Pamela Silver was born in Johannesburg South Africa in 1948, in 1952 her family moved to Bulawayo Zimbabwe, where she lived until she immigrated to Isreal in 1973.
She is a graduate of the University of Cape Town. She also studied teaching at Goldsmiths College, University of London. She went on to study painting at the Art Students League New York, and then printmaking at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and the Jerusalem Print Workshop.
She has been living and painting in Jerusalem since 1973.
Her home and studio are surrounded by a magical colourful garden that inspire her work.
Her art has been exhibited in Museums and Galleries worldwide
in over 90 exhibitions- in Europe, China, Japan, Russia, the USA, the UK, Africa, and Israel.
Selected Solo Exhibitions
1984 - "Faces from New York," Alon Gallery, Jerusalem
1988 - The Artists' House, Jerusalem
1988 - Ben Uri, The London Jewish Museum of Art
1989 - "Watercolors," Mabat Gallery, Tel Aviv (two-person exhibition)
1991 - "Faces in Nature," Alon Gallery, Boston (two-person exhibition)
1992 - "Childhood Memories," Nora Art Gallery, Jerusalem
1993 - "The Sea," Jerusalem Theatre Gallery, Jerusalem
1995 - "A Journey Home to Zimbabwe," Mabat Gallery, Tel Aviv (Catalogue)
1995 - "A Journey Home to Zimbabwe," The National Gallery of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe; The National Gallery in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
1997 - "Falling from the Stars," The Artists' House, Jerusalem
1998 - "In Every Color there is Light," Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem
1999 - "Magic Earth," Leighton House Museum, London
1999 - "A Watercolor Diary," The Art Gallery, Beit Gabriel on the Kinneret, Israel
2000 - "A Watercolor Diary," Saka Gallery, Tokyo
2002 - "Magical Dreams" Galleri Sct. Gertrud, Copenhagen
2003 - "Images Fleeting Past," The Khan Museum, Ashkelon, Israel (Catalogue)
2004 - "Circles in the Sand," The Artists' House, Jerusalem
2004 - "Circles in the Sand," Galerie am Park, Vienna
2004 - "Circles of My Soul," Museu Da Água da EPAL, Lisbon (Catalogue)
2006 - "Secret Symbols," Nora Art Gallery, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2008 - "Sensing the Other," The Jerusalem Art Center, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2009 - "Cape Town, How I Love You and All Your Secrets," Spier, Stellenbosch, South Africa
2009 - "A Jerusalem Summer Evening," Galleri Sulegaarden, Assens, Denmark (Catalogue)
2012 - "I See You," The Art House Gallery, Mevasseret, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2013 - “ The Horizon is Here” The Zaritsky Artists’ House Tel Aviv (Catalogue)
2018 - The Colour of Light" Irma Stern Museum, Cape Town
Selected Group Exhibitions
1986 - "Telfed Arts Festival," Yad Labanim Museum, Herzliya, Israel
1987-89 - "National Society," Smith's Gallery, Covent Garden, London
1989 - "Tashmat," The Artists' House, Jerusalem
1989 - Grand prix international d'arts plastiques, Nice, France
1989 - "Twelve Jerusalem Artists," Alexandra Palace, London
1991 - "Grand Prix International d’arts Plastiques" Nice
1995 - "Spring Exhibition" Mabat Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
1996 - "Jerusalem-Moscow," Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow
1997 - "Osaka Print Triennial," the 8th International Contemporary Art Competition, Osaka
1997 - "Dialogue," International Exhibition, Manege, St. Petersburg (Catalogue)
1998 - Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial, Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo (Catalogue)
1998 - "50 Years to Israel," Galeria d'Art Zero, Barcelona
1998 - "Watercolors," Galleri Sulegaarden, Assens, Denmark
1999 - "Sabinsky Press Artist Book," Performing Arts Center, Tel Aviv
2000 - "30x30," The Artists' House, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2000 - "Riimfaxe", Fyns Udstillingsbygning, Odense
2001 - "Riimfaxe," Gallery M, Berlin (Catalogue)
2001 - "Tokyo International Mini-Print Triennial," Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo (Catalogue)
2001 - "Riimfaxe", Gallery Gedok, Hamburg
2002 - "Jerusalem Lions," street exhibition, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2002 - "Freedom," Hanita Museum, Kibbutz Hanita, Israel
2003 - "Israeli Contemporary," Robert Sandelson Gallery, London (Catalogue)
2003 - "Seven Artists in One Season," Mabat Gallery, Tel Aviv (Catalogue)
2004 - "Riimfaxe," The Round Tower, Copenhagen
2005 - "2nd Beijing International Art Biennale," Beijing (Catalogue)
2005 - "2nd Triennial of Contemporary Art," Mauritius
2005 - "100" Galleri Sulegaarden, Assens; Denmark
2005 - "Print" Muzeum Miastro Ostrowa, Wielkopolskiego
2006 - "Awakening," Wilfrid Israel Museum, Kibbutz Hazorea, Israel (Catalogue)
2006 - "The House," Beit Ahuza, Ra'anana, Israel
2007 - "Traces III: The 3rd Biennale for Drawing in Israel," The Artists' House, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2007 - "The 7th Watercolor Biennial," Gallery Savremena, Serbia (Catalogue)
2007 - "Small Dimensions," Nora Art Gallery, Jerusalem
2007 - "Printmakers," Zeek Gallery, Jerusalem
2008 - "Olympic Fine Arts Exhibition," China International Exhibition Centre, Beijing Working People's Cultural Palace (Catalogue)
2008 - "Jerusalem, Surface Fractures," The Artists' House, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2010 - "Traces IV: the 4th Biennale for Drawing in Israel," The Artists' House, Jerusalem (Catalogue)
2014 - "The 1st International Art Biennale,” Qingdao, China (Catalogue)
2015 - "Hundred Women Artists’ Artworks Exhibition Qingdao " Womens' Artist Association China
2015 - "The 13rd Sage of Calligraphy” Cultural Festival, Linyi China
2015 - "Red and Green International Female Art Exhibition”, Ningbo Art and Cultural Center, China
2015 - "The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition," London(Catalogue)
2015 - "The Original Print Show" curated by Norman Ackroyd CBE RA Zillah Bell Gallery, Thirsk UK
2016 - "Galleri Sulegaarden 25 Years (1991-2016) Assens Denmark
2016 - "Green Earth" Kalakshatra Museum Gallery, Kalakshetra, Guwahati, India (Catalogue)
2016 - "Fresh Paint " Gottesman Etching Centre Stand, Tel Aviv
2016 - "Group Exhibition” Gottesman Etching Centre, Kabri
2016 - "The Masters” Bankside Gallery London UK
2016 - "17th Asian Biennale Bagladesh"(Catalogue)
2016 - "7th International Art Meeting Kolkota India"(Catalogue)
2018 - "The Silk Journey to Art" Hwa Chong Cultural Centre, Singapore
China Qianjiang International Art Exhibition, Hangzhou Qianjiang International Art Museum, China
Contemporary Local Print Exhibition , Jerusalem Print Workshop
Collections
Tel Aviv Museum of Art
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Museu Da Água da Epal, Lisbon
Tama Art University Museum, Tokyo
National Gallery in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Danske Bank, Denmark
Ben Uri, the London Jewish Museum of Art
National Museum of Women in the Arts Washington DC
Prizes
1991 Diplome D'Honneur Grand Prix International D'Arts Plastique, Nice, France
2002 Official Artist of the EDTA Congress Copenhagen Denmark
2008 Gold Medal Olympic Fine Art Exhibition Beijing China
Catalogues
1995 "A Journey Home to Zimbabwe", Mabat Gallery Tel Aviv; The National Gallery of Zimbabwe
2003 "Monotypes", Khan Museum Ashkelon
2006 "Secret Symbols", Nora Gallery, Jerusalem
2008 "Sensing the other" The Jerusalem Art Centre
2009 "A Jerusalem Summer Evening" Sulegaaarden, Assens, Denmark
2012 "I See You" Art House Gallery, Mevaseret, Jerusalem
2013 "The Horizon is Here" The Zaritsky Artists' House, Tel Aviv
2018 "The Colour of Light" Irma Stern Museum Cape Town, South Africa
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