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Featured Artist: Bryan Guglielmi (presented by The Silk Tent)

Our weekly Featured Artist series is proudly sponsored by The Silk Tent, an African folk art, jewelry, fashion, and accessory shop on Lancaster Ave in Powelton Village, West Philly. Check out the “Piece of the Week” below and get 10% off all month. To learn more, check out our full article on The Silk Tent and Ultra Silk Gallery here.

Bryan Guglielmi

Bryan is currently exhibiting at Ultra Silk Gallery (sister store of sponsor, The Silk Tent) on Lancaster Ave in Powelton Village, West Philly. You can find his art on his instagram here: @guglielmiart

Bryan Guglielmi is a visual artist who grew up in upstate New York and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He has showcased oil paintings over the years in Philadelphia galleries and completed solo and collaborative murals locally and around the country.

In addition, he successfully competed in three National Plein Air competitions, Bryan primarily paints in a representational sense but does occasionally creates conceptua pieces. With an adaptive bru knife he quickly makes a visual which the viewer can move through and experience shared memories o Philly. Capturing these moments while passing through this gritty, beautiful city is an inspiring connection.

The Silk Tent Piece of the Week:

Taureq Tribe Etched Rings

Passed down through generations in Mail, Africa as a dowry, a gift, and a symbol of success, these Taureq Tribe rings were brought back from Africa during Rashida Watson’s travels and brought back to The Silk Tent years ago. Listen to the full story below and contact The Silk Tent to get 10% off your purchase of these incredible rings!

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