Celia Paul

Celia Paul is an Indian-born British painter. Paul's mainly known for her impressionistic work, which she developed during her education at the Slade School of Fine Art. Paul lives and works in London, England.

Biography
Celia Paul was born on 11 November 1959 in Thiruvananthapuram (formerly called Trivandrum), South India.

From 1976 to 1981 she studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London, where she met Lucian Freud who was a visiting tutor and with whom she would have a relationship.

Paul was represented by Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London from 1984 to 1986 and then by Marlborough Fine Art, London from 1989 to 2014. She has been represented by Victoria Miro, London since May 2014.

A solo exhibition of new work by the artist titled Celia Paul: Memory and Desire took place at Victoria Miro in London, 6 April-14 May 2022. The exhibition coincided with the publication of Letters to Gwen John, a new book by the artist published by Jonathan Cape and New York Review Books which centres on a series of letters addressed to the painter Gwen John (1876-1939), who has long been a tutelary spirit for Paul.

Paul wrote her autobiography Self-Portrait which was released in 2019 and well-received by national newspapers including The Guardian, The New York Times, and The New York Review of Books.

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