Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, 1939.
Graduated in Fine Arts by Instituto de Artes da UFRGS (1959); Master’s degree (1980) and Ph.D. (1984) at Escola de Comunicação e Artes at USP – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Professor at Instituto de Artes of UFRGS (1964-69), Universidad de Puerto Rico, Campus de Mayaguez (1969-1973), FAAP – Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado, São Paulo (1973-85) and Escola de Comunicação e Artes, USP, since 1974.
The artist took part in several biennials, such as Bienal de São Paulo (1981, 1983, 1998), Bienal Internacional de Curitiba (2013 e 2015) Bienal do Mercosul (2001, 2011), Brazil; Bienal de La Habana, Cuba (1986, 1998 e 2015); Médiations Biennale, Poznan, Poland (2012); 6th Taipei Biennial, Taiwan, (2006); 2nd Setouchi Triennale, Japan (2016). recente Some of her most recent group exhibitions: “O Poder da Multiplicação”, MARGS, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2018; “Die Macht der Vervielfältigung”, Leipziger Baumwollspinnerei, Leipzig, Germany 2019; “Mixed Realities”, Kunst Museum, Stuttgart, Germany, 2018; “Imprint”, Academy of Fine Arts, Warsaw, Poland, 2017; “Future Shock”, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, USA, 2017; “Radical Women in Latin America”, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, USA, 2017; “Consciência Cibernética (?)”, Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil, 2017.
Among Regina’s latest solo shows are “Up There”, Farol Santander, São Paulo, Brazil, 2019; “EXIT”, Museu Brasileiro da Escultura – MuBE, São Paulo, Brazil,2018; “Todas As Escadas”, Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 2018; “Regina Silveira”, Alexander Gray Associates, NewYork, USA, 2016; “Crash”, Museu Oscar Niemeyer, Curitiba, Brazil, 2015; “El Sueño de Mirra y Otras Constelaciones”, Museo Amparo, Puebla, Mexico, 2014; “1001 Dias e Outros Enigmas”, Fundação Iberê Camargo, Porto Alegre Brazil, 2011; “Abyssal”, Atlas Sztuki Gallery, Lodz, Poland, 2010.
Her most remarkable grants are Prêmio MASP (2013), Prêmio APCA for her trajectory (2011) and Prêmio Fundação Bunge (2009). The artist also received grants from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation (1990), Pollock-Krasner Foundation (1993) and Fulbright Foundation (1994).
