Bela Silva is born in Lisbon, Portugal, and studied at both the Porto and the Lisbon Fine Arts Schools in Portugal; ArCo, Lisbon; Norwich Fine Arts in the UK; School of The Art Institute of Chicago in the United States. She currently lives between Lisbon and Brussels, Belgium.
Among her shows: Chicago’s Ann Nathan Gallery and Rhona Hoffman Gallery; Lisbon’s Museu do Azulejo (Tile Museum), Museu Anastácio Gonçalves in Lisbon, Palácio da Ajuda, and Fundação Ricardo Espírito Santo; and also shows in China and in Japan. She has participated in group shows of tile art in Brazil, Spain, France; ran ceramics workshops in Japan and Morocco; and been awarded residencies at Kohler, Wisconsin, USA, and at Fabrica Bordalo Pinheiro, Caldas da Rainha, Portugal.
She has created several public art pieces, namely tile panels for the Alvalade subway station in Lisbon; panels for the Sakai Cultural Center’s gardens in Japan; and panels for the João de Deus School in the Azores Islands. She created 12 large pieces in 2017 for the gardens of the museum of Ancient Art as well as exhibited her work that same year at the museum of Orient in Lisbon, mixed with the collections.
Spazio Nobile has represented Bela Silva since 2017. Among her shows at the gallery and on fairs: Season X-Land/Scapes, Collectible Design Fair in Brussels, Art Brussels in duo show with Finnish artist Kustaa Saksi, Révélations Biennial at Grand Palais, Paris, Unique Design Shanghai at Tank, West Bund in November 2019.
Spazio Nobile is pleased to present “Codex Mexico” a limited edition of 1/250, numbered and signed by artist Bela Silva, in the form of a leporello, which accompanies her solo show,
Signed and numbered by the artist
Printed on Munken print white 150 gr 1.8
Full Quadri
Leporello with colored clothbound front and back and hotfoil printing on the cover
(closed) : 108 x 165 mm –
Spazio Nobile invites you to Season XIV- Bela Silva, Solo Show,
Despierta Corazón Dormido,
on Thursday 12 March, 18-22.00, at Spazio Nobile, rue Franz Merjay 142, Brussels
Sunday brunch on 15 March,
The vibrant colours of Bela Silva’s newest series give Spazio Nobile’s space a Spring awakening. Inspired by the artist’s recent trip to Mexico, the show celebrates Latin-American culture, its history and diverse craftsmanship in a cycle of drawings,
Spazio Nobile presented “Ikebana” at Collectible Design Fair, at Vanderborght Building, rue de l’Écuyer, 50, 1000 Brussels, Belgium,
5-8 March 2020. All photos by Yen-An Chen.
Download the catalogue here
Spazio Nobile takes part into the 1st edition of Unique Design Shanghai at Tank, West Bund, Shanghai, which will happen from 7 until 10 November at Tank, West Bund, Shanghai.
Featured artists and designers represented by the gallery: Garnier &
Spazio Nobile présente /presents Bela Silva,”Dessin Sculpture”, solo show Art On Paper, Booth 22, Bozar, rue Ravenstein, 23, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
24 – 27.10.2019 –
This Sunday, visual artist Bela Silva opens the doors to her studio in Brussels’ very own Zaventem Ateliers to host a cosy brunch where everyone is invited to come and gather,
We are delighted to invite you to a Sunday Brunch to discover Bela Silva’s ceramic workshop at Zaventem Ateliers, on Sunday 15 September, from 12 until 4pm, in the framework of Brussels Design September
Address: Fabriekstraat,
Spazio Nobile celebrates the Nordic Summer. Welcome to our Midsummer Smörgåsbord this Sunday 23 June from 12-18:00, rue Franz Merjay, 142. Free entrance.
GALERIE COLLECTION SPAZIO NOBILE, Keep your garden alive, at Grand Palais, Paris, France, Booth C5
Group exhibition with Kaspar Hamacher (BE), Laura Laine (FI), Päivi Rintaniemi (FI), Kristina Riska (FI),
ART BRUSSELS, Tour & Taxis, Brussels, 25-28 April 2019
Spazio Nobile exhibits at Art Brussels, 37th edition of the Contemporary Art Fair, booth D36 (Discovery) from 25 until 28 April 2019,
SPAZIO NOBILE IS ON COLLECTIBLE FAIR, VANDERBORGHT BUILDING, BRUSSELS
From 14 until 17 March, on the 1st floor, booth 1-11: “Blooming Blossom”
Preview: 3-6pm and opening: 6-10pm on 13 March (by invitation only)
We invite you during Brussels I love You, Contemporary Art Walk for a Sunday Brunch on 17th February 2019 from 12-6 pm, within our Season X – Land/Scapes, Group exhibition with Carine Boxy,
We invite you to celebrate the beginning of 2019 at the occasion of our New Year Land/Scapes Sunday Brunch on 20th January 2019 from 12-6 pm, within our Season X – Land/Scapes,
Christmas Sunday Brunch, 16.12.2018, 12-6 pm, at Spazio Nobile Gallery, as part of Season X – Land/Scapes, 23.11.2018 – 17.02.2019, Group exhibition with Carine Boxy, Kaspar Hamacher,
Season X – Land/Scapes
23.11.2018 – 17.03.2019 Group exhibition with Carine Boxy, Kaspar Hamacher, François Moret, Bela Silva and Piet Stockmans Vernissage: 22.11.2018, 6-10 pm Sunday Brunches: 25.11.2018 –
Spazio Nobile invites you to iide with Gert Voorjans and J.Phine from 17 until 25 November
Marcin Rusak’s Flora Table 190 will be exhibited from 17 until 25 November at The International Interior Design Exhibition(IIDE),
