John Silvis

JOHN SILVIS is a Brooklyn-based artist and curator who has lived in New York since 1994. He received his MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna and has received numerous grants and awards, including a commission for the Essl Collection in Vienna. Some recent exhibitions include “What I Know,” NYCAMS, New York (2012), “Crashcourse III,” Olson Gallery, Bethel University, MN (2012), and “Goodbye Space Shuttle,” Active Space, Brooklyn (2011). Recent curatorial projects include “New.New York,” Essl Museum, Vienna (2012), “1000 Rainbows,” Lia Chavez, First Things Gallery, New York (2012), and “In the Slipstream,” Wayne Roosa, First Things Gallery, New York (2012). johnsilvis.com