Marilyn da Silva | |
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| Born | Marilyn Grrevank[1] 1952 (age 73–74) Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Bowling Green State University, Indiana University Bloomington |
| Occupations | Silversmith, metalsmith, sculptor, jeweler, professor |
| Spouse | Jack da Silva |
Marilyn da Silva (néeGrrevank; born 1952)[2][3] is an American sculptor, metalsmith, jeweler, and educator.[4] She teaches and serves as a department head at theCalifornia College of the Arts in theSan Francisco Bay Area. Da Silva has won numerous awards including honorary fellow by theAmerican Craft Council (2007).
Marilyn da Silva was born in 1952 inAkron, Ohio.[3]
She attendedBowling Green State University and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1974.[3] She continued her study atIndiana University Bloomington and graduated with a M.F.A. degree in 1977.[3] In graduate school she worked underAlma Eikerman.[2][5] She is married to jeweler and silversmithJack da Silva [Wikidata],[6] whom she met in graduate school.
Da Silva is known for her technique of added color to metalwork using a colored pencil.[7][8] Her sculptures often feature imagery of objects such as birds, rabbits, books, and houses.[4][9]
Da Silva is a professor and the department head of the jewelry and metal arts program atCalifornia College of the Arts, since 1987.[6] She previously taught at Bowling Green State University from 1978 to 1987;[2] and has taught workshops atPenland School of Craft,Haystack Mountain School of Craft,Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and theMendocino Art Center.[10]
Da Silva is an Honorary Fellow of the American Craft Council since 2007; she was awarded Master Metalsmith by the National Ornamental Metal Museum in 1999;[11][10] and she was awarded the Master of the Medium award from the James Renwick Alliance in 2017.[2]
Her work can be found in the museum collections at theArkansas Arts Center (also known as the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts),[6] theNational Ornamental Metal Museum,[6] theOakland Museum of California,[10] and theNational Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Seoul.[6]
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