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Enrique Martínez Celaya
Selected works by exhibition
Lone Star
L.A. Louver, 2015
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Invisible (or The Power of Forbearance), 2015 / bronze sculpture, oil and wax / sculpture: 60 x 18 x 22 in. (152.4 x 45.7 x 55.9 cm) / installation dimensions variable
Enrique Martínez Celaya / El vertice (The Vertex), 2015 / oil and wax on canvas / 60 x 44 in. (152.4 x 111.8 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Sigh, 2015 / oil and wax on canvas / 132 x 180 in. (335.3 x 457.2 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Treasure of the Patient, 2015 / metal, wire, bronze and 5 birds / 84 x 48 x 61 in. (213/4 x 121.9 x 154.9 cm)
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: Lone Star
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: Lone Star
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: Lone Star
The Hunt's Will
L.A. Louver, 2013
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Transit, 2012 / oil and wax on canvas / 108 x 120 in. (274.3 x 304.8 cm) / framed: 110 x 122 3/8 x 2 1/4 in. (279.4 x 310.8 x 5.7 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Faithful, 2012 / oil and wax on canvas / 132 x 180 in. (335.3 x 457.2 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Kingdom and the Stranger, 2012 / oil and wax on canvas / 92 x 118 in. (233.7 x 299.7 cm) / Framed: 94 x 120 x 2 in. (238.8 x 304.8 x 5.1 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The One Who Has Taken Its Place, 2012 / oil and wax on canvas / 78 x 100 in. (198.1 x 254 cm) / framed: 80 x 102 x 2 1/4 in. (203.2 x 259.1 x 5.7 cm)
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Hunt's Will
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Hunt's Will
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Hunt's Will
Wormwood
L.A. Louver, 2011
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Grass, 2011 / watercolor on paper / 25 x 33 1/4 in (63.5 x 84.5 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Faithful Wife, 2010 / Conté crayon on paper / 38 3/4 x 30 1/2 in. (98.4 x 77.5 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Gambler, 2010 / bronze / 69 x 30 x 38 1/2 in (175.3 x 76.2 x 97.8 cm) / Edition of 5
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya: Wormwood
Daybreak
L.A. Louver, 2009
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Ice, 2008 / oil and wax on canvas / 46 x 50 in. (116.8 x 127 cm) / Private collection
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Castle and the Angel, 2008 / oil and wax on canvas / 92 x 118 in. (233.7 x 299.7 cm)
Enrique Martínez Celaya / The Wind Over the Poppy Field, 2008 / oil and wax on canvas / 92 x 118 in. (233.7 x 299.7 cm) / Private collection
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya
Installation photography / Enrique Martínez Celaya
Bio

1964 Born, Havana, Cuba
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education:
1994 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
1994 MFA, Painting and Sculpture, University of California, Santa Barbara
1989 MS, Quantum Electronics, University of California, Berkeley
1986 BS, Applied Physics, Electrical Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

biography
Portrait of Enrique Martínez Celaya. .
Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions
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Enrique Martínez Celaya: Lone Star
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Lone Star
9 Apr - 16 May 2015
Gallery exhibition
Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Hunt's Will
Enrique Martínez Celaya
The Hunt's Will
17 Nov 2012 - 5 Jan 2013
Gallery exhibition
Enrique Martínez Celaya: Wormwood
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Wormwood
2 Jun - 9 Jul 2011
Gallery exhibition
Enrique Martínez Celaya: Daybreak
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Daybreak
20 Nov 2008 - 3 Jan 2009
Gallery exhibition
Selected museum exhibitions
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Enrique MartÍnez Celaya: The Pearl
Enrique MartÍnez Celaya
The Pearl
SITE Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
13 Jul - 13 Oct 2013
Museum exhibition
Enrique Martínez Celaya: Tower of Snow
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Tower of Snow
The State Hermitage Museum
St. Petersburg, Russia
 11 Jul - 21 Dec 2012
Museum exhibition
Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Schneebett
Miami Art Museum
Miami, FL
 14 Oct 2011 - 1 Jan 2012
Museum exhibition
Enrique MartÍnez Celaya: Nomad
Enrique MartÍnez Celaya
Nomad
Miami Art Museum
Miami, Florida
 2 Nov 2007 - 13 Jan 2008
Museum exhibition
Video
Selected articles
Ollman, Leah. "Review: Martínez Celaya and the rugged beauty of becoming." Los Angeles Times, 10 April 2015.
full article, PDF | latimes.com

Slenske, Michael. "The Prophet: Can Enrique Martínez Celaya Be That Guy?" Modern Painters, April 2015
full article, PDF | blouinartinfo.com

Reed, Arden. "Enrique Martínez Celaya: SITE Santa Fe."
Art in America, October 2013.
full article, PDF
Ollman, Leah. "Enrique Martínez Celaya's art of displacement and longing." Los Angeles Times, 23 November 2012.
full article, PDF | latimes.com

Finkel, Jori. "Layers of Devotion (and the Scars to Prove It)"
New York Times. 23 November 2008.
full article, PDF | nytimes.com

Ostrow, Saul. "Enrique Martínez Celaya by Saul Ostrow."
BOMB, April 22, 2014.
full article, PDF | bombmagazine.org
Whale & Star Press
Whale & Star Press publishes books on art, poetry, art practice, and critical theory. Founded by Enrique Martínez Celaya in 1998, it emerged from and remains responsive to the concerns of the studio. The publishing program, which involves collaboration with scholars, writers, musicians, and artists, includes five series: Artist and Writers, Working Book, Monographs, Whale, and Editions. The titles are promoted and distributed internationally.
www.whaleandstarpress.com
Artist website
martinezcelaya.com
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