Monica Silva

Monica Silva was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1986 she moves to London for studies and an year later establishes in Italy where she lives since. Professional photography came after 6 years working for international TV advertising productions as 1st AD. Since 2001 Monica has collaborated with the most important magazines and newspapers and done remarkable art exhibitions. In 2011 a portrait of the italian art critic Gillo Dorfles was awarded as best picture of the International Biennale of Art in Venice, another picture “Missing You” arrived in the three finaslists amongst 6000 worldwide artists in the showdown New York Scope of Saatchi OnLine gallery. Specialized in portraiture, Monica's maniac research of new prospectives and creativity in her works, make her one of the most apreciated and respectful photographers in portraiture often inspiration for anyone who loves the art of photography.