TESSA PERCEVAL Biography

TESSA PERCEVAL was born in Melbourne in 1947, the eldest daughter of the late John Perceval and Mary Boyd. She spent her childhood in Melbourne enjoying the family background of painting and pottery before going to London with her family in 1963. Upon the family returned to Australia in 1965 she began painting professionally. Tessa held her first solo exhibition in London in 1971 and since then she has exhibited widely in Australia and England. Throughout her career spanning 40 years as a landscape painter she has travelled extensively, painting on location in Australia, England, France, Italy, Holland, Spain, Corfu, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Tessa’s work is in many private collections internationally and in public collections in Australia. She now lives in with her husband and two sons in Herefordshire on the South Wales Border returning to Australia periodically.

EXHIBITIONS:
1971, Hilton Gallery, London;
1972, Australian Galleries, Melbourne;
1973, Australian Galleries, Melbourne;
Since 1974, her work has been represented in numerous prestigious Group Exhibitions in Australia and England.
1976, Australian Galleries, Melbourne;
1976, Bonython Galleries, Sydney;
1977 Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle, NSW;
1977 Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane;
1978 Australian Galleries, Melbourne;
1979 Qantas Gallery, London; 1979 Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney;
1980 Chapel Vale Cellars, South Australia; 1981 Abercrombie Galleries, Melbourne;
1995 Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle, NSW;
1997 The Best of Boyd’s - Reaching Beyond the Time, Galeria Aniela Fine Art Gallery and Sculpture Park, Kangaroo Valley, NSW;
2005 The Boyd’s - An Artistic Dynasty since 1858 – Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney;
2005 The Boyd’s – Solander Gallery, Canberra.
 

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Bundanon Collection, NSW;
The Gold Coast Arts Centre;
John and Sunday Reed Collection, Heide Art Gallery, Victoria;
Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia

PUBLICATIONS REFERENCE:
The Art of the Boyd’s, P.Dobrez & P.Herbst;
Artists and Galleries of Australia M.Germaine;
Dictionary of Woman Artists of Australia, M.Germaine;
The Encyclopaedia of Australian Art, McCullock;
The Journal Of Australian Art, 1990;
The Boyds: Post Colonial Retrospective, P.Dobrez;
Australian Art Auction Records, E. Craig;
Australian Art Sales Digest www.aasd.com.au

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Bluebells in Spring Woods
	Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL (B. 1947-) Title: Bluebells in Spring Woods, South Wales in Afternoon Light Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 65 x 80cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower left Provenance:  Artist collection Price: SOLD
Shoalhaven Reflections Upstream
	Artist:  TESSA PERCEVAL (B. 1947-) Title: Shoalhaven Reflections Upstream in Afternoon Shade 2005 Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 91 x 114cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower left Provenance:  Artist collection BUY
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Water lilies and Gum Reflections

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL (B. 1947-) Title:     Water lilies and Gum Reflections Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 76 x 91 x cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower left Provenance:  Artist collection Price: SOLD

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Diving Bird
	Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL (B. 1947-) Title: Waterlilies, Reflections and Diving Bird Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 76 x 91cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower left Provenance:  Artist collection Price:  SOLD
WATERFALL in Shoalhaven

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL (B. 1947-) Title:      WATERFALL in Shoalhaven Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 91 x 75 cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL Title:     WATER LILIES Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 76 x 90cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL Title:     SHOALHAVEN BUSH Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 75 x 91cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL Title:     SHOALHAVEN View Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 74 x 91cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD

Fitzroy Falls
	Artist:  TESSA PERCEVAL (B. 1947-) Title: View through the Valley above Fitzroy Falls Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 91 x 76cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower left Provenance:  Artist collection Price:  SOLD

SHOALHAVEN
	Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL Title:     SHOALHAVEN Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 91 x 74cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL Title:     MANGROVE TREES Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 78 x 92cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD

Artist:    TESSA PERCEVAL Title:      COUNTRY GARDEN c. the 70's Medium: Oil on canvas Image Size: 48 x 45cm Signed: TESSA PERCEVAL Lower right Price:     SOLD