Eiblmayr was born in Germany and grew up in Upper Austria and lives and works in Vienna. She holds a doctorate in art history from the University of Vienna and works as a curator in the field of contemporary art.
From 1993 to 1995, she was director of the Salzburg Kunstverein[2] and from 1998 to 2008, she directed the Taxispalais – Kunsthalle Tirol [de] in Innsbruck. From 1988 onwards, Eiblmayr held several teaching posts and visiting professorships in Austria, Germany, Switzerland and England. From 1988 to 2003, she taught at the University of Vienna.[3] In 2009, Eiblmayr was, together with Valie Export Commissioner of the Austrian Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale.[4]
Brigitte Reinhardt and Silvia Eiblmayr (edit.): Carol Rama, Appassionata. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit 2004, ISBN3-7757-1478-2
Silvia Eiblmayr, Astrid Wege, Eva Schmidt and Gerald Schröder: Charlotte Posenenske. Revolver, Archiv für Aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt, 2005, ISBN3-86588-077-0
Silvia Eiblmayr (edit.): Carola Dertnig: Nachbilder einer ungleichzeitigen Gegenwart. Afterimages of a Non-simultaneous Present. Skarabaeus, Innsbruck 2006, ISBN3-7082-3209-7
Günther Holler-Schuster, Peter Pakesch, Gottfried Boehm and Silvia Eiblmayr: Maria Lassnig. Der Ort der Bilder / The Location of Pictures. König, Cologne 2013, ISBN978-3-8633-5275-2
^"Silvia Eiblmayr". basis-wien.at – Kunst- und Forschungsdatenbank. basis wien. Research and Documentation Centre for modern and contemporary art. Retrieved 6 August 2021.