Silvia Barbescu

Silvia Barbescu (born 1961)[1] is a Romanian multi-disciplinary artist who has been developing her career in Mexico since 2000, after being invited to the country by the Mexican government.

She received a scholarship from the Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores to study her master's degree in visual arts at the Academy of San Carlos from 2001 to 2003.

[1][2] In 2000, she received a grant and an invitation from the Mexican government to work on projects at the Escuela Nacional de Pintura, Escultura y Grabado "La Esmeralda" in Mexico City and has since continued her career in this country.

[2] In 2005, she founded a workshop called “Intaglio Atelier Gráfica Contemporánea” which is dedicated to production and teaching of graphic arts as well as sculpture, painting, ceramics and glass work.

[1] In 2013, she had an individual exhibition called El jardín del desdén” at La Esmeralda, which featured images of animals, insects and plants with an environmental message.