Lucy Hersey

Earth Paintings

Awards and Residencies

2026

The Heysen Prize for Landscape, finalist - Handorf.

The Maldon Landscape Prize, finalist.

The John Leslie Art Prize, finalist. Gippsland Art Gallery, Sale

The Corner Store Gallery Regional Art Prize, finalist - Orange

The Fleurieu Art Prize, finalist - McLaren Vale

The Bald Archy, finalist – Canberra

2025

Mudgee AIR  

Omnia Prize, finalist, Toorak.                     

2024

Strathcona Girls Grammar School Artist in Residence. 

Omnia Prize, finalist, Toorak.  

2023

Gippsland Art Gallery Summer School

Lethbridge Gallery Landscape Prize, Salon des Refuses.    

2022

FLOAT Inc - artist in residence, Lake Tyers  

Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize finalist

2021

Artists in Spaces –South Gippsland Shire Council artist in residency. Mirboo North    

Solo exhibitions   

2026 – Earthsong – Latrobe Regional Gallery, Morwell, VIC

2025 – Shadeseeker – Leighton Contemporary, Noosa, QLD

2024 –  LANDMADE – Blackroom Gallery, Cook Street Collective, Flinders, VIC

Sky Swimming – Gallery Raye – Noosa, QLD 

2023 – Can we stop here for a moment – Brunswick Street Gallery – Fitzroy, VIC 

Of Earth – Antipodes – Sorrento, VIC  

2022 – Golden Moments - Gallery Raye, Noosa, QLD

ARTEMIS - Little Oberon Gallery, Fish Creek, VIC 

2021 – My Favourite Places – Blackroom Gallery, Cook Street Collective, Flinders, VIC 

2018 – Fond Farewell – Meeniyan Art Gallery, VIC  

Group Exhibitions (selected)   

 2025 – Of The Earth – Berninneit – Cowes Cultural Centre

Solar – Lander-Se

Three’s A Crowd – Gallery Jones Art and Frame House

Melbourne Affordable Art Fair (in Land Gallery)

Plumage and Place – Blackroom Gallery, Cook Street Collective

SCALE – Lander Se

2024 –OPEN AIR – Brunswick Street Gallery

Landscape, in of and about – Little Oberon

Impressions – Stockyard Gallery 

2023 – Wet Areas - Gallery Jones Art and Frame Store   

En Plein air - Gippsland Art Gallery

2022 – WRAP – East Gippsland Art Gallery

Summer Smalls – Cook Street Collective  

Spring Tide - Brunswick Street Gallery  

Naturalistic - Kerri Greens Red Hill 

Nocturne - Brunswick Street Gallery  

MATERIAL OBSESSION – Blackroom Gallery, Cook Street Collective

Infinite Space – The Moree Gallery  

Immeasurable–   Meeniyan Art Gallery   

Landscape Interrupted – Stockyard Gallery  

2021 –  Earthworks – Meeniyan Art Gallery  

FLORA – Heritage Hill Gallery Dandenong 

2020 – My Still Life – No Vacancy Gallery

Home – The Corner Store Gallery

 

Collections

Latrobe Regional Gallery Permanent Collection

Commercial and Public work   

2026 - Commissioned exhibition for Latrobe Regional Exhibition.

2025 – Artwork commission for Mosaic Property group via Leighton Contemporary.

Small works commissioned for each of five accommodation cabins at Five Acres Phillip Island.

2024 -  Museum Release Chardonnay  label artwork for Gippsland Wine Company Loch.   

Artwork used in ABC production of FISK

2023 – Backyard Biosecurity – fibreglass public art sculpture commission for Victorian Government Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action.

2022 – ARC winery art label release - ARC winery (Warragul).  

Large works commissioned for Farmers Daughters Collins Street and Federation Square restaurants.

Community

Director of local artist collective and studios project On Clarence

Education & Background

Bachelor of Science (Hons) Monash University 2014

Research assistant. Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute. 2012-2020