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Lucy is an Australian artist who was born in Sydney in 1973. She graduated from the Institute of Art and Restoration in Florence, Italy in 1995, the University of Sydney (Bachelor of Arts) in 1999 and the National Art School (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in 2003 and completed two years at the Charlie Sheard studio school in Sydney in 2004 and 2005.
Lucy has exhibited her work in many shows since graduating from the National Art School and her work has been selected for some notable prize exhibitions including: the Sulman Art Prize, AGNSW, Mosman Art Prize and the Mary Place Gallery Emerging Artists Prize.
Education
2004 - 2005 Charlie Sheard Studio School, Sydney
1999 - 2002 Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting), National Art School, Sydney
1995 - 1998 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts/English), University of Sydney
1992 - 1994 Diploma of Graphic Art, Institute of Art and Restoration, Florence, Italy
Selected Solo & Group Exhibitions
2010
Solo Show, Season By Season, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2009
Solo Show, Lost and Found, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2008
Finalist Mosman Art Prize,
Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
Solo Show, Destiny, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2007
Solo Show, Reveries, Frances Keevil Gallery, Sydney
2007
Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
2006
Frances Keevil Art Exhibition, Woollahra, Sydney
Art Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, Melbourne
2005
Finalist Sulman Prize Exhibition, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney
Recent Works, Maree Mizon gallery, Woollahra, Sydney
Emerging Artists @ Mary Place, Mary Place Gallery, Paddington, Sydney
Frances Keevil Art Exhibition, Woollahra, Sydney
Art Sydney, Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney
Infusion, Cellblock National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Interlude, MLC Gallery, Ultimo, Sydney
2004
Spectrum, Parliament House, Sydney
Infusion, Cellblock, National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Sydney Affordable Art Show, Fox Studios, Moore Park, Sydney
ASX Reuters Exhibition, Cellblock, National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Drawcards, Cellblock, National Art School, Sydney
Solo Show, Gallery 307, Northbridge, Sydney
2003
Finalist Mosman Art Prize, Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney
ASX Reuters Exhibition,
Cellblock, National Art School, Darlinghurst, Sydney
Lucy is represented in private collections in Australia, England, Italy,
Hong Kong and The United States of America.
Exhibition -
Season by
Season -
August 5 to August 24, 2010
This exhibition represents a poetic stroll through the seasons; it is an
invitation to roam and crisscross the seasons as one might in a dream.
Lucy provides the viewer with a chance to enjoy and celebrate the beauty of
the ephemeral and transitory, and to savour the moment and recognise the
passing of time. Her landscapes are deeply felt and interspersed with
nuances of light and dark...vast fields; bright colourful spring gardens;
the shifting patterns of the skies; the leaves of autumn; and the
never-ending blue of the ocean. These works celebrate moments which are
certain to fade and cherish that which is fragile and impermanent.
‘mono no aware’ – the poignant loveliness of fragile things.
Exhibition -
Lost and
Found -
September 17 to October 1, 2009
The
inspiration for the title of this series of paintings came whilst reading a
story to her son called Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers. The simplicity
of the title, with its ability to say so much more, struck a chord with the
artist and she decided it would be a good launch pad for her next series of
paintings.
Lucy’s works attempt
to express human existence in moments of joy, tenderness, hopelessness and
adventure. They are fragments of her experiences or moments shared or observed
that have captured her attention in an emotional way.
Lucy’s painting methods employ old masters techniques of layering with opaque
and transparent colours, building up the image with glazing. Beside the
important visual appeal, she does this to ensure that the paintings will last
beyond her lifetime and be of lasting value to those who buy them.
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