Biography

 

Born U.K. 1966. Citizen of NZ since 2000.

2yr diploma, Solihull technical College, Birmingham -1982-84.

3 yr degree with Honours, Bath academy of Art - 1984-87.

Apprentice to sculptor Sean Crampton, Calne , Wiltshire-1988-93. 

Foundry worker for warstone & Turner, Birmingham - 1993-98

Gallery manager/curator MB Fine Art, Birmingham - 1995-98

move to New Zealand

Tutor and curator for Hungry Creek School of Art, Puhoi - 1998 -2001

Birth of children 2000 and 2002

Set up 'Mastering Art' - art classes for local adults. -2005 -ongoing

Winner of The Depot Art Awards 2005, Devonport

One -man show Studio Gallery, Kingsland, Auckland.

Finalist - Park Lane Art Awards, Aucland Museum - 2006

Winner of The Lincoln Green Sculpture Award, Waitakere City - 2006

One -man show at Satellite gallery, Newton -2007

Finalist for  Headland Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island -2009

Winner of The Peoples Choice Award for the above.

Finalist for Sculpture in the Gardens Auckland Botanical Gardens - 2010/11

Winner of the Mc Connell Family Supreme Award for the above.

Invited panelist for NZ Sculpture Onshore event -'Art for a public wall'- 2011

Finalist for 'The National Small sculpture Prize' @ Waiheke Island - 2012

Invited exhibitor - 'Summer of Sculpture' Wynyard Quarter, Auckland City -2013

Finalist - 'Sculpture in the Gardens', Auckland Botanical Gardens - 2013/14

Finalist - 'Shapeshifter ,Wellington 2014

Collection of Wellington Sculpture Trust-- 2014

Curator for 3 Vauxhall school Art Exhibitions - 2008,2010 and 2012

Curation of VIP rooms and backstage areas for Vector Arena, Auckland 2014

Installation of public work ' Big Man ' City Hospital, Lower Hutt, Wellington. 2015

Installation of  public work 'The Learning '  @ Aryles Gardens , Whitford, Auckland 2016

Volunteer Curating for 'Frame Works' Asylum seekers support trust art exhibition , AUT, Auckland

Finalist for Art in the Gardens, Auckland Botanical Gardens, 2017-18

Winner of The Peoples Choice award for the above work.

Art Educator for North Art, Northcote, Auckland,2020

currently exhibiting @ Art by the Sea - Takapuna, Waiheke Art Gallery - Waiheke Island, 

Art Industry - Clevedon,  Black Door Gallery - Parnell.

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Lucy has work in private and public collections world wide. The subject matter is global political.