Silvia Tejada was born in Pucallpa, Peru in 1958. Despite her clear talent for artistry in her youth, Silvia was forced to select a more "economically productive" field because of the financial risks commonly entailed with being an artist. She made a career in restoration, a field related to the arts but not her choice. Fortunately today, 20 years later, she is married to a well known impressionist painter, Jose Lopesalcedo, and she has evolved into one of the best floral painters in Suth America. Her exhibitions include important Salons like Museo de Arte de Lima and the Alianza.