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 in Asia he travels extensively to document the bizarre, the macabre,the sublime, the hideous and the humorous.



Exhibitions

2011 The Possessed, Charlie Smith Gallery, London

2011 Format Festival, Derby

2011 The Witching Hour 2, The PM Gallery, London

2010 The witching Hour, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery

2010 P3 Gallery, Westphoto Photography Prize show

2010 Association of Photographers Gallery, AOP open

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



Awards

2011 Arts council funding for 'The Perfect Place to Die'

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