Celeste received her formal training at the University of Guelph from 1989-1994. Studying under Tony Scherman, Margaret Priest, Ron Shuebrook and Greg Murphy, she obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art.  

In 1995 she attended the Ontario College of Art to further her Painting and Drawing skills. She later attended George Brown College where she became certified as an Interior Decorator and a Feng Shui Practitioner.

She has painted a few well known Canadian celebrities including Mike Holmes, Moses Znaimer and Carla Collins. Her portraits can often be seen on HGTV’s Income Property.

Her work is collected world wide and has received several awards.