Regina Silveira

Regina Silveira (b. 1939) was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and currently lives in São Paulo. Over more than six decades, Silveira, a critical figure in Brazilian conceptual art, has explored the tension between real space, spatial perspective, and illusions, embedding political meaning in graphic media and site-specific installations. Known for her exploration of space through geometric constructions, Silveira's work, recently expanded with the use of digital media, is celebrated for both its conceptual rigor and formal impact. Trained as a painter at the Institute of Arts of the University of Rio Grande do Sul in 1959, in the 1960s she began her artistic formation under the tutelage of expressionist painter Iberê Camargo, and soon incorporated woodcut and lithography into her artistic practices. Working with expanded graphic media since her first stay in Spain (1967), with a scholarship from the Hispanic Culture Institute, she moved to Puerto Rico in 1969 to teach and work at the UPR Mayaguez Campos. Upon returning to Brazil in 1973, Silveira was hired to teach at the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado and at the School of Communications and Arts at the University of São Paulo in 1974. She earned her PhD in 1984 from ECA/USP and has had an extensive teaching career. Since the 1960s, she has exhibited individually and participated in various biennials and collective shows, both nationally and internationally. She has received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation (1991), Pollock Krasner (1993), and the Fulbright Foundation (1994), and her work is represented in various museums and collections in Brazil and abroad.