
An exhibition of Political Prints, Posters & Related Artworks
“The Sacred Gallery” 424 Broadway at Canal Street, NY, NY
Women Artists Represented, November 2012 exhibition at
Puffin Foundation “Puffin Cultural Forum”, Teaneck, NJ, featured two of my works.
#8143. Raging Grannies,
Mother’s Day at Central Park
Pastel on Paper, 24x 36’’
#78. Mink Hollow
Oil on Canvas,
Image: 48x36’’w
Joie de Vivre, July 2012 with Hullabaloo Collective,
at the PS Project Space, Chelsea, NYC
All that Jazz (Warm)
Oil on Canvas, 36 x 48’’
#8240. Don’t Iraq Iran Rally
Pastel on Paper, Image: 36x48’’w
Occupy Wall Street,
Times Square
Pastel & Acrylic,
Image: 36 x 48’’
Granny Peace Brigade Series:
July 4th, Reading
the Constitution at Strawberry Fields
Acrylic & Oil on
paper, 32 x 50’’
#8230. Occupy Wall Street Series: Zuccotti Park, October Morning, 2011
Acrylic on paper/ 36 x 44 inches (framed)
FOUNTAIN ART FAIR March 2013
A work from my Occupy Wall Street Series was exhibited with the
Hullaballoo Collective at the Fountain Art Fair, March 8th, to 10th.
It took place at the historic 69th Regiment Armory, site of the famous 1913 Armory Show that introduced European and American modern art
to the American public.
#78. Mink Hollow-Flat Rock. Oil on canvas, 48 x 36” w
#717, #719.
Cooper’s Lake
Gouache on paper,
4 x 10”ea
2014 -
In April a number of my nature based works were shown in the
Julio Valdez Studio booth at the Affordable Art Fair, in NYC.
In March, I again participated with the Hullaballoo Collective,
at the Fountain Art Fair.
which was held at at the
69th Regiment Armory, NYC
2013 was an exciting year for me. My solo exhibition The Granny Peace Brigade was shown at Saint Peter’s Church. It featured 60 feet of paintings and drawings derived from my on–the–scene photos and sketches, documenting the public protests of this feisty group of senior peace activists. Happily, many “grannies” were on hand to sing and celebrate with me.
#191. Mink Hollow: Flat Rock
Oil on canvas, 48 x 36” w
#8230. Occupy Wall Street: Zuccotti Park, October Morning.
Acrylic on paper, 24 x 36”w
#655. Winterberries
#656. Gouache/paper, 6 x 9”
#556. Coopers Swamp Trees (dark)
Oil / canvas, 48 x 36”
#96. Mink Hollow Stream. Oil/linen 48 x 40”
#632.Ridge
Oil on primed paper, mounted on board 30" x 42"w
#457. Cooper Lake Swamp Oil on primed paper, mounted on board, 26 x 40”
Fall/winter 2014/2015
This work from my new “Balcony Series” made it’s debut at the Sideshow Gallery (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) annual group show which closed in March. It’s one of my many small pastels of the Empire State Building and other new (for me) vistas. They are not yet on this website, but If you are on Facebook, you can check out more from this series. Some are included in my Facebook “challenge”.
ART IN A BOX 2015 : Kingston Garden
I’m always happy to participate in the annual
Art in a Box benefit for children at risk,
which assists this worthy organization in helping children around the world, through art.
In January, 2015 my Sebastopol Field
watercolor was included in
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE the annual
AIDS benefit, held at the
Luhring Augustine Gallery in Chelsea
Dorland Mountain, a watercolor/ink drawing
was shown at the Art Student’s League-sponsored exhibition at the Manhattan Borough President’s Office.
I painted at the League years ago, and am
happy to still be affiliated with this great school, Many larger works from this series are shown in the Canyon Series portfolio here on this site.
2015
A wonderful email conversation *with the “Art Book Guy” Michael Corbin made me
think anew about my art- and I am honored that he names me one of the
101 SUPER HOT ARTISTS for 2015” (see (http://artbookguy.com/101-super-hot-artists-2015_957.html) . * To “eavesdrop” on our conversation: link to
http://artbookguy.com/regina-silvers-capturing-vitality_940.html.
Michael’s website also has a trove of information about the art world, collecting, dealers, news, books, and other "cool stuff” http://artbookguy.com
2016
I started the year
by participating
in the Invitational exhibition at the NoHo /M55 Gallery
in Chelsea.
2016 Sideshow Gallery, Nation Thru the Rabbit Hole,
Williamsburg, Brooklyn , January 9- April 10
was reviewed by Piri Halasz in her blog (An Appropriate Distance) FROM THE MAYOR’S DOORSTEP
“Regina Silvers has a great
sense of humor. She puts it to
the service of social comment in
two delightful pastels of elderly
women anti-war protesters,
“Granny Peace Brigade Series:
#SG20 Indicted, and
#SG25 Downtown Rally”.
Piri Halasz
#679. Kingston Garden, Gouache on paper, 5.5 x 9.25”
#271.Blue Weed
Acrylic on paper. 24 x 18”
May 11– May 23, 2016 New York City Fair, Osaka Japan
Nine pieces of work, from my Cooper’s Lake , Weeds and Wildflower, and Granny Peace Brigade series, will be on view as part of the HPGP Gallery Exhibition
January 9 – April 10, 2016
Thru the Rabbit Hole at the Sideshow Gallery Nation, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
This renowned annual exhibition was reviewed by Piri Halasz
in her blog (An Appropriate Distance) FROM THE MAYOR’S DOORSTEP
# SG20. Indicted
Pastel on paper, 12 x 9”
For inquiries or further information, please contact me ––
Regina Silvers
White Street Studio
50 White Street, New York NY 10013
212.941.7262 212.219.1388
#3SG23. Peace Plank Rally, Pastel on paper, 9 x 12”
#722. Coopers Lake, Gouache on paper, 3.5 x 12”
2015
March 25 – 29, 2015 The Affordable Art Fair
Here are a few examples of work I showed at the Julio Valdez Studio booth
in the Metropolitan Pavilion
#593. Tiger Lilies
Acrylic on canvas,
19 x 24”w
2017 News
Art of the Garden
June 11 to September 15, 2017
Lazarus Gallery
United Hebrew of
New Rochelle
391 Pelham Road
New Rochelle,
New York 10805
#692 Field with Phlox Gouache on paper, 7 x 18”w, Framed 13 x 24”w
TOAST 2017 May 19-22
Another great open-studio weekend: meeting new visitors, visiting with old friends,
and getting valuable feedback from all. I was able to show my new politically-inspired paintings, my large City paintings and an installation of my Balcony Drawings,
Facebook/Instagram
After posting more than 400 images of the views from my balcony,
I ended this series on April 25th,
when I moved and no longer had this view. I’m still exploring my next drawing/painting notebook series– stay tuned !
Jane Chafin’s blog “Offramp”
included my At The Woman's March: Dag Plaza #2, 2017 Acrylic on paper, 36 x 24” in the Offramp
Online Exhibition. Politically Inspired Art Part 2
See the exhibition here: file:///Users/reginasilvers/Desktop/Jane%20Chafin:%20Offramp.webarchive
Sideshow Gallery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Sideshow Nation V, Through The Rabbit Hole 2
on view January 7– February 26, 2017
Included are two of my small Granny Peace Brigade paintings
in this renowned annual exhibition.
The Pythians
In March I was invited by Tova Beck-Freedman to submit a group of
images to The Pythians, an online magazine of art, photography, poetry and video, Click on link to see the article http://thepythians.net/regina-silvers/
SaatchiArt
Two “Collections” of my work are now posted on SaatchiArt.
See the complete selection at www.saatchiart.com
From The Spanish Collection:
#507 La Vieja, Acrylic on paper, 30 x 40”
From the Weeds and Wildflower Collection:
#777. Field of Blues. Oil Stick, 30 x 40”
#8143. Raging Grannies, Mother's Day ’10 Pastel on paper, 24 x 36”
Downtown Rally
Keep JROTC Out of Schools
