Born in Brighton, Melbourne in 1949, 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 Perceval is a highly regarded Australian artist and her work is sought after by Australian and International collectors. Celia, a self-taught painter has exhibited widely in Australia. She has been continuously painting since her early age and holding first exhibition in 1966 when she was just 16. Celia Perceval 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 was born in Melbourne in 1949, a second daughter of Lady Mary Nolan (Boyd) and the late John Perceval (1923-2000). Throughout her career spanning 40 years as a landscape painter travelling and painting on location in Australia and Europe. Celia’s work is in many private and public collections in Australia and around the world.

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 - The family returned to Australia and Celia often painted with her father John Perceval (1923-2000) 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.

1971 -  London Hilton Art Gallery solo exhibition
1972 - Cremorne Gallery, Sydney exhibition.
1973  - Australian Galleries, Melbourne.
Travelled for 18 months on a painting trip around Australia
1975 - Bonython Gallery, Sydney
1976 - Australian Galleries, Melbourne
She travelled to Europe visiting many countries including Thailand, Afghanistan, Nepal and Turkey, settled in Wales where she built her studio from 17th century ruins, based for 12 years whilst painting throughout the United Kingdom and Europe made regular painting trips back to Australia.
1977 - Phillip Bacon Galleries,
1977 - Brisbane, Armidale City Art Gallery, New England
1978 -  The Marches Gallery, Wales
1979 - Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1980 - Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney, Abercrombie Gallery, Melbourne
1983 -  Qantas Gallery, London
1984 - Abercrombie Gallery, Melbourne
1985 - Marches Gallery, Wales
1986 - Boarder Arts Festival, Wales
1987 - Boarder Arts Festival, Wales, Painting trip to India and throughout Australia
1988 - Returned to live permanently in Australia.

Celia has travelled extensively to paint the Australian bush, often setting up camp in remote areas such as The Stirling Ranges in Western Australia, the Flinders Ranges in South Australia and the Gulf and Cape areas of Queensland. She believes that painting 'on the spot' enhances the effect of the painting - capturing the light and atmosphere of the landscape.

1990 - Exhibition at Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
1991 - Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle
1992 - Gould Galleries, Melbourne, moved to North Queensland.
1993 - Gould Galleries, Melbourne
1993 - Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1995 - Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1996 - Gould Galleries, Melbourne
1997 - Celia built her studio in the hill on the Sapphire Coast where she now lives and works.
1999 - Galleria Aniela, Kangaroo Valley, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney.
2002 - Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney.
2004  - Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, Linton and Shaw Fine Art Gallery, Perth

Public Collections:
Bendigo Regional Art Gallery, New England Regional Art Gallery, Admirable City Art Gallery, Croft Castle, Shropshire, England