Colorful Celia: The DaVinci of Appalachia

By Sarah Lewis

Celia Benge was born in 1888 in the hills of Kentucky when women were expected to tend to the children, take care of the farm, and feed their families. They were not expected to paint or be entrepreneurs. Celia defied that expectation by making room for her ingenuity and creativity which ended up improving the lives of countless young girls in Appalachia. Celia made room for her wings and in doing so, taught countless others to fly, including my dad and myself. For this gift, I am forever grateful.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gatekeeper Press
• Release date: Jun 16, 2022
• ISBN: 9781662926808

Sarah Lewis

Sarah Lewis has served on President Obama’s Arts Policy Committee, been selected for Oprah’s “Power List,” and is a Critic at the Yale University School of Art in the MFA program. She is also an active curator, having held positions at both the Tate Modern and The Museum of Modern Art. Her writing on contemporary art has been published extensively. She received her BA from Harvard University, an MPhil from Oxford University, and her PhD from Yale University. She lives in New York City.

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