SUMMARY

Originally from Melbourne, Lucy has been a Fine Artist and Illustrator for 15+ years. As a Fine Artist, Lucy is a Southern Buoy Studios (2022, 2021) and Portia Geach (2015) finalist as well as a Highly Commended recipient in the Victorian Artist Society VAS Autumn Select exhibition (2022) and in the 111th annual MSWPS exhibition "Changing Perspectives" (2020).

A MSWPS member since 2016, in 2022 she was nominated to join the MSWPS committe (Melbourne Society of Women Painters and Sculptors).

Her Illustration industry experience includes Concept/Visualisation Artist for advertising firms and a Children's Book Illustrator for publishing companies.

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BIOGRAPHY​​

Commissions/Awards

• 2022    "Painting While Waiting", Painting (Highly Commended VAS Autumn Exhibition)
  
• 2022    "Jo Working In The Garden", Painting (SBS Finalist) 
• 2021     "Painting While Waiting", Painting (SBS Finalist)
• 2021      Jacaranda wall mural for private client, Melbourne, Victoria
• 2020    "Painting While Waiting", Painting (Highly Commended 111th MSWPS Exhibition)
• 2019     Children's Christmas colouring pages, Stylish Australiana
• 2019     Wall mural for the Love, Hope & Gratitude Foundation, Mount Barker SA
• 2018    “Wee Davie Vs Yin Goliath”, Artwork for Cola drink label, Wee Davie Cola
• 2018    "24.Two" Poster artwork for Play Every Day Actors Studio, South Australia 
• 2018    “Collab-rah-doodle”, Arts grant from the Australian Cultural Fund
• 2017    “Chooky and the kids”, Painting Commission
• 2017    “Travelling House”, Album cover artwork, band Conundrum In Deed
• 2017    “Dr Ricktor’s Amazing Automaton”, Artwork on the sides of automaton machine
• 2016     Personalised artwork of client on skateboard deck
• 2015     Avant Card, Postcards nationwide, Artist Project
• 2015     “Don’t Worry. It Doesn’t Matter”, Painting (Portia Geach Finalist)
• 2015     “At The Movies”, Painting commission
• 2015     “Where is Kitty Pom?”, Story and Game App, Yoke Interactive
• 2014     “GB’s Last Supper”, Painting commission
• 2014     “Owl, Cat, Wolf”, Painting commission
• 2013     Beer Label of the Year Award, Victorian Beer Label Collectors Society (winner)
• 2013    “Gentleman”, Album artwork, band Conundrum In Deed
• 2013    “Moonlit Sail”, Painting commission
• 2012    “Wet Nurse Tonic”, Artwork for beer label, Moondog Craft Brewery
• 2012    “Robe”, Painting commission
• 2010    Cancer Council’s Art Award, (People’s choice award winner)
• 2010    BeinArt Surrealist Collective, “Sideshow” (winner)

Invitation/Group & Solo Exhibitions

• 2022     "VAS Portrait Exhibition 2022", VAS Gallery​, Melbourne (group)
• 2022     "Faces of VAS 2022", VAS Gallery​, Melbourne (group)
• 2022     "VAS 2022 Winter Exhibition", VAS Gallery​, Melbourne (group)
  
• 2022     "VAS 2022 Autumn Exhibition", VAS Gallery​, Melbourne (group)
• 2022     "Out Of The Box Popup Exhibition", VAS Gallery, Melbourne (group)
  
• 2022     "George Hicks Foundation Contemporary Exhibition" VAS Gallery, Melbourne (group)
• 2022     "Tastes of Rutherglen Art Prize", Memorial Hall, Rutherglen (group)
• 2022     "SBS Potrait Prize 2022", Southern Buoy Studios, Victoria (group) 
• 2022     "VAS 2022 Summer Exhibition", VAS Gallery​, Melbourne (group)​
• 2021     "Fr_nge Art Trail", Edinburgh, UK (group)
• 2021     "SBS Portrait Prize 2021", Southern Buoy Studios, Victoria (group)
• 2020    “111th Changing Perspectives”, Melbourne Artists Society, Melbourne (group)
• 2019     “110th Changing Perspectives”, Melbourne Artists Society, Melbourne (group)
• 2019     "Collab-rah-doodle", Melbourne Fringe, Motley Bauhaus, North Fitzroy (solo)     
• 2018     “109th Changing Perspectives”, Melbourne Artists Society, Melbourne (group)
• 2017     “108th Changing Perspectives”, Melbourne Artists Society, Melbourne (group)
• 2016    “107th Changing Perspectives”, Malvern Artists Society, Malvern (group)
• 2015    “Portia Geach Portrait Prize 2015”, S. H. Ervin Gallery, Circular Quay Sydney (group)
• 2012     “Circus Freak vs. Super Freak”, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne (solo)
• 2011      “Goils of the Sideshow”, 4 Walls Gallery, CBD Melbourne (solo)
• 2010     “Cancer Council Art Awards”, 120 Collins Street, CBD Melbourne (group)
• 2009     “Maamalien”, Hogan Gallery, Fitzroy Melbourne  (group)

Published

• 2021     "Where is Kitty Pom?" Krystina Gibson, Little Steps Publishing
• 2020   "Amy Can Do Maths" Lisa Pape, (self published)
• 2017    “Fly Sebastian Fly” Aaron Brindle, Crescent Moon Books
• 2017    “Sebastian’s Wonderful Find” Aaron Brindle, Crescent Moon Books
• 2016     “My Name is Sam”, Cover artwork, Author Wes Stuart, Amazon
• 2016     “The Fear Collectors”, Cover artwork, Author Lauren E. Mitchell, Amazon
• 2016    “I Wipe Better Than You”, Kevin Fahey, CreateSpace
• 2015    “10 Little Potoroos”, Jackie Lomax, InHouse Publishing

Studies
2005 – 2006   PG Dip Arts Management, University of Melbourne
1999 – 2001     Degree Creative Advertising, RMIT