Silvia Levenson

Silvia Levenson (born 1957, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine contemporary artist and political activist working in glass.

Originally a graphic artist in her native Argentina whose political work was in direct conflict with the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla, she found herself and her young family immigrating to Italy in 1980.

[3] Born into a time when political and social activism was encouraged, she began protesting on behalf of the Buenos Aires poor as early as 14.

[5] It was during this time that the political climate in Argentina began to change with the military taking control of the government under Jorge Rafael Videla, the senior commander of the Argentine Army.

[7] Silvia Levenson's works are held in the collections of Alexander-Tutsek-Stiftung, Munich, Bullseye Glass Company, Portland, Fine Art Museum, Houston, Museo del Vetro, Altare, Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, La Plata, and other international collections.