Mary’s Archetype
Mary’s Archetype

Painting

Mary’s Archetype

“Mary’s Archetype”, 2024. 30” x 40”, acrylic paint, oil paint and oil pastel on canvas. This painting explores the Mary Archetype, reflecting on the experience of growing up in a religious household and grappling with the confining dualities of... More

Mother I Suffer
Mother I Suffer

Painting

Mother I Suffer

“Mother I Suffer”, 2024. 20” x 24”, oil paint, charcoal, oil pastel, and ink on canvas. Mother I Suffer is a portrait intended to evoke simplicity and profound pain, serving as a deeply sentimental exploration of the emotional turmoil that is... More

Racing Horses
Racing Horses

Painting

Racing Horses

“Racing Horses”, 2024. 22” x 32”, acrylic, oil paint, oil pastel and ink on rug. This piece draws inspiration from the performative relationship between women and show horses, examining the inherent hypocrisy in societal standards of beauty and... More

Serpent Queen
Serpent Queen

Painting

Serpent Queen

“Serpent Queen”, 2024. 20” x 24”, oil paint and oil pastel on canvas. Serpent Queen examines the tension between the perceived value of a woman’s body and her mind, reflecting on societal regulations imposed on the feminine form and the inner... More

The Other Woman
The Other Woman

Painting

The Other Woman

“The Other Woman”, 2025. 32” x 40”, diptych, oil paint, oil pastel and ink on canvas. The Other Woman is a diptych that reflects on the Madonna-whore dichotomy, exploring the inescapable constraints imposed by Catholicism through the perspective... More

Work by

Nadia Da Silva

Drawing and Painting, minor in Illustration & Gender and Sexuality Studies