Biography
Originally trained as a painter, Celia Burbush is interested in how participating in the creative process gives us insights that could not be obtained via other means. Celia became C-Art Cumbrian Artist of the Year in 2017, won her episode in BBC’s inaugural series of ‘Home is Where the Art Is’; and received critical appraisal in Joshua Sofaer’s book Performance, Objects, Participation’ (eds. Mock, R & Paterson, M, 2020, Intellect Live). Most recently, she co-created The Baltic Centre of Contemporary Art’s first remote outdoor art trail and hosted their first online symposium in 2021. She was Director of New Arts North 2009-2019, receiving many funding awards for her art projects, and working with the major cultural venues.
Celia is interested in how participating in the creative process enables a particular type of thinking or learning, one that can be generative and vital to our self-understanding and development. Celia's practice incorporates collaboration, whether through socially-engaged projects or the commercial commissioning process. She derives as much challenge and meaning from the human relationships forged as she does from the interaction with the medium.
Celia is interested in how participating in the creative process enables a particular type of thinking or learning, one that can be generative and vital to our self-understanding and development. Celia's practice incorporates collaboration, whether through socially-engaged projects or the commercial commissioning process. She derives as much challenge and meaning from the human relationships forged as she does from the interaction with the medium.