Born April 16th 1974 in Luanda/Angola from Cape Verdian parents.
Grew up at Cape Verdian Islands. Works and lives between Cabo Verde and Rotterdam (The Netherlands).

Graduated with honor at the Willem de Kooning Academy of Art and Architecture
in Rotterdam in 1999.

Followed the Post graduate in the year 2000 at Minerva Academy, Groningen/The Netherlands

Exchanges
Exchange Programme Erasmus Socrates students at Alonso Cano Faculdad de Bellas Artes,
Granada/Spain for three months in 1997/1998.

Solo Exhibitions
1997 Tambu Gallery, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
1997/1999/2002 City Hall, Sal/Cabo Verde
1997/1999/2002 Cultural Centre of Mindelo/Cabo Verde
1997/2001/2002 Cultural Palace, Praia/Cabo Verde
1998 Hurto del Loro, Granada/Spain
1999 Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
1999 Gallery Kunstmakelaar Delfshaven, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2001 CuCoSa, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2003 La Pommerie, Saint Setiers/France
2004 Mens in Beeld, Gallery Clarart MCRZ Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2004 Gallery Pressureline, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2005 Exhibition and concept of ‘Monsters’, with Darryl De Bies, CuCoSa, Rotterdam/The Netherlands

Group Exhibitons
1992 Cultural Centre of Mindelo/Cabo Verde
1996 Tambu Gallery, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
1996 Centre of Art and Culture, Keulen/Germany
1996 Capeverdian Values, Library Delfshaven, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
1998 Grote Kerk, Embassy Day, The Hague/The Netherlands
1999 Museum KunstHAL, Graduation of Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2000 Newspoort, Cum Laude 2, A selection of honored students graduatedd at the Dutch Art Academies in the years 1995-1999, The Hague/The Netherlands
2002 ‘Humanity?', Exhibition and concept, Voormalig museum van schepen en verre landen, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2004 Mais a Sul, Culturgest, African artists from Portugese-speaking countries, Porto/Portugal
2004 DAK'ART 6th editon of the African Contemporary Art Biennale, Dakar/Senegal
2004 Gallery HANG, Amsterdam/The Netherlands
2005 Culturgest, African artists from Portugese-speaking countries, Lisbon/Portugal
2005 Duo Exhibition with Tristan Casa Major, Gallery De Compagnie, Dordrecht/The Netherlands

2007 Exhibition and curation of Off Screen, with Darryl De Bies and Carlos Blaaker, CuCoSa, Rotterdam/The Netherlands

2007 Exhibition and curation of Blanco., CuCoSa, Rotterdam/The Netherlands

Assignments
1998 Bodypainti0ng at Euro-Congres Youth Organisation, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2002-2004 KIDSKUNST, several courses of teaching, at Villa Zebra, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2003 KIDSKUNST Off-line, Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam/The Netherlands
2003 Cape Verdian Music Awards, sculpture
2005 Stichting CABO, Painting classes

Purchases/Collections
City Hall, Sal, Cabo Verde
Bank Caixa Economica, Cabo Verde
Bank Lisbon, Collection of Contemporary Art, Portugal
Culturgest, Uma casa do mundo, Lisbon, Portugal

Publications (books/catalogs)
1999 Catalog and CD-ROM of graduation exhibition Willem de Kooning Academy.
2000 Catalog Cum Laude 2, a selection of honored studens graduated at the Dutch Art Academies in the years 1995-1999.
2002 Catalog of work between 2001-2002 (own publication)
2004 Latitudes (France-Portugese), Cahiers Lusophones, ‘Le Cap-Verde’
2004 Culturgest Porto Further South, Work by African artists in the Caixa Geral de Depositos’ collection, Portugal
2004 Culturgest Lisbon Mais a Sul, Portugal

Publications (articles)
NJC 23/08/1997
‘uma pintura de indagaçao necessaria’
by Danny Spinola

Jornal A Semana 20/11/1999
‘Artista a tempo Inteiro’, Praia, Cabo Verde

Academia De Estudos De Culturas Comparadas Anais
Volume 2,3 Numero Especial,
‘Dois Pintores cobra em Cabo Verde: Mito e Alexandre Silva’ by J.M. Varela

Jornal Horizonte 06/01/2000 ‘Dois pintores cobras em Cabo Verde '
Praia, Cabo Verde

Jornal A Semana 01/02/2002
S. Vicente, Cabo Verde, ‘Pacto com a Terra Natal '
by Teresa Sofia Fortes

Jornal A Semana 22/02/2002
‘Decididamente encontrei o meu caminho' by M. Pereira

Rotterdams Dagblad (Dutch newspaper), 14/11/2002
‘Humanity?' Article by Daan Hakkenberg

Vassiviere en Limousin (French newspaper)
Centre National D’art et du paysage Ile de Vassivière
Le Journal de Expositons, France

La Montagne 16/05/2003
Sornac, Saint Setiers, France
‘Alex da Silva expose ses boxeurs a Pommerie’

Latitudes (France-Portugese), Cahiers Lusophones, 05/2004
‘Quatro quadros de Alex da Silva' by Luiz Silva

DAK’ART 2004, (Senegalese newspaper)
Le Temoin, Hebdomadaire D’informations Générales
‘Le Dak’Art déborde de son lit et envahit la capitale’, by Alassane Seck Guèye