Who Is Gabriela Celis-Guevara?
Freelance Artist. Illustrator. Graphic Designer. Tattoo Designer.
Behind the artworks is an emerging artist and military member, Gabriela. Gabriela was raised in Regina where she later moved to Calgary and studied at the University of Calgary in Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in architecture in 2015-2021. Currently, she is working as a freelance graphic designer and illustrator. Gabriela focuses on military art, tattoo designs, and hyper-realism and surrealism through digital design.
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Education:
2018-2021 BFA, Visual Studies and Minor in Architecture, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
2016-2018 BFA, Visual Art and Minor in German, University of Regina, Regina, SK
2015-2016 BA, Policy Studies, Mount Royal University, Calgary, AB
2011-2015 International Baccalaureate, Luther College High School, Regina, SK
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2018-2019 Lemon Drop Salon Art Show, Lemon Drop Salon, Regina, SK
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2021 Art of Mindfulness, Core Shopping and The Little Gallery, Calgary, AB
2021 Tiny Frames 2021, Hull Block, Calgary, AB
2020 ART 465 Studio Research and Critique II, The Little Gallery, Calgary, AB
2020 Emerging Artist's Unleashed, The Little Gallery, Calgary, and The Extension, Edmonton, AB
2020 ART 565 Studio Research and Critique III, Nickle Galleries, Calgary, AB
2020 Push: Emerging Artists' Exhibitions, CSpace King Edward, Calgary, AB
2020 Art and Martinis, Winter Garden: Jamieson Place, Calgary, AB
2018 Pilot Butte-ful Art Show, Pilot Butte City Hall, Pilot Butte, SK
2017 Silence Action and Open Sale, The Fifth Parallel Gallery, Regina, SK
2016 German Expressionism, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina, SK
2015 Fine Arts Night, Luther College High School, Regina, SK
Awards & Grants:
2021 Grasshopper Certificate, ArchiStar Academy
2021 Rhino 3D Certificate, ArchiStar Academy
2020 Jason Lang Scholarship, University of Calgary
2020 Dean's List, University of Calgary
2020 Isabel Stadelbauer Scholarship, University of Calgary
2020 Student Peer Assistant Bursary, University of Calgary
2019 Jason Lang Scholarship, University of Calgary
2019 Helping You Home Award Scholarship, University of Calgary
2017 Christmas Talent Show, Celis Tae kwon-do Academy
2016 Honor Mention, Dunlop Art Gallery
2011 Art Education Award
Interviews:
2021 Hunter, The Artist Artworks, Calgary, AB
2020 Rezaei, Hesam, Feminine Culture Identity, Calgary, AB
Art-Related Professional Experience:
2021 - Present Graphic Designer, The Calgary Highlanders: Canadian Armed Force, Mewata Armoury, Calgary, AB
2020 Volunteer, Alberta Society of Artists, Calgary, AB
2020 Volunteer, EMMEDIA Gallery & Production Society, Calgary, AB
2019 Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, Regina, SK
2018 Art Instructor, Celis Tae kwon-do Summer Camp, Regina, SK
Languages:
English (native proficiency)
German (limited working proficiency)
Spanish (limited working proficiency)