Adriana Silveira was born in Santos, Brazil in 1973. Self-taught at an early age, she drew and painted in surfaces such as paper and fabric. At age 16 she started working as fashion designer for Casas Pernambucanas and Rakan Tecidos, in Salvador, Bahia. She traveled to the United States and Italy in 1996 where she was introduced to the work of Michelangelo, Norman Rockwell and Andy Warhol. She combined influences from Michelangelo's human figures with pop to create joyful and vibrant artwork. In 2007 she was selected out of 870 Italian artists by Harley...more
