Vija Celmins
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Vija Celmins is a Latvian-American visual artist renowned for her meticulous, photorealistic drawings and paintings of natural phenomena such as ocean surfaces, night skies, and desert floors.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vija Celmins canonical | 1 |
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Latvian-American artist
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draftsperson ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ printmaker ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| artisticMedium |
charcoal on paper
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graphite on paper ⓘ oil on canvas ⓘ prints ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Vija Celmiņš NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1938-10-25 ⓘ |
| degree |
BFA from John Herron School of Art and Design
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MFA from University of California, Los Angeles ⓘ |
| education |
John Herron School of Art and Design
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University of California, Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
drawing
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painting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ visual art ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
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Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate Modern, London NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitney Museum of American Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
depictions of desert floors
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depictions of night skies ⓘ depictions of ocean surfaces ⓘ meticulous photorealistic drawings ⓘ monochromatic renderings of natural phenomena ⓘ photorealistic paintings ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary art
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photorealism ⓘ |
| name | Vija Celmins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Latvian-American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Desert Floor series
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Night Sky series NERFINISHED ⓘ Ocean series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
artist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Riga, Latvia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| style |
highly detailed
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monochrome ⓘ photographic realism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
deserts
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night skies ⓘ oceans ⓘ spider webs ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
California State College, Long Beach
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University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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