RainySilvestre (Matanzas, Cuba 1975). Moved to Miami,FL in 1998. Silvestre began his photographic journey as a self-taught photographer. In 2015 he graduated as a photographer from the New YorkInstitute of Photography. In 2017, he completed an intensive course in creative photography under the tutelage of Juan Antonio Molina Cuesta and Mabe Guzmán atPágina en Blando.
Silvestre has participated in several group exhibitions, including The Object and theImage (this is not a chair either) Curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective atConcrete Space (March 2017), Double Play at FotoMuseo Cuatro Caminos in MexicoCity (September 2017), Buenos Aires Photo 2020 (represented by Concrete ArtSpace), Little Havana at Museum of the University of Alicante (March 2021)among others. His work has been published in several online magazines such as Rialta, El Estornudo, Viceversa Magazine. In November of 2020, the short monograph “Little Havana” was published by Peanut Press Books with a small selection of images from the project of the same title which was subsequently acquired by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art. His work is collected in some private collections as well.
Silvestre currently lives and works in Miami, it’s represented by ArtMedia Gallery and works closely with renown curator Jose Antonio Navarrete and master printer Gady Alroy in current and future projects.
Education
· Self-Taught Photographer
· Photography - New York Institute of Photography –Graduated December 2015
· Creative Photography (Diplomado) – Página en Blando.Mexico City 2017
Exhibitions
2024
. The Stage Miami - Curated by José Antonio Navarrete. an exhibition by ArtMedia Gallery at IDArtLab, Miami - June 22 / July 27 , 2024
2023
. Little Havana - Curated by José Antonio Navarrete. ArtMedia Gallery - Feb 10 / April 21 ,2023
2021 - 2022
· Views in Perspective - Curated by HarvestProject in collaboration with Artmedia Gallery, Dina Mitrani Gallery, and the Fuentes Angarita Collection - October 2021/ March 2022
· The Real of Possible Forms – Curated byMahara Martinez at Art Factory Project – June 2021
· Little Havana At Museum of the university ofAlicante, Spain. As part of Photo Alicante 2021 represented by Concrete SpaceArts – March 2021 / April 2021
· Spaced Out: Time is Art – Curated by AdrianaHerrera at Art Factory Project - Feb 2021
2020 - 2021
· Nature: Contemporary Art and Design – Curatedby Maylin Pérez Parrado at Prinsengracht 529, Amsterdam November 2020 / January 2021
· Buenos Aires Photo represented by ConcreteSpace – September 2020
· Arroz con Mango – Curated by Sarah Bejerano at Espacio Consell 81. Barcelona, Spain. March 2020
2017
· Double Play – Curated by Juan Antonio Molina Cuesta at Foto Museo Cuatro Caminos – September 2017
· The Object and The Image: This is not a chair either – Curated by Aluna Curatorial Collective at Concrete Space – March 2017
2015
· Curvilinear –Curated by Lance Keimig at Darkroom Gallery. Vermont November 2015
Publications
2022
· “Coastal– Photobooks Now”. – November 2022 – Book
2021
· “Edgar Ariel, Rialta - ‘Little Havana’, de Rainy Silvestre, en PhotoAlicante 2021”. – 11th March 2021 – Online - Article
· “Dainerys Machado, Viceversa Magazine - Rainy Silvestre:inmortalizar little havana y su historia de migraciones”. – 12th January 2021 – Online – Article
2020
2020
· “Little Havana – Peanut Press Books – Selected Works Portfolio Monograph (Special Edition Only)”. – November 2020 - Book
· “Dainerys Machado, Suburbano - Little Havana en New York: un libro de fotografías de Rainy Silvestre”. –22nd December 2020 – Online – Article
· “Legna Rodríguez Iglesias, El Estornudo – Antonio Rainy Maceo Silvestre: Ningún romanticismo en Little Havana”. – 14th September 2020 – Online – Article
· EdgarAriel, Rialta – La Manigua de Rainy Silvestre: Un espacio para conversar sobre fotografía y arte”. – 18th September 2020 – Online – Article
· “Magaly Espinosa, Rialta – ‘Arroz con Mango’: Una mezcla que renueva la tradicíon”. –17th March 2020 – Online – Article
Portfolio
2019
· “Rainy Silvestre: Cinturón Bíblico – ElEstornudo”. – 5th July 2019 –Gallery
2017
· “Polaroids from Miami” – El Estornudo”. – 9th February 2017 – Gallery
2016
· “PequeñaHabana – El Estornudo”. – 8th November 2016 – Gallery
Collections
In 2021, the book Little Havana (as part of a Peanut Press Portfolio Acquisition) was acquired by the Amon Carter Museum of American Art
