Visual Art – Miami

A native of Bogota, Colombia, Silvana Rueda is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Miami, Florida. Her innovative art pieces are highly influenced by her fashion background which includes a degree in fashion design from La Salle College Colombia. She earned a Masters degree in fashion styling from La Marangoni in Milan, Italy where she also studied the master artists by visiting museums and learned to speak Italian fluently. ​ Her current work, which incorporates buttons, has a personal meaning to Silvana as the first piece she created with them were from a clothing manufacturing company once owned by her father. She enjoys combining the many different colors, shapes, textures, sizes and styles of buttons and developing a variety of configurations and patterns. ​ Always drawn to art, Silvana has developed skills in different art mediums and techniques -- from ceramic, to watercolor to oil painting. She is inspired by world-wide travels and exposure to different cultures which influence her exploration of new creative ideas.