about
JULIA B. SILBERMANN (*1977)
is a visual artist based near Mainz, Germany. She creates paper objects and two-dimensional works – often with written elements – to explore the growing differences between traditional and modern forms of recording shared legacy, cultural heritage, knowledge and personal lives.
Her work has been shown at museums, galleries and institutions in the USA, Germany and Poland.
In 2015, she was awarded the Newberry Purchase Prize in Chicago for her manuscript book “Dante’s Prayer”. In 2021 Julia Silbermann designed the Golden Book of the City of Bad Kreuznach.
| 1977 | Born in Rockenhausen, Germany; grew up in Bad Kreuznach |
| 1997–2001 | Studies in Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts, Johannes Gutenberg - University Mainz, Germany Prof. Alban Grimm (letter art), Elfriede Knoche - Wendel (paper art) |
| 2002 | First State Examination for Teaching (Visual Arts, Biology, Germany) Graduate-level qualification equivalent to a Master’s degree |
| 2002–2004 | Teacher training (Referendariat) for secondary education, Trier, Germany |
| 2004 | Second State Examination for Teaching (Visual Arts, Biology, Germany) State - regulated professional teaching qualification (post - Master level) |
| 2004–2010 | Teaching Visual Arts at Gymnasium Ingelheim, Germany |
| 2010–2016 | Residence in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA Volunteer for Museum Education at the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh Member of the Triangle Calligraphers' Guild, Raleigh |
| 2014-2016 | Member of the Chicago Calligraphy Collective |
| 2015 & 2016 | Masterclass with Sheila Waters |
| 2015 | Newberry Purchase Prize, Chicago, USA |
| 2016 | Return to Germany |
| 2016 | Resumed teaching Visual Arts at Gymnasium Ingelheim, Germany Member of the Schreibwerkstatt Klingspor Member of the calligraphy association Ars Scribendi |
| 2021 | Designed the Golden Book of the City of Bad Kreuznach, Germany
Julia Silbermann lives and works near Bad Kreuznach, Germany. |