Enrique martinez celaya biography

Cuban-born American artist

Enrique Martínez Celaya (born June 9, 1964) is a contemporary Cuban-born painter, sculptor, author, and former physicist whose work has been exhibited and collected by international institutions.^[1] He trained and worked as a laser physicist, completing all coursework for his doctorate, before devoting himself full-time to his artwork.

He holds master's degrees in physics and fine arts and has authored books on art and philosophy and science articles.^[2]

He is currently a Montgomery Fellow at Dartmouth College and the Provost Professor of Humanities and Arts at USC.

Early life and education

Martínez Celaya was born on June 9, 1964, in Havana, Cuba, and spent his early childhood in Nueva Paz and Los Palos, Cuba.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]} His family relocated to Madrid, Spain in 1972.

While there, he took up drawing at the age of eight.^{[9]&# enrique martinez celaya biography1 PEXE}