Thursday, April 13, 2017

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Peter John Silvia, AKA Pete Silvia, AKA Pet Silvia

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2013
15th Annual Postcards From the Edge, Visual AIDS’ 25th Anniversary, Sikkema Jenkins & Co., NYC

2009
La Petite Mort, Parlor Gallery, Asbury Park NJ
black pop surrealism, The Shore Institute of the Contemporary Arts, Longbranch NJ

2008
My Gay Eye 5,  Werkstattgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Go Figure, Bullmarket Gallery at Diver, Wichita, KS
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Seattle Center Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA

2007
Mein schwules Auge (My Gay Eye), Werkstattgalerie, Berlin, Germany
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, The Fenix, Seattle ,WA
The Dirty Show, Detroit, MI

2006
Bowl-A-Rama, Asbury Lanes, curated by Kirsten Easthope / Jen Hampton, Asbury Park, NJ
Erotic Art Weekend NYC, The Center, New York City

2005
Postcards from the Edge, Robert Miller Gallery, NYC
Museum of Queer Visual Culture, CUNY Graduate Center/Leslie-Lohman Foundation, New York City
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA
Erotic Art Weekend NYC, The Center, New York City
The Dirty Show, Tangent Gallery, Detroit, MI

2004
Can’t Pet This, Art @ Large, New York City, (Solo exhibition)
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA

2003
How NYC Transformed Sex in America, Museum of Sex, NYC
The Decadence Art Show, Niagara, New York City
Open Studio, Video Presentation by Praxis, (Performance), Woolworth Building, New York City
Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair NYC, The Center, New York City
Seattle Erotic Art Fair, Town Hall, Seattle WA

2002
Group Sex II, Art @ Large, New York City
Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair NYC, The Center, New York City
Grand Opening, Art @ Large, New York City

2001
Body Language, Leslie Lohman Gallery, New York City
Tom of Finland Erotic Art Fair NYC, The Center, New York City
2000
GMSMA LeatherFEST 20th Anniversary Exhibition, The Center, New York City
1999
2 Bodies, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City (Solo Exhibition)
Transformatorium, 113 Ludlow, New York City
5th Annual Erotic Art Fair, Tom of Finland Foundation Los Angeles, CA;
Make 42nd Street Dirty Again, 111 42nd St, New York City;
Edge, the experience, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City
Extremities, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City
Erotica ‘99, Sacred Body Art Gallery, Jacob Javits Center, New York City
Projection Playground, Baktun, New York City
Tribeca Ball, The Muses, New York Academy of Figurative Art, New York City

1998
Flat-Out Better, Portrait Billboard, Sony Retail Entertainment, Sony Style Stores, 550 Madison Ave, NYC
Third Annual Benefit Auction/Exhibition, PS 122, New York City
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York City
Sex Object, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City (Solo Exhibition)
Doris & Pet, SandBox Magazine Release, (Performance), Baby Jupiter, New York City
May The Force be With You, Doris & Pet, Downtown Arts Festival,
(Performance), Vision 21 series, Tunnel, New York City
BodyMods, Sacred Body Art Gallery, Mist. of Ceremonies, (Performance), New York City
CyberRecycling, SandBox Website Release, Piano Store, New York City
Plaything, Royal Fest ‘98, (Performance), Mother, New York City
Pet, Live from Vegas, (Performance), Treasure Island Casino & Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV
Projection Playground, Baktun, New York City
Sacred + Profane, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City
Homo Erotic Video Trash II, Leslie Lohman Gallery, New York City
BodyMods, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City
Portrait, Jorgensen Gallery, New York City
Open Video Call, (screening, ‘Original Sin’), Artists Space, New York City
Menage a’ 5, The Belmont Lounge, New York City
7th Photo Annual, Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation Gallery, New York City
Group Sex, Sacred Body Art Gallery, New York City
Open Video Call, (screening, ‘What Ain’t Art’), Artists Space, New York City
Culturemart’s 2nd Annual Emerging Artist, Here Gallery, New York City

1997
Night of 1,000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York City
Cupid’s Dream, Barocco, New York City (Solo Exhibition)
Homo Erotic Video Trash, Leslie Lohman Gallery, New York City
Pet Goes to SoHo, West Broadway and Prince Streets, SoHo, NYC
Charles Gatewood Parade, Grand Marshal, (Performance),  Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
Tampering with the Reel, (open screening, ‘X. Artist’), Artists Space, NYC
Is Nothing Sacred?, Sacred Tattoo, New York City

1996
Kinky Sex, Sixth Annual Erotic Exhibition, Rita Dean Gallery, San Diego, CA
Mannequins in Submission, (Installation), TES 25th Anniversary, Octagon, New York City

1995
Anything for Love, Ramada-University Hotel, Columbus, OH (Solo Exhibition)
ALT. SEX. PHOTO, Hellfire, New York City
Copy Art, Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto , CA
First Miami Beach Erotic Art Expo, Griffin Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
Hiroshima: From Me to You, Fukuya Art Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan
Fashion of the Gods, Anything For Love ‘95 Fashion Show, MC, Ramada U. Hotel, Columbus, OH

1994
Copier Art Show, Organization of Independent Artists Gallery, New York City
Mailed Art, Uppsala Turist & Kongress AB/Amnesty Internat’l, Uppsala, Sweden
OIA Salon, The Prince Building, New York City
The Camera and Representation, CEPA Gallery, Buffalo, NY
Hair: The Long & Short of It, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY

1993
Exploding The Figure, Ramapo College Art Gallery, Mahwah, NJ
Multiculturalism, Bunker Hill Community College Gallery, Boston, MA

1992
Salon ‘92, Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York City
Eat, Russell Sage College Gallery, Troy, NY
The 1.5 Show, Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York City
By Any Means Necessary, Printed Matter at Dia, New York City
New Artists, Magna Gallery, New York City

1991
Electrografikak Groupe 91, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
Window Show, Magna Gallery, New York City
The Contemporary Art Scene, The Emerging Collector Gallery, New York City
Summer Splash/Summer Styles, Montserrat Gallery, New York City

1990
Xerographics in Paint, Pleiades Gallery, New York City (Solo Exhibition)
New Yorkers in Barcelona, Cartoon Galeria, Barcelona, Spain
Xerographic Paintings, New Identities Gallery, Springfield, NJ
15th Anniversary Show, Pleiades Gallery, New York City
Iscagraphics, Nathan Resnick Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

1989
Recent Paintings, J. August’s Cafe, New Brunswick, NJ (Solo Exhibition)
New York Art, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
12 at 588, Montserrat Gallery, New York City

1988
Holiday Exhibit, Pleiades Gallery, New York City
The Indian and The Rock, The Art Gallery, Newark, NJ

1986
Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ

1985
Tenth Anniversary Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ

1984
Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Newarkart, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Ninth Anniversary Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Contemporary And Historic Photography, Newark Public Library, NJ
Millburn Art Show, Millburn, NJ
Meet The Artist, South Orange Village, NJ

1983
Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Member Artist’s Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
The Nude/Egg Photo’s, The Art Gallery, Newark, NJ
James Street Commons, (First Place, Photography), Washington Park, Newark, NJ
Meet The Artist, South Orange Village, NJ

1982
Metro Show, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
Meet The Artist, South Orange Village, NJ
James Street Commons, Washington Park, Newark, NJ
Book Fair, Newark Public Library, NJ

1968
Student Exhibition, Board of Education, Newark NJ



PUBLIC COLLECTIONS


The Kinsey Institute, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Tom of Finland Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Leslie-Lohman Gay Art Foundation, New York City
Newark Public Library, Print Collection, NJ

Purchased Prints through the I.S.C.A. Quarterly:
Atlanta College of Art Library
Bibliotheque d’Art d’Archeologie, Geneva
Brooklyn Museum Library
Chelsea School of Art, London
Garden Grove School District, California
Getty Center Library
ICP Library, George Eastman House
Metropolitan Museum, Print Department, New York
MOMA Library, New York
Mid-Manhattan Library
Musee National d’Art Moderne, Paris
New York Public Library, Print Room
Rhode Island School of Design Library
Ringling School of Art Library, Sarasota
Sackner Archives, Miami Beach
School of the Art Institute Library, Chicago
Tate Gallery Library, Philadelphia
Temple University Library, Philadelphia
University of California Library, Santa Barbara
University of Michigan Library, Ann Arbor
Victoria and Albert Museum Library, London
Yale University Art and Architecture Library, New Haven



SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Aquarian Weekly, Home of the New Movement, 12/07/05  (Interview by Barbara Wegner)
Art Business News, November 2002, “Art That Excites”, Claudia La Rocco, (Interview)
Art Now Gallery Guide, October, 1993, “From The Studio”, (Reproduction with quote).
Artspeak, May 1, 1990, “Soho Discoveries”, (Reproduction).
Azon, Gary, “Art Around Town”, Downtown, June 9, 1993, No. 320, (Reproduction).
Benjamin, Louis, The Naked and the Lens, 2009, Focal Press, Interview / Reproduction).
Ehman, Abby, Misplaced Modifiers, Resident, Vol. 9,#54, September 16 - 22, 1997, Page 12, (Photo).
EIDOS, Vol.8, No. 1, November, 1994, (Reproductions).
The Exhibitioner, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jan.-Feb. 1994, (Reproductions with quote).
Filler, Marion, “Parsippany Artist Gets Attention”, The Daily Record, Dec. 29, 1989. (Reproduction).
FOLHA DE S. PAULO, “Tudo por Amor”, Feb. 26, 1995, Sec. 6, (Reproduction and Interview).
Freedman, Diana, “How The Viewer Can See Clearly”, Artspeak, Dec. 16, 1988, (Reproduction).
Gay City News, July 5-11, Vol. 1, No 6., “Erotic Emporium”, by Aaron Krach, (Interview & Reproductions)
Grant, Will, “Pete Silvia Advances Xerox Art”, (Review), Artspeak, Jan. 1, 1990, (Reproduction).
Hall, Meredith, “New Artists Take Their Places In The Sun Of Group Shows”, Artspeak, Dec. 1, 1989
  (Reproduction).
HX For Her, #036, September 10, 1997, Page 25, (Reproduction).
HX Magazine, #7.37, September 5, 1997, Page 60, (Reproduction).
Kinky People, Places and Things, Vol.5, No.6, Summer, 1996, (Reproductions).

The I.S.C.A. Quarterly, (International Society of Copier Artists):
Vol. 14, No. 3, Spring, 1996, (S/N Print);
Vol. 14, No. 1, Fall, 1995, (S/N Print- 11 x 17”);
Vol. 13, No. 4, Summer, 1995, Bookworks Issue, “TV Guide”, (8 pgs., S/.N);
Vol. 13, No. 3, Spring, 1995, (S/N Print);
Vol. 13, No. 2, Winter, 1994, (S/N Print);
Vol. 13, No. 1, Fall, 1994, (S/N Print);
Vol. 12, No. 4, Summer, 1994, Bookworks Issue, “Calendar Nymphs”, (28 pgs., S/N);
Vol. 12, No. 3, Spring 1994, (S/N Print);
Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter, 1993, (S/N Print);
Vol. 12, No. 1, Fall, 1993, (S/N Print);
Vol. 11, No. 4, Summer, 1993, Bookworks Issue, “Product”, (8 pgs., S/N);
Vol. 11, No. 3, Spring, 1993, (S/N Print);
Vol. 11, No. 2, Winter, 1992, (S/N Print);
Vol. 11, No. 1, Fall, 1992, (S/N Print);
Vol. 10, No. 4, Summer, 1992, Bookworks Issue, “Message in a Bottle”, (11 pgs., S/N);
Vol. 10, No. 3, Spring, 1992, (S/N/ Print);
Vol. 10, No. 2, Winter, 1991, (S/N Print);
Vol. 10, No. 1, Fall, 1991 (S/N Print);
Vol. 9, No. 3, Spring, 1991, (S/N Print);
Vol. 9, No. 2, Winter, 1990, (S/N Print);
Vol. 9, No. 1, Fall, 1990, (S/N Print);
Vol. 8, No. 4, Summer, 1990, Bookworks Issue, “Dead Artists Diary”, (16 pgs., S/N);
Vol. 8, No. 3, Spring, 1990, (S/N Print);
Vol. 8, No. 2, Winter, 1989, (S/N Print);
Vol. 8, No. 1, Fall, 1989, (S/N Print).

Le Suer, Claude, “Diverse Summer Pleasures”, Artspeak, Summer, 1990, (Review).
Lover of the Image, April 1993, Vol. 15, (Reproduction, with quote).
Masquerade, May/June 1998, Vol.7, No.3, Group Sex, (Interview of show curating).
Mein schwules Auge 4 (My Gay Eye 4), Edited by Rinaldo Hopf, (Konkursbuch Verlag, 2007).
Next Magazine, Vol.5, #7, August 29, 1997, Page 14,(Reproduction).
Norris, Charlotte, “This Is Xerox Art”, (Interview),Obscure Magazine, Fall 1989, Vol. 4, (Reproduction).
Norris, Charlotte, Obscure Magazine, Spring, 1990, Vol. 5, (Review).
Nugget, Vol. 39, No. 9, Dec. 1995, “Pete Silvia: Man/Woman, Artist/ Model”, (2 pages with reproductions ).
NY Blade, Men By Men, April 2, 2004  (Interview by Steve Weinstein)
Printed Matter 1996 Catalog, Marianne, pg. 42; ISCA Quarterly, pg. 80.
Photographers Forum Magazine, Annual, Summer, 1984, (Reproduction).
Prometheus, Winter, 1996, TES - Happy 25!, (Reproduction).
Prometheus, Fall/Winter, 1995, The Gallery, (Reproductions).
Prometheus, Summer, 1995, “Pete Silvia - Artist/ Model”, (Reproductions and Quotes).
REUTERS, Assets: Erotica, Stirs Art Market, 02/12/04  (Interview by Richard Chang).
SandBox Magazine #6, 1998, “Pet Process”, (Article and Photos).
SandBox Magazine #9 Spring 2001, “Vice/Versa”, (Article and Photos).
Seidel, Mitchell, “Newark Library Discovers Treasures...”, The Star Ledger, Mar. 4, 1984, (Reproduction).
S&M News, Vol. 3, No. 2, 1995, “Anything For Love”, (Reproduction and Biography).
Tom of Finland 6th Annual Erotic Art Fair Catalog, 2000, (Reproduction).
Transformation, Number 8, 1995, “Photos of Bountiful Beauty”, (Reproductions /Quotes).
Time Out New York, Muse d’Horn By Ashlea Halpern, Weds. May 7, 2008, (critiques).



SELECTED PUBLISHED WORKS


1971
Zappa Buck (offset litho poster)

1979
Electric Pete Comix #1 - comic book, (B/W), 7” x 10”, 32 pages, Edition: 1,500 (NOTE: Approx. 1,000 + copies lost in flood damage, circa1984)

1980's
Cartoons in mini comix published by Clay Geerdes' Comix World, Berkeley, CA:
A Boy and His Dinosaur  - solo, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Ed: 500
BabyFat #11 - Topless Female Marine Gets Order of the Boot
Babyfat #12 - Spuddering Mad
Babyfat #12 - The Hawkeye Fish
Babyfat #12 - J. Fred Muggs?
Babyfat #13 - A Boy and His Dinosaur, (1 page)
Babyfat #14 - Sounds Fishy
Babyfat #18 - At a Snail's Pace
Babyfat #19 - Monstrous Tale
BabyFat #35, (Cover)
Fried Brains #3 - Never Leave Home Again
Funny Organs #1 - Hey Boys and Girls -- Donate
Animal Bites #1 - A Boy and His Dinosaur #2, (1 page)
Cold Turkey #1 - Pity The Poor Astronaut
New Moon - Would You Care To
Organs On Parade #1 - The Penile Bros, (Back Cover)

1980
Panelular Modulationalism #1  - mini comix, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Edition: 250
Panelular Modulationalism #2  - mini comix, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Edition: 250
Electric Pete Comix #2 - comic book, (B/W), 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, 32 pages, Edition: 250
Electric Pete Comix #3 - comic book, (B/W), 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, 32 pages, Edition: 250

1981
Pan Mod number seven  - comix and drawings book, (B/W), 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, Edition: 250
Electric Pete Comix #4  - comic book, (Color + B/W), 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, 32 pages, Edition: 250

1982
Mean Thin Lines - drawings, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Edition: 250

1983
Gibberish - drawings, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Edition: 100
Fran Mod - photographic portfolio, (B/W), 5” x 7”, Edition: 13
Line Drawings - photographic portfolio, (B/W), 5” x 7”, Edition: 22

1984
‘N Now A Senseless Waste of Paper - drawings, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Edition: 100
But I Like To Draw - drawings, (B/W), 4 1/4” x 5 1/2”, 8 pages, Edition: 100

1985
In Bed - photographic portfolio, (B/W), 8” x 10”, Edition: 7

1994
Life Drawings, drawings and poetry portfolio, (B/W), 8 1/2” x 11”, Edition: 100
Marianne, photo narrative xerographic artist book, (color + B/W), 4” x 5 1/2”, Edition: 110

1995
Little Black Book, xerographic print portfolio, (color + B/W), 5 1/2” x 8 1/2”, Ed: 76
Anything For Love ‘95, laser poster, (color), 11” x 17”, Edition: 100

2001
A Pet Odyssey, (color calendar)

2011
Who you gonna be with (music CD)

2013
Does The King in Power (book 1 - poetry, cover drawing)
The Echo Hunter (book 2 - poetry, cover drawing)
Nothing More (book 3 - poetry, cover drawing)
My Guitars Laugh At Me (book 4 - poetry, cover drawing)

2014
Strangers asking forgiveness (book 5 - poetry, cover drawing)


SELECTED TELVISED MEDIA

1999
The Malignant Muse, Weekly, Hostess, various characters, guest artists, half-hour shows,
MNN, Chan 67.

1998
The Malignant Muse, Weekly, 52 shows, MNN, Chan. 16.

1997
Eroticism, Segment for Argentina Television.
Sexy NYC with Joey B., MNN, Channel 17.
The Malignant Muse, Weekly, 52 shows, MNN, Chan. 16.

1996
The Malignant Muse, Weekly, 13 shows, MNN, Chan. 16.
1994

Reuters News Service, Sept. 4, 1994, “Wigstock”, (Interview).

1990
The Joe Franklin Show, Aug. 9, 1990, WWOR, Ch. 9, (Interview).

1989
MTV News, Dec. 7 1989, MTV, (Interview).


SELECTED VIDEO PROJECTS


1998
Art Video, 18 minutes, VHS
What Ain’t Art, 10 minutes, VHS

1997
Original Sin, 7 minutes, VHS
X. Artist, 10 minutes, VHS


FILMS

1996
Wigstock, the Movie, (Cameo Appearance).



PUBLISHED ESSAYS

2007
Carnivora, “Sex Machine”, (Barany Books, 2007)
Flash Dragons, The Art of Spider Webb, introduction, (Schiffer, 2007)

2006
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Program introduction, Seattle, WA

2005
Frances Turner, 38 Paintings, Catalogue essay, (Art At Large, 2005)


SELECTED CURATORIAL EXHIBITIONS

2013
Paint By Number, Diver Gallery, Wichita, KS

2007
Erotic Signature Competition
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, The Fenix, (Guest Curator/Lecturer) Seattle, WA

2006
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Consolidated Works, (Guest Curator/Lecturer) Seattle, WA

2006
Art @ Large, New York City:

Going Underground, June 15 - July 1
Tiny is Good! Tiny Fine Art Group Exhibition, February 18 - April 1
David Hochbaum, These Things Between Us, APRIL 20 - May 13
Ruth Waldman, Suspend, Jan 12 - Feb 4

2005
Seattle Erotic Art Festival, Consolidated Works, (Guest Curator) Seattle, WA
Manner of Solitude, Visual AIDS Web Gallery, October, 2005

Art @ Large, New York City:

Winter Invitational, December 8 - 30, 2005, featuring: H.R. Giger, Sorayama, John John Jesse, Carolyn Weltman, Skip Williamson, David Hochbaum, Niagara, Brian Viveros, Gidget Gein, Michael Kirwan, Ross Johnston,
Carolyn Weltman - Fresh Girls, Nov 10 - 30
John John Jesse - Idol Worship, Oct 13 - Nov 5
HR GIGER - Gigerotique, Sep 8 - 30
FRANCES TURNER (1965 - 2003) Jun 10 - 25
CHARLES GATEWOOD - GATEWOOD, May 13 - 28
TOM of FINLAND / ETIENNE / LUGER, Exhibition & Auction Apr 7 - 23
CRAZY SEXY HOLLYWOOD, Carlos Batts, Dave Naz, Rick Castro, Estevan Oriol, Patrick Hoelck, Steve Diet Goedde, March 10 - 26
LEYBA & GARRETT - SEX & THE MUSE, Steven Johnson Leyba and Rik Garrett, Feb 10 - 26
RINALDO HOPF - SUBVERSIVE Jan 13 - 29

2004
Art @ Large, New York City:

X-mas, gallery group show, Dec 9 - 22
BARBARA NITKE, Illuminata: Are You Curious?, NOV 11 - 27, 2004
Brian Viveros, Smokin’ Babes, OCT 14 - 30
JOHN JOHN JESSE - Punk Electrique - SEP 9 - OCT 2
L.A. WILLETTE - THE POWER OF WOMEN May 6 - 22
ETIENNE, LUGER, KIRWAN, DeBAUCH, HANSON, MEN BY MEN - Apr 8 - 24
SPIDER WEBB - THE GIRLS OF NINE-ELEVEN Mar 4 - 20
PET SILVIA - CAN’T PET THIS Feb 5 - 21
BILL FOGARTY - IRREVERENCE Jan 8 - 24

2003
Art @ Large, New York City:

CAROLYN WELTMAN - Ohhhh Baby! December 4 - 27
DAVID HOCHBAUM - Below Us is the Sky November 6 - 29
ANNIE SPRINKLE - Photographs September 4 - 27
FRED HATT - LifeForce July 10 - August 2, 2003
Frances Turner, Flesh in Oil, May 29 - June 21
Ducky DooLittle, Fan Mail, April 24 - May 17
Steven Johnson Leyba, Skin Walker, March 20, - April 12
Sonja Wagner, Ruby Legs, February 13 - March 8
Andy Kane & Anonymous Folk Art, Kane & the Somewhat Able, January 16 - February 7

2002
Art @ Large, New York City:

Group Sex II, 43 artists group show, December 5 - January 4, 2003,
John John Jesse, Catholica Erotica, October 30 - November 24
Of Quentin Crisp, Photographs from the Quentin Crisp Archives, Sept 28 - Oct 19
Barbara Nitke, Twenty Years, July 10 - Aug 3
Michael Rosen, Lust & Romance, June 7 - 29
Charles Gatewood, Wet Dreams, May 3 - 25

1999
Sacred Body Art Gallery, 365 Canal Street, New York City:

Unseen, January, Gallery Artists Group Show
Bambini does the Tattoo Parlor, February 4 - 27, Vincent Bambini
Industrial Reincarnation, March 4 - 27, Frank Pawlowski
2 Bodies, April 1 - 24, Pet Silvia
Wet Dreams, May, Charles Gatewood
Extremities, June - July, Non-Photo, Gallery Artists Group Show
Edge - the Experience, August - September, S/M Photo Gallery Artists Group Show

1999
Erotica ‘99, Jacob Javits Center, New York City
Sacred Body Art Gallery Installation, Gallery Artists

1998
The Belmont Lounge, 117 East 15th Street, New York City:
Menage a’ 5 - Group Show, June 1 - July 1

1998
Sacred Body Art Gallery, 365 Canal Street, New York City:

Sculptures, Drawings, Collages, etc..., Dec 3 - Dec 26, Morrie Cramer
The Phallus as an Artistic Motif..., Oct 29 - Nov 21, Richard Foster
Sacred + Profane, Oct 1 - Oct 24, Gallery Artists Group Show
PinUps, PinDowns, Sept 3 - Sept 26, Jason Freeny
Body Mods, July 9 - Aug 29, Summer Gallery Artists Group Show
FleshLight, June 11 - July 4, Fred Hatt
Synthetic Skin, May 14 - June 6, Ann Marie Auricchio
Sex Object, April 16 - May 9, Pet Silvia
Reliquary, Mar 19 - Apr 11, Leslie Samuels
Group Sex, Feb 19 - Mar 14, Gallery Artists Group Show


EDUCATION

1967-1971 Newark School of Fine and Industrial Art, Newark, NJ.
                  Major: Fine Arts; Minor: Mechanical Drawing


SELECTED LINKS

Printed Matter Artist Books
https://www.printedmatter.org/catalog/artist/4074

Seattle Erotic Art Festival
http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/article/Seattle-Erotic-Art-Festival-just-keeps-growing-1170925.php

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17819862/ns/health-sexual_health/t/artwork-goes-groin/

ask ART
http://www.askart.com/AskART/S/pet_silvia/pet_silvia.aspx?ID=124874

Kinsey Institute Gallery, Indiana University
http://www.iub.edu/~kinsey/services/gallery/jeas/2008/jurorbios.html

Sex TV
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2877935/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1129739/?ref_=ttep_ep4

Visual Aids Gallery, Curator
http://www.thebody.com/visualaids/web_gallery/2005/silvia/statement.html

HR Giger
http://www.hrgiger.com/gigerotique.htm

http://www.giger-dvd.com/en/interview/

Museum of Sex
http://www.villagevoice.com/2003-10-14/people/marital-bondage/

Leslie Lohman Foundation
http://www.leslielohman.org/PermColl/queermuseum/MQVC4.jpg

http://www.ecrater.com/p/867738/a-boy-and-his-dinosaur-mini-comic

Tom of Finland Foundation
http://tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/Events/ev_2007_03_18_SeattleEroticArtFestival.htm

http://tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/Dispatch/Dispatch2001Aug/NYCfair.htm

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
http://www.tv.com/shows/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart/moment-of-zen-the-malignant-muse-1656076/