Ricardo Celma
Argentina, 1975
Artist's works
Artist Profile
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Introduction and Experience
Ricardo Celma (b. 1975, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a distinguished figure in contemporary realism, recognized for bridging classical tradition with a modern, symbolic language. A prodigy who began his formal training at the age of five, he graduated with honors from the National School of Fine Arts "Prilidiano Pueyrredón" and later earned a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts from the National University of Art.
Celma’s work is held in prestigious museums and private collections worldwide, including in Barcelona, the United States, the Vatican, and European royal collections. His paintings have been exhibited internationally across major art centers in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, earning him numerous awards and top distinctions in the field of figurative art.
Defined by an impeccable technical foundation, Celma’s practice explores the intersection of the physical and the metaphysical. Blending the rigor of the Old Masters with a pursuit of spiritual and symbolic depth, he has established himself as a leading voice in contemporary figurative painting, whose work resonates with a quiet sense of the sacred and the timeless.
Exhibitions and Awards
Selected Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions & Permanent Collections
2009
Permanent Work—Ralli Museum, Punta del Este, Uruguay
2007
Museum of Fine Arts (MFA), Boston, USA
2002
Museum of Graphic Arts—Mexico City, Mexico (Sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina and the Foreign Ministry)
2000
Army Historical Museum—Buenos Aires, Argentina
1998
Felix Amador Museum—Luján, Argentina
Solo Exhibitions
2010
Gallery Zurbarán—Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006
Northern Impression —London, UK
1992
Cultural Center H. L. Roffo—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Group Exhibitions
2010
Gallery Kitai Kikaku—Tokyo, Japan
Exhibition in Lima—Lima, Peru
2008
Contemporary Quality —Zurbarán Gallery, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bella Vista Art Gallery—Asheville, USA
2003 – 2004
Art Gallery Lincoln Centre—Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2002
Foundation DISCAR—Buenos Aires Design, Argentina
2001
Gallery Euroidiomas—Miraflores, Lima, Peru (Sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina)
Gallery Euroidiomas—Camacho, Lima, Peru
Market Trends—Guadalajara, Mexico (Sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina)
Provincial Museum of Tandil (Sacred Art Lounge)—Argentina
Pizza Piola—Menage a 5, Argentina
2000
Rio de la Plata—Argentina (Sponsored by the Ministry of Culture)
Thesis Art Gallery—Argentina
Art Gallery Velasquez—Argentina
House of the Municipality of San Isidro—Argentina
House of Culture—City of Adrogue, Argentina
Art Gallery Fine Art Ltd.—Atlanta, USA
Bollini Foundation—Argentina
House of Culture Vicente Lopez—Argentina
Cultural Center The Carbonari—Argentina
1999
Gallery Leonardo Avalos—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cultural Center Paracultural —Buenos Aires, Argentina Centro
Centro Cultural General San Martin—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Gallery Fine Art Ltd.—Atlanta, USA
National Library of Buenos Aires—Argentina
Art Gallery Alicia Brandy—Argentina
1998
Lions International—Buenos Aires, Argentina
1997
Centro Cultural General San Martin—Buenos Aires, Argentina
University of Belgrano—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Gallery Fine Art Ltd.—Atlanta, USA
Sivori Museum (XIII Manuel Belgrano Municipal Hall)—Argentina
1996
Cultural Center School of Economics—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Gallery Parchemine—Montreal, Canada
Biennial Buenos Arts Young 96 (FUBA)—Argentina
Color in Tilcara: Irureta Museum —Jujuy, Argentina
1995
National School of Fine Arts Prilidiano Pueyrredón—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Fundación Andreani—Argentina
Space Giesso—Argentina
Cultural Teatro Santa Maria—Buenos Aires, Argentina
1994
Cultural Teatro Santa Maria—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Library of the Faculty of Economic Sciences (UBA)—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Centro Cultural Recoleta—Argentina
1993
Instituto Santa Catalina—Buenos Aires, Argentina
1992
Teaching Municipal Library—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Fairs
2011 – 2014, 2023
Art Revolution Taipei (A.R.T.)—Taipei, Taiwan
2009
ArtExpo New York—New York, USA
Expotrastiendas 09—Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arteclásica—Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2008
Kunst10daagse Art Fair—Bergen, Netherlands
Arteclásica—Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art Americas—Panama City, Panama
Expotrastiendas 08—Buenos Aires, Argentina
2007
Art Americas—Panama City, Panama
Arteclásica—Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2006
ArtExpo New York—New York, USA
Art Americas—Panama City, Panama
Arteclásica—Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2005
Americas Art—Art Appreciation Foundation, Panama City, Panama
Expo Antiquaria—Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arteclásica—Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004
ArtExpo New York—New York, USA Expo
Antiquaria—Sheraton Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Arteclásica—Palacio San Miguel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2003
ArtExpo New York—New York, USA
Shanghai Art Fair—Shanghai, China
Geneva Art Fair—Geneva, Switzerland
Latin American Art Show—Canada
2002
Art Cordoba 2002—Argentina
BA ART—Argentina
Art Fair Barcelona—Barcelona, Spain
Expotrastiendas—Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001
BA ART—Argentina
Art Fair "Pro Arte"—Costa Salguero, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Awards
2025
First Prize— ModPortrait 2024 , Barcelona, Spain
2022
Selected— Figurativas 2022 , Fundació de les Arts i els Artistes, Barcelona, Spain
2006
First Prize (Sculpture)— Botanical Mercury 2006 , Argentina
Second Prize— Foundation Terry , Argentina
2001
Foundation Prize in October—Suterh Cultural Center, Argentina
2000
EDEA Award—Army Historical Museum, Argentina
1997
Foundation Prize in October—Suterh Cultural Center, Argentina
1988
ENBAPP Scholarship (Study workshop with Alejandro Boim)—Argentina
Collections
Museums and Institutional Collections
- Ralli Museum—Punta del Este, Uruguay
- Washington Museum—USA
- Museum of Fine Arts (MFA)—Boston, USA
- Museum of European Art (MEAM)—Barcelona, Spain
- Vatican Museums—Rome
Private Collections
- Works are held in private collections worldwide, including the Dutch Royal Family Collection.