Silvia Malagrino

Silvia Malagrino (born 1950) is an American artist and filmmaker born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has exhibited her works internationally. She received an MFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her work in multiple media, photography, video, language, installation, engages in a dialogue between history and memory, human action and accountability.^[1]

Selected exhibitions and screenings include: The Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago, Facets Multimedia, Siskel Film Center, The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, The Jane Adams Hull House Museum, Photography Center 92nd Street Gallery, New York, NY, Art In General, New York, NY, The Museum of Modern Art, Cali, Colombia, Centro Cultural La Recoleta, Buenos Aires Argentina, Palais de Glace National Art Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Museo de Arte Latinoamericano de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, Galeria del Notariado, Montevideo, Uruguay, Biennale Internazionale dell'Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy, and many others.

She is Professor of Art and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Major Works

• Inscriptions in the War Zone (1998)^[2]
• Burnt Oranges (2005)^[3]
• Swimming With a Kite (2013)^[4][5]
• A Song for You (2014)^[6]

Awards

• 2012 State of Illinois Distinguished Artist award
• 2010 Guggenheim Fellow ^[7]
• 2005 CINE Golden Eagle Award
• 2005 Lorenzo De Medici First Prize Award in New Media at the 5th Edition of The Florence Biennale
• 2004 National Endowment for the Arts
• Illinois Arts Council Visual Artist Fellowships in Photography and Media Arts (1987,1989, 1983, 1996, 2000, and 2005)
• The Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Chicago: Community Assistance Grant (1990, 1995, 1996, 2008) and International Travel Grant (1996)

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