Gessica Silverman is an abstract painter. Her work employs formalist strategies to convey human connection. She is a native of Boston, MA and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston at Tufts University. Silverman has exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in DC, Tufts University in Massachusetts, Brodsky Center at Rutgers, and the Rubin-Frankel Gallery at Boston University, among others. She was awarded the 2023 School of the Museum Fine Arts Traveling Fellowship to visit Spain and was a board member of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). Silverman is in the collection of Tufts University. She now lives and works in Queens, NY.
Education
2011 Diploma, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Tufts University
2010 Post-Bacc, School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Tufts University
2000 Cert., New York University
1998 BA (honors), Washington University in St. Louis
Solo Shows
2024 Open Studios, Long Island City, NY
* 2015 - 2023 Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury; Recovery *
2014 Zeitgeist Gallery, Beverly, MA
2013 Sanford Smith Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
2012 SapientNitro, Boston, MA
Museum Group Shows
2020 Tufts University, Boston, MA
2019 Somerville Museum, Somerville, MA
2015 Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
2013 Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA
2010 Wenham Museum, Wenham, MA
Group Shows
2019 Arts at the Armory, Somerville, MA
2016 Gallery Seven, Maynard, MA
2015 Chandler Gallery, Cambridge, MA
2014 University Place Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Samsøn Gallery, Boston, MA
2013 Inside-Out Gallery, Somerville, MA
Bromfield Gallery, Boston, MA
2012 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Brodsky Center at Rutgers, NJ
Mary Childs Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Resnikoff Gallery, Roxbury Community College, Boston, MA
Samsøn Gallery, Boston, MA
Inside-Out Gallery, Somerville, MA
Collections
Tufts Permanent Art Collection, Tufts University Art Galleries, Medford, MA
Awards
2023 SMFA at Tufts Traveling Fellowship
2013 -2011 Trustee, Board of Directors National Museum of Women in the Arts, MA Chapter
2011 Dana Pond Painting Award, School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts
Bibliography
“Sky-High Designs: Cullen Washington Jr. Shows Us His Creative Space.” Open House TV, season 14, episode 12, segment 3, NBC, 20 Feb. 2022, TV, Web, https://youtu.be/SeQE62FIVK0,
Full episode: https://www.nbc.com/open-house-nyc/video/open-house-celebrates-black-history-month/9000233248
Creative Process
Erin Becker, CAA Director, interviews Gessica about her work and process.
Studio Visit volume 27 *, p185-6.
Zeitgeist Podcast: Interview and Panel - Oct 2014
CAA: Artist of the Week: Gessica Silverman. June 2014
Learning and insight through Creative Process. Cambridge Art Association Blog. Wed. 15 April 2015
Local Galleries in Boston to Find Artwork for Your Home, Chrisicos Interiors Blog. Web. 22 Jan 2015
Cambridge Art Association, RED Biennial. Blurb: 2013. Print
"Sanford Smith gallery to unveil 'Here We Go'". Berkshire Record. 2 Aug, 2013
Arnold, Alicia, "The Benefits of an Arts Education." Daily Creativity. Web. 12 June, 2012