bio

Toby de Silva was born in England in 1972 and studied photography at Falmouth School of Art followed a few years later by the MA in fine art photography at the University of Westminster. Based between London and Tokyo he travels extensively to document the bizarre, the macabre,the sublime, the hideous and the humorous.



Exhibitions

2009 P3 Gallery, Westphoto Photography Prize show


2009 Vision 2009, BJP International Photography Award Shortlisted artists


2009 Association of Photographers Gallery, AOP open


2009 Wolverhampton Art Gallery, ‘Hungry’ show for Rhubarb-Rhubarb Bursary winners


2005 Atlantis Gallery, London, ‘Asking for it’ University of Westminster MA Photography final show


2003 Century Gallery, London, ‘So, Far’ University of Westminster MA Photography Interim show


Awards

2009 Winner- Rhubarb-Rhubarb Bursary

2009 Finalist- The Guardian/Royal Photographic Society Joan Wakelin Award

2009 Honorable mention- Photography.book.now

2009 Shortlisted- BJP International Photography Award

2009 Shortlisted- Westphoto Photography Prize