Celica (Ledesma) Douglas (b.1996) is a Visual Artist born and raised in Houston, TX, and is currently based in Austin, TX.
Ledesma holds a BFA in Studio Art from Texas State University specializing in Oil Painting. Ledesma’s work ranges from Oil Painting, Drawing, Performance art, and Expanded Media. With Painting being her main choice of media, Ledesma explores what happens when you persevere and choose an intentional path into the unknown while rendering photorealistic figures within a creative space.
Through a lens of double consciousness, Ledesma's body of work invites viewers into her observational perspective of society as well as a journey of interdimensional escapism. Ledesma portrays her personal experiences with life, the metaphysical, her external and internal challenges, and her persistent urge to go through the motions, feel, and then execute. This conceptual approach to her work evokes Ledesma to move resiliently through life's obstacles as she sparks the desire to change the things one can no longer accept. Ledesma’s "relationship with reality" is informed by spirituality and the examination of navigating a space as a visibly Black, intersectional woman, who was raised with the cultural influences between her Mexican American Mother and African American Father.
In 2020 Ledesma had a Duo show and Thesis show at TXST Galleries. In 2022 Ledesma was allowed to have her very own Solo Show “Through Double Consciousness” at ArtUs Co Gallery in Austin, TX as well as another Solo Show in 2023, “Attuned Surrender” at OFC Creatives Gallery. Ledesma has also been published in The University Star, BON Magazine, Austin Voyage, GUD Magazine, and Glasstire.
Celica Ledesma
Artist CV
EDUCATION
2015 George Bush High School
2019 TEC De Monterrey, Querétaro
2021 BFA in Studio Art at Texas State University
AWARDS
2014 - Two Art Pieces Advanced to Vase Regionals
2014 - Received 1st Place at Texas Rodeo Art Show
2016 - Received “Best in Show” for Originality, Quality, and Concept from a Series at The Faces of America Exhibition
Art Show/ Showcases/ Exhibitions / Projects
2015 - Chocolate and Wine Art Show in Houston, TX at Spring Street Studios
2015 - Pancakes and Booze Art Show Houston, TX at Warehouse Live
2016 - Artist collab with Shiro's Album Cover "Circle of Significance"
2017 - Pan African Action Committee Black Excellence Art Show in San Marcos, TX
2017 - Faces of America Exhibition in San Marcos, TX
2017 - Did the Multicultural Lounge Mural at Texas State University
2017 - Madness on Main Art Show at White Oak Music Hall in Houston, TX
2017 - Pancakes and Booze Art Show Houston, TX
2017 - "Estos Son Nuestros Papeles" Exhibition at Centro Cultural Hispano de San Marcos, TX
2017 - "FIXATE" by RAW Artists Showcase in Houston, TX 2017
2018 - "A Winter's Tale" Art Showcase 2018
2018 - "We the Dreamers" on DACA and Deferred Dreams Exhibition in San Marcos, TX
2018 - "Concentric" showcase within the FLEX Gallery at TXST Galleries 2018
2018 - "FemmesGiving" Showcase by No Boys Allowed in San Marcos, TX 2018
2018 - "BAA" Showcase by TXST Black Art Association within The Calaboose African American Museum in San Marcos, TX Aug 25 - Dec 2018
2019 - "Texas State Hallway Showcase" Group show by Tommy Fitzpatrick Dec 5th - Dec 10th, 2019
2020 - "Surfacing" Duo Show in the FLEX Gallery curated by TXST Galleries Jan 21 - 28 2020
2020 - SENIOR THESIS SHOW by TXST Galleries May 7th, 2020: https://bfa2020.wp.txstate.edu/
2022 - “Through Double Consciousness”, Celica Ledesma’s 1st Solo Show by ArtUs Co Gallery in Austin, TX April 30 - May 22, 2022
2022 - “Guest Artists Show” at Common Space Gallery in Barlett, TX July 15th - Aug 6th, 2022
2022 - “Austin Studio Tour” by Big Medium at ArtUs Co Gallery in Austin, TX Nov 5th - 13th, 2022
2023 - “Once Upon a Time In Austin” Art & Music Festival by Culminating Events in J. Lorraine Ghost Town, TX May 27th, 2023
2023 - “Black & Proud: Vivid Colors” Exhibition by OFCOLORATX at 2324 Studios in Austin, TX June 15th - July 14th, 2023
2023 - “Austin Studio Tour” by Big Medium at Capitol View Arts in Austin, TX Nov 4th - 11th, 2023
2023 - “Attuned Surrender” Celica Ledesma’s Solo Show at OFC Creatives Gallery in Austin, TX Nov – Oct 2023
2023 - Executed a Mural for Huston - Tillotson University “In Union, Strength”
2023 - 2025 Colony Park’s Mural Project with The City of Austin and Capitol View Arts. Nov 2023- Present in Austin, TX
2024 - “BODIES AKIN” Group Show at Contra Common in Bee Cave Austin, TX March 8th – April 11th, 2024
2024 - HTX MURAL for Ace of Clubs Bar in Houston, TX September 2024
PRESS & PUBLICATIONS
2016 - DIGITAL MEDIA WORKS PUBLISHED IN "THE SPACES BETWEEN BUILDINGS" ZINE BY MARK MENJIVAR
2017 - FEATURED AND INTERVIEWED IN GUD MAGAZINE ISSUE II DECEMBER 12TH: https://issuu.com/devintyler/docs/gudmag_ii
2017 - TEXAS STATE'S MULTICULTURAL MURAL WAS FEATURED IN THE UNIVERSITY STAR NEWSPAPER, AUGUST 29TH: https://www.universitystar.com/life_and_arts/student-constructs-mural-in-multicultural-lounge-to-celebrate-influential-figures/article_f04b7c09-a572-5a68-b583-f47d6d1b8951.html
2018 - FEATURED AND INTERVIEWED BY ARTOFSANMARC https://artofsanmarc.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/celica-ledesma-her-own-perspective/
2018 - FEATURED IN VOYAGE HOUSTON MAGAZINE:
http://voyagehouston.com/interview/art-life-celica-ledesma/
2019 - FEATURED IN BON EUROPEAN FASHION MAGAZINE IN SWEDEN AND LONDON SHOT BY PHOTOGRAPHER JUNE CANEDO:
https://bon.se/magazine/bon-73/southern-hospitality/
2019 - FEATURED IN AN INTERVIEW BY KAYLA SWINFORD:
https://artcriticism2019.weebly.com/kayla-swinford-and-celica-douglas.html
2020 - FEATURED IN GLASSTIRE:
https://glasstire.com/events/2020/01/18/celica-ledesma-shelby-sult/
2021 - FEATURED IN GLASSTIRE’S 101 BLACK VISUAL ARTISTS IN TEXAS FEBRUARY 9TH: https://glasstire.com/2021/02/09/glasstires-list-of-101-black-artists-living-and-working-in-texas/
2021 - FEATURED ON ARTUSCO’S ARTISTS RESIDENCY BLOG:
https://www.artusco.com/blog/artistresidencyprogram-celicaledesma
2022 - FEATURED IN VOYAGE AUSTIN:
http://voyageaustin.com/2022/04/05/hidden-gems-local-businesses-creatives-you-should-know/
2022 - FEATURED IN ALMOST REAL THINGS, ISSUE 23:
https://almostrealthings.com/2022/04/28/meet-the-ultra-super-plus-artists-featured-in-issue-23/
2023 - FEATURED IN GLASSTIRE:
https://glasstire.com/events/2022/07/25/window-space-celica-ledema-maggie-lyon/
2023 - FEATURED IN TRIBEZA:
