Mario Silva (London, 1993), lives and works in Milan. He graduated from IULM in Milan in Art, Design and Performance under the direction of Vincenzo Trione in 2016. Subsequently, he obtained a Master’s Degree in Painting and Visual Arts at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in 2018, during which he spent part of the two-year period in Athens at ASFA – Athens School of Fine Arts.

He is president and co-founder of Circolo OBlò, artist-run-spa-ce open since October 2022, in the South Milan area. He participated in the 2016 Art Prize at Palazzo Reale in Milan together with Aldo Lurgo with the work “When Shiny Paper Glows” and in the exhibition “Ahora Cuba” at MUDEC – Museo delle Culture in Milan (2017).
In October 2022 he exhibits a new series of works for the exhibition “1.3.12” curated by Alice Cavagna and Zazzaro Otto, at the OBlò space. In October 2023 he participated in the exhibition “Pittura Italiana Oggi” at the Milan Triennale curated by Damiano Gullì.