Marilyn da Silva
American metalsmith, sculptor, professor (b. 1952)
Marilyn da Silva (née Grrevank; born 1952) is an American sculptor, metalsmith, jeweler, and educator. She teaches and serves as a department head at the California College of the Arts in the San Francisco Bay Area. Da Silva has won numerous awards including honorary fellow by the American Craft Council (2007).
Early life and education
Marilyn da Silva was born in 1952 in Akron, Ohio.
She attended Bowling Green State University and graduated with a B.S. degree in 1974. She continued her study at Indiana University Bloomington and graduated with a M.F.A. degree in 1977. In graduate school she worked under Alma Eikerman. She is married to jeweler and silversmith Jack da Silva, whom she met in graduate school.
Career
Da Silva is known for her technique of added color to metalwork using a colored pencil. Her sculptures often feature imagery of objects such as birds, rabbits, books, and houses.
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