Artist Resume
EDUCATION
B.S. Illustration/Graphic Design, San Jose State University, 1980
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1981– Present: Ellen Silva Creative Services - Art/Graphic Design
1997– Present: Designing and painting murals, facilitating community mural workshops for children & adults
B.S. Illustration/Graphic Design, San Jose State University, 1980
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1981– Present: Ellen Silva Creative Services - Art/Graphic Design
1997– Present: Designing and painting murals, facilitating community mural workshops for children & adults
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SOLO MURAL COMMISSIONS
Alas-Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, (Latino Cultural Arts Program), Half Moon Bay 2019: “Vivir, Trabajar y jJugar en un Ambiente Saludable” Bella Luna, Spanishtown, Half Moon Bay 2005: “Una Pueblita de Mexico” California Pacific Medical Center, SF 2003: “Mediterranean Dream” (Women's Medicine Dept.) Cesar Chavez Birthday Event ER Taylor School, San Francisco 2012: “Sí, Se Puede!” Davies Medical Center/CPMC, Castro and Noe, San Francisco 2019 “Forever in Bloom” for elderly patients, 1st floor Dr. King, Dentist Office, Berkeley 2004: “Jungle,” “Sierras,” “Underwater” 3 childrens dental rooms Fuddruckers Restaurant, Daly City 2002: “Gateway to the Peninsula” 2003: “Building the Perfect Burger” 2006: “Fudd Burger,” (Union City) , Half Moon Bay 2008: “Welcome to the Coastside” Marine Mammal Center, Sausalito 2019: ““Rescue, Rehab, Release”, w/Private Ocean & volunteers Mid-Pen Housing, San Mateo 2014: “California Natives” - Community Room Family Housing Orinda Historical Society, Orinda 2012: “Orinda Historical Landmarks Map” Seton Medical Center, Daly City 2002: “Heritage Wall - The History of Seton Medical Center” St. Francis Center, Redwood City 2008: “Compassion Not Judgement” Tres Amigos, Half Moon Bay 2004: “Mexican Vacation” GROUP MURAL COMMISSIONS Alemany Farmers Market, SF 1999: “Archway Veggies”, “Eggplants, Peppers, Cilantro” “Eggplant” - w/Precita Eyes Muralists Bagdad Cafe, 16th Street, SF 1998: “Hope for the World Cure” - w/Aids Patients Gilt Edge Creamery, SF - with Precita Eyes Muralists 1997: “Nurture” - w/Precita Eyes Muralists Good Vibrations, SF 2005:“Good Vibrations” - w/Precita Eyes Artists SF Boys Club, Mission Campus, SF - 2002: “Imagine” w/Precita Eyes Artists SF Mission Cultural Center, SF 2002: “Light a Candle” - w/Precita Eyes Artists SF MOMA, SF 2009: “Visible Means of Support” w/20 Precita Eyes Artists 2007: “Dante’s Divine Comedie: Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise” - St. Mary’s College, Dante Bldg., Moraga - w/Susan Cervantes RESIDENTIAL TROMPE L’OEIL MURALS 2021: Family of Goats - Santa Clara, backyard patio 2020: “Denali–Bear Country” - backyard patio 2019: “Zen Portal” - Richmond, backyard patio 2019: “Pillar Point Harbor” - El Granada kitchen 2015: “Christmas Tree Lane Characters” - Palo Alto lawn 2015: “Fun on the Farm” - Half Moon Bay, backyard shed 2015: “Sunflower Patch” - Moss Beach garden cottage 2014: “Patch of Sunshine” - Half Moon Bay fence 2014: “Magical Forest” - Ben Lomond children’s playroom 2014: “Floral RV Curtains” - Montara RV 2013: “Sunflowers” - Ben Lomond children’s playroom 2013: “Kitchen Sunflowers” - Belmont kitchen 2013: “Kitchen Nasturtiums” - Belmont kitchen 2012: “Llamas and Lavender” - Cloverdale bedroom 2012: “Marje's Garden”- Half Moon Bay carport 2011: “Laguna Beach” - Mountain View office 2011: “Underwater Fantasy” - San Bruno playroom 2011: “Garden Border” - El Granada house border 2011: “Kitchen Garden” - San Francisco kitchen 2009: “Cafe de le Paix” - San Francisco kitchen 2006: “Fairy on a Tree“ & “Fairy on a Tightrope” - Point Richmond 2005: “Kylie's Toy Chest” - San Jose family room 2003: “North Beach Cafe Scene” - Daly City, front porch 2003: “A View of The City from Daly City” - Daly City front porch 2003: “Our Garden” - S. San Francisco kitchen 2003: “Grey Whale Cove” - S. San Francisco bedroom 1999: “Hillsboro en Provence”- Hillsboro, Oregon greenhouse HEALING ARTS MURAL PROJECTS Alas-Ayudando Latinos A Soñar, (Latino Cultural Arts Program), Half Moon Bay 2017: “Many Cultures, One CommUNITY” City of Albany, Golden Gate Fields Racetrack, Albany 2011: “Nuevo Esperanza de Vivir”/“Finding our Way” - with immigrant families Cordilleras Mental Health Services, Redwood City 2007: "Healing" - with drug/alcohol recovery patients Puente Resource Center, Pescadero 2008: “Visions of Hope” - with immigrant families University Village, Albany 2012: “Love Everlasting” - Memorial mural w/families & friends 2011: “Sending Our Love to Japan” - Asian families 2010: “It’s A Small World” - 9 international families 2010: “Expressing Ourselves” - 9 international teens W.O.R.L.D (Women Organized to Respond to Life-Threatening Illness), Oakland 2012: “We As Sisters Shine Together” - with HIV Positive clients OTHER Teacher - Pilarcitos High School, Half Moon Bay Art specialist 2013-18 Special 1-Day Workshops 2013: “Book Tree” - with Girls Scouts, El Granada 2013: “Abbey Road” - 16th birthday party for family, Menlo Park 2005: “Healing Waters” w/Teachers (San Carlos Learning Center) Teacher - Half Moon Bay Recreation Class 2012: “Our Local Community”First installed at HMB Library, currently installed at OddFellows Hall, Half Moon Bay |
COMMUNITY MURALS IN SCHOOLS
Belmont Fox Elementary School - Curiosity Corner, After School 2017: “Our Beautiful Belmont Hills” - K-5th grades 2016: “Garden of Friendship” - K-5th grades Corte Madera Marin Country Day School 2009: “Life Lessons” - 4 murals, 5th grade Daly City John F. Kennedy Elementary 2003: “Welcome to Our Universe” - 3rd grade 2002: “Welcome to Our World” - K-5th grades 2001: “Garden of Dreams” - 1st grade, families, staff/volunteers 2000: “Teachers Are Like Fire” - 2nd grade 1999: “Experience the Magic of Learning” with teachers Marjorie Tobias Elementary School- After School, 3-5th grades 2021: “Prehistoric Creatures” - Fall 2021: “Community Spirit” - Spring 2020: “Life in Outer Space” - Fall 2019: “Save Our Sierra Nevadas” Spring, "Save our Deserts” Fall 2018: “Save Our Oceans” Spring, “Save Our Rainforests” Fall Daniel Webster Elementary 2009: "Our Environment" - 5th grade El Granada El Granada Elementary School - After School 3-5th grades 2020: “At El Granada We Swim with the Dolphins” #2 2019: “At El Granada We Swim with the Dolphins” 2018: “From Our Mountains to Our Sea” 2017: “El Granada School CommUNITY” 2016: “Who helps us Grow?” 2011: “Garden of Kindness” 2015: “Friendship and Compassion” 2014: “Welcome to El Granada Elementary” La Honda Elementary, La Honda 2015: “California Wildflowers”, cont. - After School 2014: “California Wildflowers” - After School 2013: “Our School Community”- 4th grade Half Moon Bay Cunha Middle School - 6-7th graders 2020: “Drive Safely-Children are Walking and Rolling” Pilarcitos High School - Juniors/Seniors 2019: “Life in Our Coastal Waters” 2018: “Pilarcitos Pride” 2017: “The Road Ahead” 2016: “Unity”, “Coastal Wildflowers” 2015: “Drifting Toward a Brighter Future…” 2014: “Our Community” Sea Crest Elementary Half Moon Bay- 8th grade 2010: “Hopes and Dreams for the Future” 2013: “Graduation Gift” Lafayette Stanley Middle School 2002: “One World, One Heart” - 6, 7th grades Marin City Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy 2007: “Dreams” - 7, 8th grades Menlo Park La Entrada Elementary School 2016: “Dare to Dream” - 6th grade 2015: “With Gratitude” - 6th grade 2013: “Music in Our School” - 4-6th grades 2012: “Our Favorite Literary Characters” - 4-6th grades 2010: “The Whole Child” - 4-6th gradesPhillips-Brooks School 2011: “Yosemite” - 5th grade 2008: “Chinese New Year” - 5th grade Pacifica Ocean Shore Elementary 2006: “Marine Mammals” - K-2nd grade 2011: Restoring “Marine Mammals” - 8th grade Pescadero Pescadero Elementary, Pescadero - 4th grade 2021: Wild Pescadero”, Part 2 2020: “Welcome/Bienvenidos” 2020: “Pescadero Elementary School” sign 2019: “Wild Pescadero” Part 1 2018: “Under the Grasslands” 2017: “Underground Pescadero Marsh” 2016: “Underground Redwood Forest” 2015: “What Lives Underground?” 2014: “Underwater the Sea” 2013: “Our Redwood Forest” 2012: “Our Marshland” 2011: “Our Grasslands” 2010: “Our Desert” 2009: “Save the Rainforest” 2008: “Coastal Creatures” Redwood City Taft Elementary School 2012: “Our Community” - 5th grade + families (2 murals) San Carlos San Carlos Charter Learning Center 2005: “California Habitats” - 2-4th grades (4 murals) 2005: “Learning Tree" - 4th grade, 2-3rd grades 2005: “Garden Gates” - K-1st grades San Francisco Aptos Middle School 2016: “A Better World Through Our Eyes” 12th grade art class ER Taylor Elementary School 2016: “Future Leaders” - After school, 5th grade 2015: “Imagine…College Bound” - After School, 5th grade 2014: “Civil Rights” - 5th grade 2014: “What is a Hero?” - 5th grade 2014: “Our Community” - 2nd grade 2014: “Underwater” - 1st grade 2014: “Rainforest” - 1st grade 2013: “Mesoamerican”- 2nd grade 2013: “California Regions” - 4th grade 2013: “4 Beautiful Regions of California”- 4th grade (4 classes) 2012: “Our Imaginations Running Wild” - 1st grade (2 classes) 2012: “Book Storm” - 5th grade 2012: “Starry Night of Books” - 5th grade Everett Middle School 2004: “Everett Turns 75 - 6-7th grade Art Class Hebrew Academy 2004: “Our Second Home” - 10-12th grades Hoover Middle School 2015: “Our Futures” - 10-11th grade art classes Lawton Alternative Elementary, First grade 2020-21: “We Love School” 2019: “Owl You Need is Love” 2018: “Lawton School, the Place we Love to Be” 2017: “Pollinators Give Us Life” 2016: “Curiosity opens Your Mind” 2014: “Garden of Kindness” 2008: “Rainforest Habitat" Benches Miraloma Elementary, San Francisco, 5th grade 2008: “Peace in our World" Paul Revere Elementary School -(4 murals) 2014: “Our Beautiful San Francisco” 1st-4th grade South SF Baden High School/MidPoint Program, 12th grade 2006: “Starry Starry Night” Sunnyvale Denali Charter School, 4th grade 2013: “Go Grizzlies” 2013: “Wonder Lake” Woodside King’s Mountain Elementary 2014: “It Takes a Mountain” - K-5 After School Woodside Elementary 2005: “Enchanted Jungle” 2-5th grade 2008: “Bugs ‘n Things” - K-2nd grade 2008: “Fairy Tales” - 4-8 grade |