Posted On: November 25th 2025, 04:00 pm
Give a warm welcome to Alexis L. Silva, one of three Local Jurors for the 2026 Neddy Artist Awards program!
Alexis is a second generation Salvadorean American curator specializing in contemporary art, with a focus on BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ praxis, aesthetics and theory. They currently hold the position of Curatorial Assistant at the Frye Art Museum in Seattle, WA, where they’ve curated solo exhibitions including Mary Ann Peters: the edge becomes the center, Boren Banner Series: Natalie Krick and Boren Banner Series: Camille Trautman. They also co-curated Hanako O’Leary: Izanami and supported numerous exhibitions such as Rafael Soldi: Soft Boy, Antonio M. Gómez: LINEAJES, Hayv Kahraman: Look Me in the Eyes and most recently Alex Katz: Theater and Dance.
Since 2019, Alexis has acted as guest curator for a variety of venues such as the Wing Luke Museum, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Gallery, Mount Analogue Gallery, the Behnke Family Gallery at Cornish College of the Arts, and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. Alexis holds a BFA in Studio Art from Cornish College of the Arts. They are originally from Las Vegas, NV.
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Headshot by Runyon Colie.
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