News
August 2018
Feature article “Seaweed Dreams” by Bob Keyes in the Portland Press Herald, Maine
View article: http://mainetoday.com/maine_art/celeste-roberge-art-seaweed/
Time Lines 01, 2018. Edition of 20; Archival Pigment Print; 13" x 13".
May 1–October 31, 2018
Bench Space, Shelburne Art Museum, Shelburne, Vermont
In this group outdoor exhibition, curated by Carolyn Bauer, runs from May 1 to October 31, 2018. Celeste is showing Chaise Gabion #5/10.
August 3–September 15, 2018
Curious Nature: 2018 Alumni Triennial, Institute of Contemporary Art, Maine College of Art, 522 Congress St., Portland, Maine
This group exhibition is curated by Shannon Rankin and runs from August 3 to September 15 with an opening reception August 3, 2018, 5–8pm. Celeste is showing six Seaweed Boats in cast iron, enamel, and brass, created during an Arts/Industry Residency in the foundry at Kohler, Inc, along with three large cyanotypes of marine macroalgae created at USF-St.Petersburg, FL in collaboration with Bleu Acier, Inc, Tampa, FL.
See: https://www.meca.edu/about/institute-of-contemporary-art/coming-soon/curious-nature/
September 23, 2018–January 13, 2019
Interior Effects: Furniture in Contemporary Art, Fitchburg Art Museum, 185 Elm Street, Fitchburg, Massachusetts
This group exhibition, curated by Lisa Crossman, runs from September 23, 2018 to January 13, 2019. Opening Reception: September 23, 2018, Time TBA. Celeste will be exhibiting five Miniature Stacks.
See: http://www.celesteroberge.com/w-ministacks-newworks.php
July 27–September 14, 2018
Thinking While Walking Under the Sea, Waterfall Arts, 256 High Street, Belfast, Maine
Opening Reception: July 27, 2018, 5-7pm; Gallery Talk: August 15, 2018, 7pm; Closing: September 14, 2018
This Solo Exhibition is an expansion of Celeste’s work with different kinds of marine macroalgae in sculpture, photography, drawings, collages, prints and cyanotypes. The exhibition harkens back to Celeste’s exhibition at PhoPa Gallery in Portland in 2017. Thirty highly varied art works are included in the exhibition.
May 18–October 27, 2017
Exhibition: Dreamy & Surreal, Macpage, LLC, South Portland, Maine, By appointment only.
At Macpage, Celeste is exhibiting 10 charcoal and graphite drawings of Icelandic basalt formations dating from her travels to Iceland in 2001, as well as works from the Drawing with Seaweed series from 2016/2017.
Heimaey (Iceland). Graphite, charcoal, graphite on Arches HP. 11" x 15".
January 18–March 4, 2017
Solo Exhibition: Drawing with Seaweed, PhoPa Gallery, 132 Washington Avenue, Portland, Maine. TEL: 207.317.6127
Preview work at “phopagallery.com”.
Gallery Hours: Wed to Sat, 12 to 5pm; Opening Reception: Thu, January 19 from 5 to 7 pm; Gallery Talk: Sat, February 4 at 3 pm.
This solo exhibition will consist of 20 works on paper made with collages of seaweed specimens, textiles, photographs, and drawings. In addition the exhibition will include cyanotypes of seaweed, photogravures, digital photographs, and sculptures.
Collecting Seaweed in Scarboro: Algae specimens on arches hot press, unique collage, 14 ½" x 11".
March/April 2016
Rising Cairn commissioned and installed outdoors at a private collection in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, California
- Rising Cairn. Edition 6/10. Welded, galvanized steel and 4,000 pounds of river rocks, 58" x 54" x 40".
Winter 2015
Feature Article in Maine Boats, Harbors and Homes by Carl Little
View article PDF: “Art Flotilla: Celeste Roberge’s Seaweed Boats Float the Imagination”.
September 2015
Walking Cairn commissioned and installed at a private collection of large outdoor sculpture in Upperville, Virginia
- Walking Cairn. Edition 3/10. Welded, galvanized steel and 4,000 pounds of river rocks. Height: 105".
April 2015
Granite Sofa on loan to Martha Stewart’s Skylands in Maine
http://www.themarthablog.com/2015/04/a-granite-sofa-at-skylands.html
Fall 2014
Lecture: Analogous Thinking in Art & Science
Hosted by Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park at the Schoodic Education and Research Center campus.
March—April 2014
Solo Exhibition: Ocean Floors
“Ocean Floors” at Crisp-Ellert Art Museum, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida.
View brochure PDF: Ocean Floors.
January 2014
Cyanotype Project
In collaboration with the Undergraduate Research Initiative, University of South Florida-St.Pete and Bleu Acier, Tampa, Florida.
View brochure PDF: Cyanotype.
Fall 2013
Arts/Industry Residency in the Iron Foundry
Sponsored by the John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin.
Spring/Summer 2013
Maine Women Art Pioneers III
University of New England Art Gallery, Portland, Maine.
View catalogue PDF: Maine Women Art Pioneers III.
Marina, 2013; 40 Cast seaweed boats, perforated steel; Overall: 60" x 108", Each boat: 7" x 14" x 5".