Silvia Taylor has been working with glass since she was seventeen years old.

Since graduating from the Craft and Design program at Sheridan College in 2011 and then went on to fulfilled the role of a teacher's assistant at Sheridan, later became a resident artist at Blown Away Glass Studio, and then moved to Toronto for the Artist-In-Residence program at Harbourfront Centre from 2013-2017. 

Silvia has been the grateful recipient of awards from the Glass Art Association of Canada, Craft Ontario, and Harbourfront Centre. She has participated in a number of shows and gallery exhibitions over the last thirteen years including: The Artist Project, One of a Kind Show, and the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition. 

Additionally, Silvia sat on the board of the Glass Art Association of Canada as secretary for over three years and received a Craft Development grant from the Ontario Arts Council. In 2016, she had the opportunity to speak publicly about her work and career at the Royal Ontario Museum for the opening of the Dale Chihuly Exhibition. Since completing her residency at Harbourfront Centre in 2017, Silvia has continued to evolve her work and exhibit in private and public galleries such as the Art Gallery of Burlington. In 2017, Silvia received the mid-career award from Craft Ontario.

In the more recent years Silvia developed a successful line of glassware in addition to her sculptural work. In 2021, Silvia received the Jean Chamlers grant from the Canada Council of the Arts to pursue research on sustainability in glass blowing practices, which has informed in the construction of her own small studio in rural Ontario. Currently Silvia is teaching in the glass studio at Haliburton College of Art & Design, and selling her product line internationally through boutiques, independently, and through Simon's Department Store and flower farming.

Awards & Accolades

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