bio - Lucy Foster

Lucy Foster is a lens-based artist currently residing in Naarm, Melbourne. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography, 2016) with Honours (2018) from the Victorian College of the Arts. She has curated and participated in a number of solo and group exhibitions locally and internationally. Lucy is also a Photographer/documenter of Art, board member for the Cathedral Cabinet ARI, Co-director of CASPA Gallery in Castlemaine and resident artist at Artery Co-operative.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lu_spent/
Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user35486333
Professional Photography: https://lucy-foster.com

Portrait by Karl Halliday

Education

2018 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) - Victorian College of the Arts (VCA)
2016 - Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography) - VCA
2013 - Diploma in Photo Imaging - Photographic Imaging College (PIC)
2006 - Diploma in Graphic Arts - Bendigo Regional Institute of Tafe (BRIT)

Solo Exhibitions

2022 - self timer, Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space (CASPA).
2020 - third eye, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne.
http://seventhgallery.org/exhibitions
2019 - matter of course, Bus Projects, Melbourne.
https://busprojects.org.au/program/lucy-foster
2019 - an end seems very finite, Cathedral Cabinet, Melbourne.
2019 - healthy loss, Castlemaine Contemporary Art Space (CASPA).
2018 - crossed hair, Testing Grounds, Melbourne.
http://www.testing-grounds.com.au/upcoming-calendar/
2017 - threading water, Y37 studio, Melbourne.
2015 - more or less, The Běhal Fejér Institute, Prague, Czech Republic.
2014 - solo, Black Cat, Melbourne.

Group Exhibitions

2022 - PHOTO 2022, 'The Portrait' at Blindside, Curated by Josephine Meade and Karl Halliday
https://photo.org.au/events/the-portrait, https://blindside.org.au/program/the-portrait
2021 - All Worlds Are Flat, Curated by Liam Denny, Blindside, Melbourne.
https://blindside.org.au/program/all-worlds-are-flat
2021 - nowhere nothing, for 'Virtual Signalling', Curated by Karl Halliday, Blindside (online).
https://blindside.org.au/program/virtual-signalling
2020 - rotten sun, for 'Silent Raptures', Curated by Angela Connor, Stockroom Gallery, Kyneton.
https://stockroomspace.com/silent-raptures-curated-by-angela-connor
2019 - Sections 1-4, for 'First Commissions', Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne.
https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/showcase/lucy-foster
2019 - Group Show, Curated by Elizabeth McGiness, Low Standards Gallery, Oslo.
2018 - VCA Honours Graduate Exhibition, Victorian College of the Arts. (VCA,) Melbourne.
2018 - You Make Me Sick, Curated by Lucy Foster & Bill Hawkins, Second Space Projects, Melbourne.
2018 - medium rare, Curated by Lucy Foster & Bill Hawkins, Abbotsford Shopfront, Melbourne.
2017 - no other desire, The Confessional, Curated by Carly Rarr and Alice Dickens, Mailbox Art Space, Melbourne.
2017 - six o’clock swill, Curated by Lucy Foster & Bill Hawkins, Union Hotel, Melbourne.
https://www.facebook.com/events/1723493824626299/
2017 - Exposure, Curated by Todd Johnston, ACU Gallery, Melbourne.
http://www.acu.edu.au/staff/our_university/newsroom/new_archive/exposure_exhibition_launched_at_acu_melbourne_gallery
2017 - Debut xxii - Blindside, Curated by Dr. Kiron Robinson, Melbourne.
http://www.blindside.org.au/debut-xiii/
2016 - VCA Undergraduate Exhibition, Victorian College of the Arts (VCA,) Melbourne.
https://documentor.com.au/portfolio/2016-majlis-travelling-scholarship/
2016 - doublevision, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne.
2016 - Majlis Scholarship Exhibition, Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne.
https://documentor.com.au/portfolio/2016-majlis-travelling-scholarship/
2016 - Good Grief, Curated by Lucy Foster, VCA Art Space, Melbourne.
2015 - Don't drink the milk, VCA Art Space, Melbourne.
2015 - Make a Fake, George Paton Gallery, Melbourne.
2014 - PIC Graduate Exhibition, Glen Eira Gallery, Melbourne.
2014 - Lick My Negatives, Union Club Shops, Melbourne.

Awards, Grants & Publications

2021 - Blindside Online commission 'Virtual Signalling', supported by Creative Victoria.
2020 - Seventh gallery 'Night Screen' commission supported by Yarra City Arts
2019 - VCA First Commissions Award, Melbourne University.
2018 - Bus Projects Exhibition Award, VCA, Melbourne University.
2017 - CCP Salon winner, winner of most subtle & sophisticated use of the medium, Centre for contemporary Photography,
2017 - Exposure, Prize Winner, ACU Gallery, Melbourne.
2017 - Threading Water, Publication with Miranda J Weindling & Flavia Dent
https://flaviamdent.weebly.com/uploads/4/8/6/9/48694973/threading_water.pdf
2016 - Majlis Travelling Scholarship, Finalist - Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne.
2015 - Global Scholarship Award, Melbourne University.
2014 - Offset Journal 14 Exhibition & Publication, Victoria University, Melbourne.

As Curator

2022 - Tara Denny, Cathedral Cabinet, Melbourne
2022 - Benjamin Sexton, PHOTO 2022, Cathedral Cabinet, Melbourne.
https://photo.org.au/events/long-time-no-see
2021 - Jan Murray Paperwork, Cathedral Cabinet, Melbourne.
2019 - Nina Sanadze, re-collection, Cathedral Cabinet, Melbourne.
https://ninasanadze.com/selectedprojects/re-collection/
2018 - You Make Me Sick, Second Space Projects, Melbourne.
2018 - Medium Rare, Abbotsford Shop Front, Melbourne.
2017 - six o’clock swill, Union Hotel, Melbourne.
2017 - Sundy Art Sale, Colour Factory Gallery, Melbourne.
http://www.colourfactory.com.au/sundy-art-sale/
2016 - Good Grief, VCA Art Space, Melbourne.
2014 - Lick My Negatives, Union Hotel, Melbourne.

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