Antonio Fernando Vieira da Silva was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 7, 1939. He is a self-taught artist that began painting in 1964, when he was 25 years old.

His works have been shown in galleries in Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Algeria and the United States.

Reviews:

“According to Fernando, he didn’t become a musician because he lacked discipline and it is possibly for this reason that there is so much music represented in Fernando’s work. His Samba and Forró dancers, his popular festivities, the daily life of people shown in such detail, all of these pictorial representations live according to the rhythm of the orchestras and the trombone players. The hot colors in his canvas reflect the enthusiasm for life which can be found in Brazil and which Fernando has painted for over thirty years, with the same enthusiasm and pleasure…”
Marie Annick Lorilon