Viviane Silvera's figurative drawings are inspired by historical devotional images, which she combines with modern subjects to interrogate the significance of poses and people. She first studied painting with Brazilian artist Roberto d'Oliveira, was art-schooled at the Art Student's League and the National Academy of Design, and then received her MFA at the New York Academy of the Arts. She has been the recipient of grants from the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT, and the Newington-Cropsey Foundation in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY and The Eileen Guggenheim education grant. Silvera was born in Hong Kong and raised in Brazil. She lives and works in New York City.
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