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Born 1939 Riga, Latvia. Known for: Post real waterscape painting, pop still life, galaxies.
Vija Celmins is a California painter who experimented with photo-realism and explored graphite as an expressive medium. She was born in Riga, Latvia in 1938, and in 1944 moved with her family to... Read full biography
Vija Celmins is a California painter who experimented with photo-realism and explored graphite as an expressive medium. She was born in Riga, Latvia in 1938, and in 1944 moved with her family to Germany where they settled in a Latvian refugee camp near Esslinger. The Celmins family then immigrated... Read full biography
Vija Celmins is a California painter who experimented with photo-realism and explored graphite as an expressive medium. She was born in Riga, Latvia in 1938, and in 1944 moved with her family to Germany where they settled in a Latvian refugee camp near Esslinger. The Celmins family then immigrated to the United States in 1948 and made their home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vija studied at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, and often made trips to New York City with her friends to see... Read full biography
Vija Celmins is a California painter who experimented with photo-realism and explored graphite as an expressive medium. She was born in Riga, Latvia in 1938, and in 1944 moved with her family to Germany where they settled in a Latvian refugee camp near Esslinger. The Celmins family then immigrated to the United States in 1948 and made their home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vija studied at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, and often made trips to New York City with her friends to see the artwork of the Abstract Expressionists. She continued to study at the John Herron Art Institute from 1955 to 1962. During the summer of 1961 she attended summer school at Yale University, and it was then that Celmins decided to become a painter.... Read full biography
Vija Celmins is a California painter who experimented with photo-realism and explored graphite as an expressive medium. She was born in Riga, Latvia in 1938, and in 1944 moved with her family to Germany where they settled in a Latvian refugee camp near Esslinger. The Celmins family then immigrated to the United States in 1948 and made their home in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vija studied at the John Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis, and often made trips to New York City with her friends to see the artwork of the Abstract Expressionists. She continued to study at the John Herron Art Institute from 1955 to 1962. During the summer of 1961 she attended summer school at Yale University, and it was then that Celmins decided to become a painter. She moved to California in 1963 to study at the University of California, Los Angeles where she received a... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Graphic Design, Printmaking, Lithography, Etching, Woodblocks
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Aviation, Airplanes, Aeronautics, Space Exploration
- •Desert Landscape
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Still Life
Art School
- •John Herron Art Institute/School of Art and Design, Student
- •New York School of Art, Chase School, Student
- •Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Art Collection
- •NASA Art Collection: Space Exploration
- •UBS-Paine Webber Collection
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Printmaking Specialty
- •Still Life Specialty
- •Wikipedia Category of Top American Women Painters
Exhibition of Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art