Lucy Hersey

Earth Paintings

 

At the opening of On Clarence, artist run studios and collective in Loch.

Residencies and awards

2024

Omnia Prize - Shortlisted

2023

Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize, Salon des Refuses

Gippsland Art Gallery Summer School - Lake Glenmaggie. VIC

2022

FLOAT Inc. - artist in residence, Lake Tyers - Vic.

Ravenswood Womens Australian Art Prize – Shortlisted.

2021

Artists in Spaces – Selected by South Gippsland Shire Council to make art in public space residency, Mirboo North, Vic.

2018

Commonfolk Coffee - Studio Artist

Solo exhibitions

2024

Land made - Cook Street Collective (Forthcoming, August)

Sky Swimming - Leighton Contemporary (Previously Gallery Raye) QLD.

2023

Can we stop here for a moment - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, VIC

Of Earth - Antipodes Gallery and Bookshop, Sorrento, VIC

2022

Golden Moments - Gallery Raye, Sunshine Coast, QLD

ARTEMIS - Little Oberon Gallery, Fish Creek, Vic

2021

My Favourite Places – Blackroom Gallery, Flinders, Vic

Steep – Mirboo North, Vic

2018

Fond Farewell – Meeniyan Art Gallery, Vic

Group Exhibitions (selected)

2025

Scale - Lander-Se, Red Hill, Vic

Of the Earth - Berninneit, Cowes Cultural Centre, Phillip Island, Vic

2024

Beyond the Secret Garden - On Clarence, Loch, Vic

Impressions - Stockyard Gallery, Foster Vic

Landscapes, in, of, about - Little Oberon Gallery, Fish Creek, VIC

Omnia Prize finalists exhibition - Toorak, VIC

Open Air - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC

2023

Return to The Secret Garden - On Clarence Studios, Loch Village.

Lethbridge Gallery Art Prize, Salon Des Refuses

Wet Areas - Gallery Jones Art and Frame Store, Ripponlea, VIC

Bryter - Tyger Gallery, Yass, NSW

En Plein air - Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale, VIC

2022

Summer Smalls - Cook Street Collective, Flinders, Vic

Wrap - East Gippsland Art Gallery, Bairnsdale, Vic

The Secret Garden - Loch Village

Spring Tide - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

Naturalistic - Kerri Greens Barrel room, Flinders, Vic

Nocturne - Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Vic

MATERIAL OBSESSION – Blackroom Gallery, Flinders, Vic

Ravenswood Womens Australian Art Prize Finalists Exhibition, NSW

Infinite Space – The Moree Gallery, Moree, NSW

Immeasurable (International Womens Day) – Meeniyan Art Gallery

Landscape Interrupted – Stockyard Gallery, Foster, VIC

Curating, public art and other projects

2024

Strathcona Girls Grammar School Artist In Residence Year 7 Art Project. Camberwell VIC

2016 Museum Release Chardonnay Wine Label for Gippsland Wine Company. Limited Edition release.

2023

Backyard Biosecurity - Public art project for Victorian Government Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Arts Consultant to Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, The Village Feast

South Gippsland Shire Council Arts Advisory Committee Member

Director of On Clarence - South Gippsland Artist Collective, and studios, Loch.

Curated The Secret Garden community exhibition, Loch Village, (2024, 2023 and 2022)

2022

ARC winery bottle label release - 12 paintings for 12 labels by ARC wines.

Curated MATERIAL OBSESSION group exhibition for the Blackroom gallery.

Loch Village Art Council – small volunteer group coordinating and funding infrastructure/art projects and local exhibitions.

2018

'Regeneration’ Art/Science residency program and exhibition, Monash University - Coordinated an artist in residence program, embedding nine artists within the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute over a 12 month period. The program culminated with an exhibition of works made by the artists in response to the research and scientists, where the works were sold to cover the cost of the program and fundraise for the institute.

Education and Background

BaSc (Hons) Monash University 2014

Background in medical research, Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (Monash University), 2012-2020.