The Omen (Second White Lily), 2023, Oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, MMG#35201
The Omen (Gladiola), 2023, Oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, MMG#35887
The Omen (Blue Poppy), 2023, Oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, MMG#35886
The Omen (Gardenia), 2023, Oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, MMG#35584
The Omen (Tulip), 2023, Oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, MMG#35902
The Omen (Pink Hollyhock), 2023, Oil and wax on canvas, 72 x 60 inches, 182.9 x 152.4 cm, MMG#35208
El principio y el final (The Beginning and The End), 2022, Oil, wax, tar and silk flowers on canvas, 82 x 75 inches, 208.3 x 190.5 cm, MMG#34650
The Thin Line, 2022, Oil and wax on canvas, 70 x 63 inches, 177.8 x 160 cm, MMG#34649
The Eternal Stain, 2022, Oil and wax on canvas and wood, 92 x 147 inches, 233.7 x 373.4 cm, MMG#34653
The Angel of The Wait, 2022, Oil and wax on canvas, 70 x 63 inches, 177.8 x 160 cm, MMG#34710
The Moat and the Eye, 2020, Oil and wax on canvas, 46 x 50 inches, 116.8 x 127 cm, MMG#34890
La escalera (The Stairs), 2022, Oil and wax on canvas, 70 x 63 inches, 177.8 x 160 cm, MMG#34656
Los dientes de león (The Dandelions), 2022, Oil and wax on canvas, 57 x 51 inches, 144.8 x 129.5 cm, MMG#34657
The Island, 2022, Oil and wax on canvas, 102 x 124 inches, 259.1 x 315 cm, MMG#34646
The Great Explorer, 2021, Oil and wax on canvas, 75 x 82 inches, 190.5 x 208.3 cm, MMG#33542
The Faithful, 2019, Oil and wax on canvas, 150 x 116 inches, 381 x 294.6 cm, MMG#33545
Enrique Martínez Celaya Studio, 2021, Los Angeles, CA
Enrique Martínez Celaya (b. 1964) received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University, his Master of Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and his Master of Fine Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is Provost Professor of Humanities and Arts at the University of Southern California, Distinguished Professor for the MFA program at Otis College of Art and Design, and a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College. Martínez Celaya has been the subject of recent solo exhibitions at Museo Marino Marini, Florence, Italy; Secci Gallery, Florence; Miles McEnery Gallery, New York; UTA Artist Space, Los Angeles; Fisher Museum of Art, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Monterey Museum of Art, CA; and The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, among others.
His work may be found in numerous international institutions including The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
The recipient of a myriad of honors and accolades, Martínez Celaya has held fellowships at the Robinson Jeffers Tor House Foundation, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA; The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA; Los Angeles Institute for the Humanities, University of Southern California; Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH; and the Paul J. Getty Trust Fund for the Visual Arts, Los Angeles. In 2022, he was recognized as a Distinguished Mentor by Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, following his appointment as a Doctor Honoris Causa and serving on the institution’s Board of Governors.
The artist lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
We are thrilled to return to The Armory Show for the fair's 2023 edition at the Javits Center.
Watching and Waiting: Enrique Martínez Celaya Selected Sculpture 2005–2023 is on view 31 March – 29 May at the Museo Marino Marini in Florence.
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Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Foreigner's Song is featured as one of Ocula Magazine's exhibitions to see in New York this fall.
Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Foreigner's Song is featured in this week's Air Mail
The Fire of Heaven: Enrique Martínez Celaya and Robinson Jeffers is on view at the Monterey Museum of Art through 9 October.
The Baer Faxt sits down with Cuban painter Enrique Martinez Celaya at UTA Artist Space in Los Angeles to paint a portrait of his own practice.
With four L.A. shows, Enrique Martínez Celaya displays the breadth of his artistic range
Enrique Martínez Celaya puts his mark on the Los Angeles map
Enrique Martínez Celaya's solo exhibition "SEA SKY LAND: towards a map of everything" is on view through 9 April 2022 at the USC Fisher Museum of Art.
ARTnews in Brief: Miles McEnery Gallery Now Represents Enrique Martínez Celaya
Miles McEnery Gallery in New York now represents Los Angeles–based artist Enrique Martínez Celaya, who will have his first solo exhibition at the gallery in fall 2022.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MILES McENERY GALLERY is delighted to announce representation of Enrique Martínez Celaya.
Enrique Martínez Celaya is a widely celebrated artist, author, and former scientist, who has been actively working for three decades. His multifaceted body of work connects art to literature and poetry, philosophy, and science, all of which are incorporated into his paintings, sculptures, and installations.
