Who Is Sheli Silverio?

Bio

Sheli Silverio is a fine artist, mischief maker, and supplier of whimsy living and working in Los Angeles. She has studied studio arts and humanities at Pasadena City College, California College of the Arts in San Francisco, and California State University Northridge.

In addition to exhibiting her large scale watercolor and mixed media paintings, Sheli is currently a resident tattoo artist at The Fig Leaf Tattoo in Highland Park. She is in her second year of tattooing professionally after completing her apprenticeship under June Jung. 

Statement

I am interested in the human condition, the complexity of our true selves, and the dialogue between perception and the representation of self. To capture the qualities that embody my understanding of the collective conscience, I snap spontaneous photographs and collect imagery from friends and strangers on the internet. I am constantly studying and constantly collecting. Making is an intuitive process for me. I paint, cut, paste, and sew in a way I think mimics the composite nature of our beings. Cultural and historical references, social indoctrination, spiritual symbolism and more, all mix together in my resource reservoir. Imagery from childhood, memory, fairytales, astrology, tarot, mythology, pop culture, art history and social media serve as a language for me to understand and explore personal identity within the confines of society’s expectations.