Silvia BAR-AM was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a family of artists and musicians. She was married in Israel and is now the mother of four children and lives in the Old City of Jerusalem

Education:

  1963-68: Municipal Conservatory, Buenos Aires, Argentina, studies on the violin,
1968-71: National Conservatory, Montevideo, Uruguay, studies violin
1972-74: Helena Rubinstein Museum, Tel Aviv
1973-75: Rubin Academy, Tel Aviv University
1975-77: InstituArt Institute Tzvi Avni, Tel Aviv
1983-87: Department of Architectural Design, University Ort, Givat Ram, Jerusalem,
1990-91: She studied with Israel Hershberg,
1998-2006: International Marathon painting landscapes, Jerusalem

Solo Exhibitions:

1979: Opening at the studio "Akira", Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem,
1982: The Municipal Gallery, Jerusalem,
1984: Gallery, Jerusalem,
1985: Nora Gallery, Jerusalem,
1986: Municipal Gallery, Ashkelon,
1987: Artists House, Jerusalem
1996: Artists House, Jerusalem
2003: Artspace, Jerusalem

Group Exhibitions:

1971: Municipal Gallery, Montevideo, Uruguay
1972: International Print Biennale for Youth, Tokyo, Japan,
1972: Helena Rubinstein Museum, Tel Aviv
1977: Theater Gallery Jerusalem
1983: Gallery Tony Brechbuhl, Switzerland,
1984: the Cardo, Jewish Quarter, Jerusalem,
1996: Nora Gallery, Jerusalem,
1999: "Vision of our days, witness of our time", traveling exhibition sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cyprus - Greece
1997: Gerard Bechar, Jerusalem,
1998: "Art-Faith" - Gerard Bechar, Jerusalem Curator: Amitai Mendelsohn Museum
Jerusalem
1999: Populus Gallery, Tel Aviv, Dizengoff Center, Curator: Amitai Mendelsohn Museum in Jerusalem,
2000: "30x30", Artists House, Jerusalem, preservative, Zvi Tolkovsky,
2001: "Sketches", Biennale - "The Sketches in Israel today," Conservative: Ilan Vizgen, Museum of Anna Ticho House and House of Artists, Jerusalem,
2003: "Visions of Here II" Exhibition of the Collection of the Israel Museum,
2003: "Art of a Jewish point of view," Shelter for Art, Jerusalem,
2003: Cleveland, Ohio, sponsored by the Artspace Gallery,
2003: "Art Box", Sotheby's, London, Auction, Friends of Israel Museum,
2004: A Time for Art, Israeli Art Center, Tel Aviv, Curator: Handlebar Ofrat,
2004: The 2nd Biennial of Drawing, Jerusalem,
2004: Artspace, Jerusalem,
2005: Artspace, Jerusalem,
2005: Shelter for Art, Jerusalem,
2006: Shelter for Art, Jerusalem,

Selection of Interviews:

1991: Voice of Israel
2003: Radio "Kol 'Haï" - Personal interview at a conference between artists and scientists invited

Television:

2000: Interview at the Mordechai Ish Shalom Prize she won
2002: Interview "Touching the Spirit", 1st Channel

Awards:

Mordechai Ish Shalom Prize for Artist of Jerusalem

Collections:

2005: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Israeli Embassy, Paris,
Art for the Nation
Collection of Channel Co-op
Private collections in Europe, the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa, South America and Israel