Denise Silva // Indigenous Futurism opening at The Cheech Museum 2023 // Photo by: Oro Studios

meet Denise

Born in East Los Angeles and raised in Riverside, California, Denise Silva is an indigenous femme, a mother of 6 beautiful seeds and a total Pisces sun + Cancer moon who loves to explore plant medicine + mysticism and weaving those experiences into her world of art.  In her earlier years, she attended Riverside Community College and went on to graduate from California State University, Los Angeles in the late 90’s where she studied art + illustration.

Motherhood brought Denise back to the Inland Empire to put down roots and raise a family while homeschooling and starting a home business. It was during those beautifully chaotic years that she began to slowly immerse herself in community art spaces in downtown Riverside. As a multidimensional creative, Denise was also nurturing an online space for women + mothers on Pearmama, which started off as a humble mom blog in 2006.

The artist in her studio // 2021

Denise shares spiritual medicine in the form of art, creating to uplift the divine feminine to shift the culture at large and collectively heal the Earth and one another. At the center of Denise’s art practice is her spirituality:

Elevating the ancestors, telling the story of Mother Earth, big rematriation energy
a humble bow toward the plants⁣
the water⁣
the animals⁣
the land⁣⁣
Divine Mother in Blue Altar // Innerspace Art Show Opening 2022 // photo by: Rachel Carrillo

her art

Drawing and creating stories was a refuge as a latch-key child in the 80’s.  Denise created little fantasy worlds for herself when the one she was living in couldn’t be understood. Denise is still creating those fantasy worlds for herself, vast and expansive, often exploring the stages of wombmanhood: childhood, inner child, maiden, mother, crone.

The Selves, 2021 // Artist: Denise Silva

 

Artist Denise Silva with her giclée print titled: “Soul Retrieval” // Photo by: Oro Studios

A multimedia artist best known for her conceptual work with collage, paint, paper, ink and installation, Denise began exploring digital art in 2018 and it has expanded her work in many life-changing ways.  Her art is woman-centered and rich with sacred Mesoamerican symbols, Divine Feminine mysticism, bold figurative shapes and a dream-like color story with organic shapes that often overlap themselves and create unique dimensions within dimensions.

The Journey, 2023 // Artist: Denise Silva

Denise has worked from her home studio since day one, a survival tactic that most creatives who are also parents can understand. A delicate balance but a very necessary one: it allowed her to be at home with her children and it normalized the practice of seeing mama do what she loves to do. 

Denise Silva // Innerspace Art Show at Pain Sugar Gallery 2022 // Photo by: Rachel Carrillo

Denise describes art as healing medicine for the soul, divine messages to find the way back home to ourselves.

Ancestors, 2020 // Artist: Denise Silva

 

Innerspace by Pearmama is all about our inner worlds, our visions, dreams + deeply held truths we uncover all on our own by Pearmama.
Denise Silva // Innerspace Art Show Opening 2022 // photo: Rachel Carrillo

the blog

Pearmama evolved from a mother’s journal about life with 6 children to a lifestyle blog with DIY projects, sponsored posts and stories about family and motherhood to its current iteration — sharing her art + writing from the ancient heartspace on Corn Sister

Email Denise at pearmama@gmail.com

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