About the Artist

E. D. Siffert was born in Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil, in 1975.

She lived in several other cities in center-west and south-east regions of Brazil (Vila Velha, Brasília, Goiânia, São Paulo, Conselheiro Lafaiete) and nowadays lives in Belo Horizonte.

Most of her inspiration comes from nature, literature, movies, music, mythology and folklore.

Her artwork goes from stylized to realistic and from fantasy to classic themes.

She works with several mediuns: oil on canvas, graphite, soft pastels, pen and ink, watercolors, colored pencils, Photoshop, etc.

She has been drawing since very young age and started to paint in 1994.

Drawing: self-taught.

Painting: Oficina das Artes and Escola Guignard, Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil; Oficina das Artes and Studio Ângela Oliveira, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.

Computer Graphics: curso qualificação profissional do IBPI (Instituto Brasileiro de Pesquisa em Informática), Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.

Comics and manga: Oficina de Desenho Daniel Azulay and ONG SBS/OPJ (Sociedade Brasileria para Solidariedade / Organização para a Promoção dos Jovens), Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.

English: MAI (The Modern American Institute), Belo Horizonte - MG - Brazil.

Law: UFMG (Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Belo Horizonte - MG- Brazil.

Art Education: UEMG (Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais), Belo Horizonte - MG- Brazil.

Exhibitions

Na Ponta do Lápis - 01/June/2005 to 02/Jully/2005, Casa de Cultura Gabriella Mendonça, Conselheiro Lafaiete - MG - Brazil.

XXXIV Salão de Belas Artes do Clube Naval - 23/September/2003 a 03/October/2003, Clube Naval, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.

Consciência Negra - 06/November/2003 to 30/November/2003, Centro Cultural Suassuna, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.

A Oficina das Artes e seus Novos Talentos - 10/October/2003 to 26/October/2003, Espaço Cultural Via Parque, Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.

Awards, Selections, etc

Winner of the "Mythical Creatures" (ThePencilClub), "Elves Gone Wild" (Elves) and "Halloween" (SashasInnovations) contests from DeviantART.

Seven times Mod's Choice on Elfwood.

"September 2006 Featured Artist" on ThePencilClub from DeviantART.

Winner of the "II Concurso de Artes Lothlórien/Fórum Valinor", "Natal em Arda" ("Christmas on Arda") and "III Eleni Valinóreva - As Estrelas de Valinor" contests from brazilian Tolkien site Valinor.

Several fantasy artworks selected by Epilogue.

Several artworks elected "Member top 10 drawing" on GFXartist.