Lucy in a Brisbane based artist and curator. Her multidisciplinary practice includes sculpture, video and kiln-cast lead crystal. She creates contemporary conceptual glass sculpture using traditional craft-based techniques. Themes of fluidity and light are explored through projection and reflection, and the solidity and static nature of cast glass objects.
Lucy studied at Australian National University and has a Bachelor of Visual Arts, Honours First Class from the School of Art (2007) receiving the Peter & Lena Karmel award for the top-ranking student. In 2010 she received the National Museum of Australia Scholarship and completed her Master Degree in Liberal Arts (Museums and Collections), through the Australian National University Research School of Humanities and the Arts.
Lucy has more than 15 years’ experience working in arts access and learning. This includes positions at the National Gallery of Australia, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Ipswich Art Gallery. Currently Lucy is Curator - Engagement, at Museum of Brisbane. Her experience in gallery-based education has focused on working with a wide range of audiences, such as access and inclusion and audience focused programming.
Photo by Lenny Foster, New Mexico
Education
2010 Masters of Liberal Arts (Museums and Collections) Australian National University, Research School of Arts and Humanities
2007 Bachelor of Arts (Visual) Hons. First Class, Australian National University School of Art
Grants, Residencies & Prizes
2015 TFAIR Residency Canberra Glassworks, 4 May - 14 June 2015
2011 Residency, Bundanoon Trust, Shoalhaven, NSW. With Jaqueline Bradley, commission of temporary installationwork for Hot Country Festival
2009 Grant Recipient ArtsACT Grant to fund production of new work in 2010
2009 Residency, Bundanoon Trust, October, Shoalhaven, NSW
2008 Residency, “Press Print” Megalo Print Studio, Canberra, ACT
2008 Grant Recipient ArtsACT Grant to fund attendance at Hatched 08 opening and symposium, PICA, Perth (joint recipients Rosalind Lemoh and Lan Nguyen-Hoan)
2008 Winner, Jed Art Award Shepparton Regional Gallery
2007 EASS, Emerging Artists Support Scheme, Peter and Lena Karmel Award
2005 Berlin Universitat der Kunste, Student exchange for one semester
2005 Westmead Travelling Scholarship, 2005 Australian National University
Speaking & Events
Artist talk, Sunday 20 August, Redland Art Gallery 2017
Crystal Clear, Canberra Glass works, Artist talk with Matthew Curtis, 3 June 2015
National Film and Sound Archive, Treasures of Canberra, 25 July 2014
Moderator ‘Digitise or Perish’ expert panel, conference hosted by National Film and Sound Archive, ABC Arts forum, Parliament House, 12 August 2013
Panel conversation with Betty Churcher AO, and Robyn Archer AO, Drill Hall Gallery, Treasures of Canberra Launch 12 July 2013
Guest Speaker, National Trust Members Christmas function, 8 December 2013
Conference presentation, Museums Australia Education National Network (MAENN) conference day, Museums Australia National Conference 2013 ‘We’re all in this together’ Family programs at the National Portrait Gallery with Karen Vickery, 2013
gRage guest artist, You Are Here Festival, Canberra 22 March, 2013
Solo Exhibitions
2019 The Residue, Outer Space, Brisbane, 16 August - 1 December
2017 Ash and bone, Redland Art Gallery, 20 August - 8 October
2009 Trepidation, CCAS Gorman House, 11 December–13 February
2009 Solo exhibition Craft ACT Crucible space, 14 May–20 June
2009 Vessel vessel, Screen Space, PICA, Perth, 11 February
Selected Group Exhibitions
2022 Venation, ANCA Gallery, 14 September - 9 October
2021 The Glassery, Land Street Gallery
2020 Breathing Space: Taking time out with the RAG Collection, Redlands Art Gallery QLD
2019 Fresh eyes, Pine River Art Gallery QLD
2018 At the edge of matter, ANCA Gallery ACT
2017 Exquisite, Caboolture Art Gallery;
2016 15 Artists, art award, Redcliffe Art Gallery;
2015 New Glass: Archeology, Excavation and the Arcane, curated by Magda Keaney, 17 June - 30 August
2011 Wonderwall, ANCA gallery 8–19 June
2011 Insight Canberra Glass Works, 19 January–17 March
2010 CAPO Exhibition, National Archives 19–27 November
2010 Connected, ANU SOFA Foyer gallery, 24 February–6 March
2009 Achromatism, exhibition Queensland Centre for Photography, 27 September–25 October
2009 Darkspace light work, exhibition M16 Gallery, 16–27 September
2009 Phoenix Prize, selected artist, ANU SOFA Gallery ACT, 2–25 April
2008 Domain, Urban art project, exhibition and publication Canberra,
November
2008 Press Print, residency exhibition Megalo Print Studio, Canberra, ACT
2008 Make Way, artist and curator M16 Gallery, 6–17 August
2008 Hatched 08, exhibition PICA Perth Institute of Contemporary Art
2008 Jed Art Award, (Winner) Shepparton Regional Gallery, February–April
Publications & Reviews
2015 Exhibition essay, New Glass: Archeology, Excavation and the Arcane, by Ellis Hutch, 17 June - 30 August
2015 Art Review: New Glass at the Canberra Glassworks, by Kerry-Anne Cousins, Canberra Times, 3 July
2015 Canberra Glasswork centenary: New glass exhibition is a fitting tribute, by Sally Pryor, Canberra Times, 12 June
2013 Canberra’s treasure trove, Sally Pryor, Canberra Times, 12 January
2012-2013 Canberra 100 Treasures Page
2011 Wonderwall, exhibition review by Yolande Norris, Useless lines, 15 June
2011 Glass gives fresh insight review by Kerry-Anne Cousins, Canberra Times, 26 January
2011 Glass insights, review by Diana Streak, in Panorama Canberra Times, 22 January
2010 CAPO Exhibition Catalogue
2010 Connected: Art is an open book exhibition review by Yolande Norris, Useless lines, 1 March
2009 Trepidation, High Cultural Capitol by David Broker in CCAS Social pages
2009 Achromatism- Recent video work from the ACT, Queensland Center for Photography
2009 Lucy Quinn in Aquatherapy, review by Yolande Norris, Useless lines, 7 April
2009 Vessel vessel, PICA, exhibition archives
2009 Vessel vessel, article by Michelle Ho, CitySearch Perth, Feb 2009
2008 Domain08 Temporary Public Art Project Catalogue
2008 Reviewed by Ted Snell in State of play, The Australian3 May
2008 Hatched 08, National Graduate Show catalogue, PICA
2007 Domain, Urban art project catalogue, Canberra (image, BEAM group)
2007 Graduating Exhibition catalogue, ANU SOA
2007 Push Your Buttons, Exhibition catalogue, Canberra