Aga Cela - About
Born as Angelika Classen in 1959 in Heinsberg, Germany
Artist since childhood
Self-taught training and continuous work, especially in the creation of portraits,
all free time is used for drawing and painting
2001 marriage (against the initial resistance of the family) with the artist Leon Daemen
Regular studio exhibitions with Leon Daemen about every two years
Membership in NABK (Nationale Associatie voor Beeldend Kunstenaars) 2011-2024
Inclusion in the NABK yearbooks in 2013 and 2020
Article in ArtisSpectrum, New York 2009
2009 Exhibition in New York, Agora Gallery
Article in Realism magazine Edition 2010/11
Publication of the book "Portrait Painting" boekscout 2011
Exhibition in s’Hertogenbosch with Leon Daemen, new place Art Gallery 2014
Exhibition Terpkerk Urmond 2016 with Leon Daemen
Exhibition in museum van de vrouw, Echt in 2107
widowed since 2018
Exhibition together with works by Leon Daemen, Terpkerk Urmond 2019
Publication of the book “Peyer Psalmen” 2018
Publication of the book "Winterfarben" 2019
2019 Entry of the artist name in the identity card
2020 Nomination in the Jan Mankes art competition
Acquisition of the picture “approaching Joseph Beuys” by the Beuys archive.
Participation in the Limburg Biënnale, Maastricht
2021 Participation in the exhibition:
Brabantse prijs voor de rooms-katholieke schilderkunst in Aarle Rixtel
Member of KC 61(kunstcorridor 61)
2021 August -September group exhibition with KC 61 in Urmond (Terpkerk)
2021 September – October group exhibition with KC 61 in Roermond (Achterhuis)
2022 April Denkmalkirche Hükelhoven (exposition of the drawings “Peyer Psalmen”
2022 October – group exhibition with KC 61 in Rolduc
2022 October - participation Weekend van het Portret, Nederlandse Portretprijs Amsterdam
2023 April - Atelier op Tafel Museum Valkenburg
2023 Augustus online exhibition HMVCgallery New York
2023 1-17 september expositie met K61 in Sittard Mariapark
2023-2024 (12 november - 14 januari)
Member of the exposition „Tabula rasa“ in Valkenburg Museum
2024, 9th - 14th February London Boomer gallery exposition „The dark side“
2024 August – … drawings from concerts “Kultkefee” in Stadhoes Echt
2024, 11-21October Terpkerk Urmond group exhibition with KC 61