1949 Born in Brighton, Melbourne
1963 Travelled with parents to England, visiting ports such as Celon (India), The Red Sea and Europe
1965 On return to Australia, Celia often painted with her father John Perceval in the bush around the ACT
1966 First exhibition of work in Canberra, aged 16
1967 Celia married and moved back to London where her son Timothy was born
1968-71 Spent time in the small village of Tourrettes sur Loup in the South of France, where 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 Moved back to London
1972 First solo exhibition at the London Hilton Art Gallery
1972 Exhibition of drawings and paintings at the Cremorne Gallery, Sydney
1973 Returned to Australia
1973 Exhibition at Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1974 Travelled for 18 months on a painting trip around Australia
1975 Exhibition at Bonython Gallery, Sydney
1976 Exhibition at Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1976 Travelled to Europe, visiting countries including Thailand, Afghanistan, Nepal and Turkey
1976-88 Built a studio in Wales from 17th century ruins, where she was based while painting and travelling throughout Europe and the UK. Regular trips to Australia in this time.
1977 Exhibition at Phillip Bacon Galleries, Brisbane
1977 Armidale City Art Gallery, New England
1978 Exhibition at The Marches Gallery, Wales
1979 Exhibition at Australian Galleries, Melbourne
1980 Exhibition at Barry Stern Galleries, Sydney
1980 Exhibition at the Abercrombie Gallery, Melbourne
1983 Exhibition at the Qantas Gallery, London
1984 Exhibition at the Abercrombie Gallery, Melbourne
1984 Exhibition at The Marches Gallery, Wales
1986 Exhibition at Boarder Arts Festival, Wales
1987 Exhibition at Boarder Arts Festival, Wales
1987 Painting trip to India and throughout Australia
1988 Returned to Australia to live permanently
1990 Exhibition at Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
1991 Moved temporarily to Newcastle. Exhibited at Cooks Hill Gallery, Newcastle.
1992 Moved to North Queensland. Exhibition at Gould Galleries, Melbourne.
1993 Exhibition at Gould Galleries, Melbourne. Exhibition at Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1995 Exhibition at Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney
1996 Exhibition at Gould Galleries, Melbourne
1997 Celia built her studio in the hill on the Sapphire Coast where she now lives and works
1999 Exhibition at Galleria Aniela, Kangaroo Valley
Selected Group Exhibitions
1966 Civic Gallery, Canberra
1979 New South Wales House, London
1979 The Marches Gallery, Wales
1981 Qantas Gallery, London
1982 Convent Gallery, Daylesford
1983-87 Border Arts Festival, Wales
1988 Wilderness Society Exhibition, Melbourne
1991 Australian Art in Hong Kong
1991-96 Australian Landscape Painters, Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney
Collections
Bendigo Regional Art Gallery
New England Regional Art Gallery
Armidale City Art Gallery
Croft Castle, Shropshire, England
Private collections in England, Ireland, France, Portugal, Hong Kong, Japan, America