| AWARDS AND COMMISSIONS |
| 2018 | Barry University Miami Shores, Florida |
Distinguished Alumni Award 2018 |
| 2015 | South Florida Cultural Consortium Broward County, Florida |
Fellowship for Visual and Media Artists $15,000 |
| 2015 | Barry University Miami, Florida |
Awarded Dr. Cecile Roussell Fellowship Grant |
| 2013 | Archbishop Curley Notre Dame Prep Miami, Florida |
2013 Hall of Fame Honoree |
| 2009 | Barry University Miami, Florida |
Awarded Ambassador Jean Wilkowski International Fellowship, $2500 |
| 1999 | Metro Dade Art in Public Places Charles Deering Estate Miami, Florida |
$18,000 Commission |
| 1993 | Southern Arts Federation / NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship Grant |
$5000 grant |
| 1992 | South Florida Cultural Consortium Grant |
$15,000 grant |
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American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora, Miami, Florida Brockway Memorial Library, Miami, Florida Helen Kohen Collection, private collection, Miami, Florida Nativity School, Hollywood, Florida American Express Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, Texas Art in Public Places, Miami Florida Art in Public Places, Orlando, Florida Barry University, Miami, Florida Burdines Centrust Banks Consejeria de Cultura, Cantabria, Spain Cuban Museum, Miami, Florida Fondo del Sol, Washington, DC Galeria Nina Menocal, Mexico Lehigh University Art Galleries, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Lowe Art Museum, Cuban Museum Collection, Miami, Florida Miami Dade Public Library, Miami, Florida Mosquera Collection, private collection, Miami, Florida Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida Prudential Bache Samuel T. Harn Museum of Art, Gainesville, Florida Southeast Banks Southeast Museum of Photography, Daytona Beach, Florida Valencia College, Orlando, Florida |
| 2018 | Catálogo de Fotógrafas Cubanas Miami, FL |
catalogofotografascubanas.com Online catalog of Female Cuban photographers |
| 2016 | NBC NEWS Latino. Online Article, 2/2/16 by Carmen Pelaez |
"Latino Artists: Silvia Lizama's Haunting Lens Reinvents Home Life" |
| 2016 | "Diccionario historico de la fotografia en Cuba" Arista Publishing LLC; Edition: 1 Mosquera Collection, Miami, FL |
Dictionary of Cuban photographers by Ramon Cabrales |
| 2016 | “Color: A Love Story" by Deborah Mosch Savannah, GA |
Examples of work published in text book |
| 2016 | “Of the Americas: Contemporary Latin American Art from the LUAG Teaching Collection" Bethlehem, PA |
Exhibition catalogue Lehigh University Art Gallery |
| 2016 | CULTURAL QUARTERLY Broward Cultural Division Publication |
"Silvia Lizama: A Paradise of One's Own" Article - Volume 29 Number 3 |
| 2015 | 75th Anniversary: Celebration of Photography Miami, FL |
Barry University Exhibition catalogue Curated by Silvia Lizama |
| 2012 | “Ways of Worldmaking: Notes on a Passion for Collecting”, Mosquera Collection, Miami, FL |
Exhibition catalogue Miami Dade College, Freedom Tower |
| 2011 | Lehigh University Art Galleries Bethlehem, PA |
Women Photographers, exhibition catalogue Selections from the L.U. Art Galleries Collection |
| 2010 | “Puertas a la Imaginacion” Nueva Literatura Cubana, Miami, FL |
Book published by Ediciones El Cambio Anthology of Cuban artists and authors |
| 2010 | Lehigh University Art Galleries Bethlehem, PA |
Latin American Art: 3, exhibition catalogue Selections from the L.U. Art Galleries Collection |
| 2006 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA |
Latin American Art: 3, exhibition catalogue Selections from the L.U. Art Galleries Collection |
| 2009 | “Through the Lens, Photography from the Permanent Collection”, Miami, FL |
Exhibition catalogue Lowe Art Museum |
| 2009 | “Reflections: The Sensationalism of the Art From Cuba Volume 1” Wasteland Press, Shelbyville, KY |
Included in book on Cuban art by Alexis Mendoza |
| 2006 | Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA |
Latin American Photography 2 show catalogue selections from the L.U. Art Galleries Collection |
| 2005 | Espacio C; Arte Contemporaneo Camargo Ayuntamiento de Camargo, Spain |
Catalog of year 2005 exhibitions |
| 2002 | “Art Trends: Miami’s Trek III, the 1980’s” Miami Dade Community College Publication |
Exhibition catalogue |
| 2001 | Cuba 1930-1958, The Photographs of Dr. Roberto Machado Stinehour Press, Lunenburg, VT |
Printed, retouched, designed and published hard cover photography book |
| 2000 | MIAMI: THE MAGIC CITY Towery Publishing, Memphis, TN |
Selected images published in book |
| 1997 | BREAKING BARRIERS Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, FL |
Exhibition catalogue |
| 1995 | Cuba: Image and Imagination APERTURE |
Article - “Explorations: Three Portfolios” |
| 1994 | FOTOFEST ‘94 Fotofest, Inc. |
Exhibition catalogue |
| 1992 | CULTURAL QUARTERLY Broward Cultural Affairs Council Publication |
Article, “Silvia Lizama” |
| 1989 | OUTSIDE CUBA / FUERA DE CUBA Rutgers University Publication |
Hardcover exhibition catalogue |
| 1987 | PHOTOGRAPHIC RETOUCHING |
Hand colored photographs used as examples of manipulated photography. |
| 1984 | DARKROOM EXPRESSION Eastman Kodak Publications |
Hand colored photographs used as examples of manipulated photography. |