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Rafa Silvares

Born 1984 in Santos, Brazil. Lives and works in Berlin.
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Exhibition view: Ensemble, Esther Schipper, Berlin, 2025. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Introduction

Rafa Silvares was born in 1984 in Santos, Brazil. He studied fine arts at FAAP (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado), São Paulo and received a BA in Language and Literature from the Faculty of Philosophy, Languages, and Human Sciences (FFLCH) at the University of São Paulo. The artist lives and works in Berlin.

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Selected works

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Rafa Silvares
Hyperlink, 2025
Oil on linen
200 x 155 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Pole, 2025
Oil, acrylic and modelling paste on linen
200 x 100 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Ace of cups, 2025
Oil on linen
180 x 140 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Pleasure Principle, 2025
Oil on linen
250 x 200 cm (98 3/8 x 78 3/4 in)
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Rafa Silvares
Titanium, 2025
Oil on linen
200 x 155 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Mill, 2025
Oil on linen
200 x 155 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Pillars, 2025
Oil on linen
200 x 155 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Load, 2025
Oil on linen
180 x 140 cm
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Rafa Silvares
The twist, 2025
Oil on linen
180 x 140 cm
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Rafa Silvares
Ash, 2024
Oil on linen
200 x 100 cm (78 3/4 x 39 3/8 in)
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Rafa Silvares
Revolving passage, 2023
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Rafa Silvares
Válvula de escape - Red room Tarsila, 2023
Oil and acrylic on linen
200 x 155 cm
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Rafa Silvares
The great curve, 2022
Oil on linen
3 parts
290 x 170 cm (each)
290 x 510 cm (overall)
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Rafa Silvares
Great Lakes, 2022
Oil on linen
250 x 200 cm

Gallery Exhibitions

Printemps 2026 Saâdane Afif, Lotus L. Kang, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Celeste Rapone, Rafa Silvares

Printemps 2026

Saâdane Afif, Lotus L. Kang, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Celeste Rapone, Rafa Silvares
Esther Schipper Paris is pleased to present Printemps 2026 with works by Saâdane Afif, Lotus L. Kang, Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Celeste Rapone, and Rafa Silvares. The turning of the seasons brings the...
February 13—April 4, 2026
Esther Schipper, Paris
Ensemble Jac Leirner and Rafa Silvares

Ensemble

Jac Leirner and Rafa Silvares
Esther Schipper is pleased to announce Ensemble, bringing together works by Jac Leirner and Rafa Silvares. The exhibition marks Silvares's first and Leirner's third with the gallery. The year Silvares was born...
November 14—December 18, 2025
Esther Schipper, Berlin

External Exhibitions

L'Almanach 23 Rafa Silvares

L'Almanach 23

Rafa Silvares
Rafa Silvares has created for 'L’Almanach 23' a series of new pieces to accompany Silvares’ The Great Curve (2002), a now-famous five-metre painting recently exhibited in Milan. These works push the envelope...
March 10—September 17, 2023
Le Consortium, Dijon

Featured stories

Rafa Silvares & Jac Leirner THE MIAMI EDIT
THE MIAMI EDIT

Rafa Silvares & Jac Leirner

THE MIAMI EDIT
The Miami Edit is a focused series highlighting the practices and perspectives of the artists featured at this year's Art Basel Miami Beach. We look forward seeing you at our Booth J11...
November 29, 2025
Now Representing – Rafa Silvares Esther Schipper is delighted to announce the representation of Rafa Silvares.
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Now Representing – Rafa Silvares

Esther Schipper is delighted to announce the representation of Rafa Silvares.
Esther Schipper is delighted to announce the representation of Rafa Silvares. Rafa Silvares was born in 1984 in Santos, Brazil. He studied fine arts at FAAP (Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado), São Paulo...