Ceil was born in Los Angeles, California and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Art with a Teaching Certification. 

Ceil is the owner of Gilboa Designs and mentors include Lloyd Samuelson for showing her rules of composition and color  and just as importantly taught her that she should break them.  Along with Lloyd Samuelson Linda Scott also served as a mentor while serving as her painting apprentice learning the nuts and bolts of building large canvases, preparing paints and the why’s and how’s of making art a way of life. Ceil’s favorite piece of work is “Miracle Man” – a large drawing of twin brother as an exhausted knight in armor climbing onto the summit of a mountain.  This was drawn after he survived a severe head injury.

Ceil’s honors include Chicago Foundation honors my rendition of Chicago architecture, Ceil’s Chicago Skyline Design was chosen as official merchandize for the Democraqtic Convention and Limmud asked Ceil to present designs at their annual convention.