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Vija Celmins

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Born: October 24 1938

American painter, sculptor, object-maker and draughtswoman, of Latvian birth. In 1944 her family fled to eastern Germany, eventually settling near Esslingen am Neckar in the west. In 1948 they moved to the USA, staying briefly in New York before resettling in Indianapolis. Celmins studied painting at the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and regularly visited New York to see the work of the Abstract Expressionists. After attending the summer session at Yale University, New Haven, where she met a strong community of students and artists, she decided to become a painter . She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles . From 1966 Celmins took photographs as subjects for paintings. In painted and drawn works since 1968 she drew upon photographs from books, magazines and those taken by herself, including views of the sea, desert and constellations.

Vija Celmins

4/5 ( ratings)

Born: October 24 1938

American painter, sculptor, object-maker and draughtswoman, of Latvian birth. In 1944 her family fled to eastern Germany, eventually settling near Esslingen am Neckar in the west. In 1948 they moved to the USA, staying briefly in New York before resettling in Indianapolis. Celmins studied painting at the John Herron School of Art in Indianapolis and regularly visited New York to see the work of the Abstract Expressionists. After attending the summer session at Yale University, New Haven, where she met a strong community of students and artists, she decided to become a painter . She then attended the University of California, Los Angeles . From 1966 Celmins took photographs as subjects for paintings. In painted and drawn works since 1968 she drew upon photographs from books, magazines and those taken by herself, including views of the sea, desert and constellations.

Books from Vija Celmins

The Painting of Modern Life: 1960s to Now

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Vija Celmins: Works 1964-96

Parkett No Lothar Baumgarten

Vija Celmins: A Work Of Imagination

The Stars

The Spooky Night of Halloween

Ken Price

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins

Vija Celmins

Contemporary Voices: Works from the UBS Art Collection

Vija Celmins: A Survey Exhibition

Vija Celmins