Sula Bermúdez-Silverman
b. 1993, United States
Sula Bermúdez-Silverman (b. 1993, New York) received her BA in Studio Art from Bard College and her MFA in Sculpture from the Yale School of Art. Through a practice of thematic diversity free from any material dependency, Bermúdez-Silverman has crafted solo exhibitions at the Californian African American Museum, the University of Texas at Austin and Project Row Houses in Houston that explore the pillars of identity and history, singling her out as one of the most dynamic artists of her generation.
Bermúdez-Silverman’s multidisciplinary approach utilises assemblage, sculpture and videography to interrogate economic, racial, religious and gendered systems of power. Her relationship to materials is born from an involved and expansive research process; articulating the narrative history of contributing components both organic and synthetic. While much of her work draws on personal experiences, her objects also gesture more broadly to ideas of mutability and decay, gathering a myriad of associations to pose identity as a multifaceted, fluid notion.
Education
2018 MFA in Sculpture, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT
2015 BA in Studio Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
2013 Central Saint Martin’s School of Art & Design, London, England