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Stan State Art Space is thrilled to present exhibition Day Shift / Night Shift / Forest Time by Artur DaSilva from January 30-March 13, 2026. An opening reception will take place Thursday, February 5, from 6:00p.m.
Artur da Silva is a visual artist and educator. He was born in Brazil. He holds an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. His work has been displayed at institutions such as the Van Abbe Museum in The Netherlands, the Ludwig Foundation in Havana, the Smart Museum in Chicago among others.
Artur has received a number of awards including a Pollock-Krasner Grant (NYC), NALAC grant (San Antonio), Efroymson Contemporary Art Fellowship (Indianapolis), two times recipient of the Christel DeHaan Artist of Distinction Award (Indianapolis Arts Council).
Some publications featuring Artur’s work include The New York Times, Art in America, and Forbes.
As an educator he has taught at Indiana University in South Bend, DePauw University, Herron School of Art & Design and he currently teaches at CSU Stanislaus, California.
Day Shift/Night Shift/Forest Time is a photography exhibit by Artur da Silva connecting Rio de Janeiro’s modern financial center to the hidden history of its essential Tijuca National Park. The work juxtaposes street photography of anonymous urban laborers ("Day Shift" and "Night Shift") with the foundational, unacknowledged labor of eleven enslaved people who replanted the forest after colonial deforestation. By braiding environmental, imperial and labor histories, Silva searches for photography of liberation and collective agency.