Celia’s Studio
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@celiasstudio
Celia Liberace (b. 2000) is a DMV and NYC-based painter, having recently completed her BFA at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in Manhattan. She has also studied at L’École des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Accademia Vivarium Novum in Frascati, Italy. In 2023, she was a faculty member of The Portrait Society of America.
Much of her work represents an amalgamation of both classical representation and modern interpretations of contemporary life, using herself and loved ones as her primary life subjects. Celia uses human anatomy to reflect upon complex systems woven within nature and to communicate topics regarding sexuality, identity, social and environmental consciousness, and self-actualization. She is deeply fascinated by the body’s potential to convey evolving psychological, spiritual, and physical states, and the simultaneous deterioration or evolution of the body and one’s natural environment.
EXHIBITIONS
Mimeses, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain — April - July 2023
Sketches of Sound, The Autumn Salon, New York, NY — March 22, 2023
Chopin’s Edges, Napa Valley Festival, Oakland, California — March 30, 2023
I will be your vessel, Cooper Union, New York, NY — November 29-December 3, 2022
Poikile, Frascati, Italy — August 28, 2022
The Hero Art Project: 3rd Edition, Arthouse, USA — May 2022
A Glimpse of the Belle Époque, The Autumn Salon, New York, NY — March 23, 2022
Supra Cosmopolita Cité Internationale Universitaire, Paris, France — January 2022
International Women's Day 2021 Exhibition, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain — March 2021
Small Works Show, Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA — December 2019-22
“what we expose in our wanting”, Stay-at-Home Symposium, Musaics of the Bay - August 2020
14th International ARC Salon Exhibition, Sotheby’s, New York, NY — July 2020
Lohengrin Exhibition, Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona, Spain — March 2020
Figuratively Speaking Exhibition, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY — February 2020
See Music; Hear Art, Cooper Union x Juilliard, New York, NY — February 2020
14th International ARC Salon Exhibition, MEAM, Barcelona, Spain — 2019-2020
Offscreen Art Show, Ground Floor Gallery, New York, NY — May 8-9 2019
Renaissance of Passion: A Figurative Exhibition, Southern Atelier, Sacramento, FL — January 10, 2019
PUBLICATIONS
Words of Wisdom, International Artist’s Magazine - April, May Issue, 2023
A Hyper-Focus on Form, International Artist’s Magazine - December/January Issue, 2022
The Future Generation, International Artist’s Magazine - June/July Issue, 2021
Voice of Artists: Portraits & Figures, Artit - April Issue, 2021
21 Under 31, Southwest Art Magazine - August, September Issue, 2021
Tapering Moments - Identity within Liminal Spaces, Musaics of the Bay Online Journal, August 2020
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine — November/December Issue, 2019
AWARDS
First Place, The Future Generation Competition, Portrait Society of America — 2021
First Place, Winston Art Scholarship, The National Society of Arts and Letters, DC — 2021
Finalist, Lohengrin; International Painting Competition, Wagner Club x MEAM, Barcelona, Spain — 2020
First Place, Da Vinci Initiative, 14th International ARC Salon Competition — 2019
Honorable Mention, Winston Art Scholarship, The National Society of Arts and Letters, DC — 2019