Damini Celebre
Mother Trees are the largest and oldest trees in a forest that share carbon and nutrients with other trees and seedlings through a fungal network. My bond with nature runs deep. Over the past three decades, I have nurtured this relationship, and it has profoundly shaped my creative practice. As a shamanic practitioner, I perceive a world where everything is alive and has Spirit. Translating this energetic aliveness and interconnection serves as the foundation of my work. As an artist-intermediary, I am passionate about using art to deepen our connection with Nature.
I refer to my art-making practice as a Conversation with Land, where "Land" represents all of Nature. My process begins with a walk, during which I pay close attention to what calls to me. Once I identify who I am co-creating with, I sit on the ground and enter a deep meditative state, using recordings and sketches to allow that Being’s energy to guide my artistic process.
Once I am in the studio, I immerse myself in the recordings and sketches I gathered on-site to invoke that felt sense connection. My process is similar to a living dialogue; the artwork undergoes a series of transformative visual interactions. Memories surface, get covered over, impressions arise, and gems are unearthed. The multiple layers often seen in my work symbolize how we experience our shared energetic connection with the Land, whether as a long-lost memory or a physical sensation.
I’m asking Land to reveal its true energetic self, beyond our labels of "tree," "water," “weed". While these labels create a common language, they can also limit our curiosity and confine Nature's aliveness.
In recent years, I have explored the interconnectivity of Trees and how they function as a cohesive unit rather than as individual entities. In particular, I have focused on Mother Trees and how they communicate through their root systems and the mycelium network to support the flourishing of their community. This benefits not just themselves, but the entire ecosystem around them. This interconnectedness serves as a powerful reminder that, as humans, we are part of a larger community and that our actions have a ripple effect on the world around us.
As you are present with these works, I invite you to soften and invite your felt sense to you help connect a little bit more with these stories from Land.
Damini Celebre Resume
Damini Celebre's most recent solo exhibition was on view April 9 - May 4, 2025. A selection of her work is currently available at the gallery as indicated. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.
Tour & Talk with Damini Celebre, 2025
Gathering Place, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 16" x 16" Available 
Nest, ceramic & gold leaf, 4" x 6" x 6" Available
Forest Light, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 9" x 13" Available
Willow, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 18" x 18" Available 
Embrace, ceramic & mixed media, 28" x 7" Available 
Story Teller, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" SOLD 
Matsu, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" 
Encoded, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" 
Persephone, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" SOLD 
Holding Center, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" 
Emergence, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" 
Kukunochi, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" SOLD
Other Realms, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 6" 
Metasaema, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 6" x 23" SOLD 
Cloud and Tree, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 16" x 16" 
Morning Spring Light: Grove, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, 30" x 30" 
Grove, encaustic & mixed media on panel, 18" x 18" 
Walking Thru the Seasons, dye-sub prints under encaustic wax, 20" x 20" 
Tree Dance, acrylic & mixed media on canvas, 20" x 20" 
Growth, ceramic & gold leaf, 60" x 16" x 22" 
Cosmic Mother Tree, ceramic with metal leaf, 95" x 34" 
Root 1, ceramic, 6.5" x 13" 
Root 2, ceramic, 7" x 3.5" 
Tree Sketch, ceramic with gold leaf, 4.5" x 1.5" SOLD
Memory, ceramic, wood & encaustic with gold leaf, 27 x 8" x 7" 
Space Holder, ceramic, gold leaf, beads & crystals, 16" x 7" 8" 
The Energy Within, mixed media, 24" x 8" 
Beyond, ceramic & mixed media, 26" x 8" 
Held, ceramic & natural materials, 21" x 7.5" 
Birth, ceramic & mixed media, 11.5" x 3"
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Damini Celebre's previous solo exhibition was held January 17 - February 11, 2024 . For inquiries on all works shown, please Contact Us.
Tour & Talk with Damini Celebre, 2024 
Cloud Dreams #4, mixed media and encaustic on cardboard 14" x 8" 
More Transitions, mixed media on Shizen cotton rag paper, 7" x 7" 
Cloud #3, cold wax and oil on paper, 5" x 6.5" 
Summer Landscape, mixed media on paper, 2.5" x 3.5" 
Grow: Raleigh, NC, acrylic and pastel on wood panel, 30" x 30" 
Cherry Blossoms, mixed media, 2" x 2" (each) 
Cloud Dreams #1, mixed media and encaustic on cardboard 10" x 8" SOLD 
Cloud Dreams #1, mixed media and encaustic on cardboard 8.5" x 7" 
Cloud Dreams #3, mixed media and encaustic on cardboard 10" x 9" 
Star Chart #1, ceramic, 12" x 8" SOLD 
Star Chart #2, ceramic, 12" x 8" SOLD 
Nebula, encaustic, 12" x 12" SOLD 
Dreaming with Stars, acrylic and mixed media on paper, 45" x 45" 
Milky Way: Cherry Spring Park, PA, milk paint, pastels, pencil and mica powder on wood panel, 24" x 24" 
Winter Solstice, milk paint, oil pastel and glitter on wood paper, 30" x 30" 
Luminary: Philadelphia, PA, acrylic, ink, pastel and pencil on wood panel, 48" x 48" 
Assimilating the Day, mixed media on Shizen cotton rag paper, 7" x 7" SOLD 
Feeling the Planetary Pulls, mixed media on Shizen cotton rag paper, 7" x 7" SOLD 
Sending Love to All Beings, mixed media on Shizen cotton rag paper, 7" x 7" SOLD 
Cloud #1, cold wax and oil on paper, 5" x 6.5" 
Cloud #2, cold wax and oil on paper, 5" x 6.5" 
Windy Spring Day, mixed media on paper, 3.5" x 5" 
Treescape, mixed media on paper, 3.5" x 5.5" 
Low Tide, acrylic and mixed media, 3.75" x 5" 
Violet & Seed Pods, acrylic & mixed media, 3" x 3" 
Moonscape, acrylic & mixed media, 3.5" x 5" SOLD 
Violet & Dandelion, mixed media & encaustic painting, 2" x 2" (each) SOLD 
Sunset over the Delaware Bay, mixed media & encaustic, 2" x 2" (each)