Celia Perceval is a self-taught painter, first exhibited at the age of sixteen. She developed her inspiration for drawing and painting in the artistic environment created by her parents John Perceval (1923-2000) and Mary Boyd. Celia has been continuously painting since her early age and holding first exhibition in 1966 when she was just 16.

Celia is a famous artist in her own right and well-known for her heavily textured and expressive paintings of the Australian bush often focusing on the coastal bush-land.

Celia Perceval paintings are sold in some of the finest art galleries as well as major auction houses: Dutscher Menzies sold $97,005, Bonhams & Goodman $24,874, Joel Fine Art $24,316, Lawson Menzies $22,212, Christies $10,584. Celia’s work is represented in many private and public collections in Australia and around the world.

PHOTO: Celia Perceval working in the bush, painting en plein air

1963 - Celia travelled with her parents by sea to England- Visited ports such as Celon (India), The Red Sea and Europe. Celia's youthful experiences of different cultures and landscapes had an everlasting effect on her drawing and painting.

1965 - Perceval family returned to Australia. Celia often painted with John Perceval, her father in the bush around the ACT.

1966 - She exhibited her work for the first time in Canberra at the age of 16 years.

1967 - Celia married and moved back to London where her son Timothy was born.

1968 - She went to live and work in the small village of Tourrettes sur Loup in the South of France. Here she made hundreds of drawings of the village people (some pieces were later exhibited at the Crernorne Gallery, Sydney). Celia then moved to a tiny hamlet in northern Italy to continue drawing the people and landscape of the area. Although she spend much time painting in countries such as France, Italy, England, Ireland, Wales and India, she would continually make many trips back to Australia as she maintained a deep affection for the bush that shaped her childhood.