Lucy Griggs

 

Born Sydney 1976

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EDUCATION

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2007

Master of Visual Art (1st Class Hons), Victorian College of the Arts

2006

Postgraduate Diploma in Visual Art, Victorian College of the Arts

2001

Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours), Queensland University of Technology

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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION

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     2013 

The Nature of Things, Milani Gallery, Brisbane

     2011

The Republic of Bees, Milani Gallery, Brisbane

      2010

Butterflies and the human soul, MARS [Melbourne Art Rooms], Melbourne

     2008

Observatory Space, Metro Arts, Brisbane

Wind Circles, MARS [Melbourne Art Rooms], Melbourne

     2007

You Are Here X, Seventh Gallery, Melbourne

2003

A ladybeetle whispers the story of the Rabbit in the Moon to a dead bee, Metro Arts, Brisbane

The Willow Series, The Farm Gallery, Brisbane

     2002

Untitled, SoapBox Gallery, Brisbane

     2001

Colouring-In, SoapBox Gallery, Brisbane

Promise 2001, Metro Arts, Brisbane

     2000

Window, SoapBox Gallery, Brisbane

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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2015

Guarding the Homefront, Casula Powerhouse, New South Wales

9/11, Moana Project Space, Perth

2010

Kings x Kings, Kings ARI, Melbourne

Miniatures Fundraising Show, Level ARI, Brisbane

A Little Birdie Told Me, MARS [Melbourne Art Rooms]

Worm Mountain, c3, Contemporary Art Space, Melbourne

2008

Christmas Show, Milani Gallery, Brisbane

2007

Christmas Show, Bellas Milani Gallery, Brisbane

VCA Graduate Exhibition, VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne

For Every Bird, MARS [Melbourne Art Rooms]

Revisiting Arte Povera, George Paton Gallery, University of Melbourne

Urban Arboreal, City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall

Debut III, Blindside, Melbourne

2006

VCA Graduate Exhibition, VCA Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Melbourne

Animals as Allegory, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane

The End, QUT H Block Gallery, Brisbane

2005 Hope Box Art Event 2005, Centar Za Kulturu Mostar (Mostar), Roman Petrovice Gallery (Sarajevo), Kosova Art Museum (Prishtine), SKC Gallery (Belgrade)

Orientalism, Blindside, Melbourne

2004 Curio, The Farm Gallery, Brisbane

The Farm Gallery, Sydney Art Fair

2003

Tree-house, Studio 11, Metro Arts, Brisbane

Project Wall, Rocket Art, Newcastle

2002

The A4 Refugee Project, Metro Arts, Brisbane

Between Now and Tomorrow, Gallery 482, Brisbane

Best of Graduates, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane

2001

Art from Europe and America, Honours Exhibition, QUT Palace Gallery, Brisbane

Replay; New Art from Brisbane, Shop_70 Contemporary Art Space, Adelaide

HopeBox Peep-Show 2001, Queensland College of Art, Brisbane

Fresh Cut 2001, Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane

2000

Trace, Graduate Exhibition, QUT H Block Gallery, Brisbane

GRANTS AND AWARDS

2007 The Elliott Family Ten Year Collection, Victorian College of the Arts
2006 Fiona Myer Award, Victorian College of the Arts
2003 Metro Arts Artist in Residence, Metro Arts, Brisbane

COLLECTIONS

Mirvac, Melbourne
City of Melbourne
Gadens Lawyers, Brisbane
Private Collections

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Gibson, Prue, 'Debutantes', Australian Art Collector, Issue 51, January – March 2010, col. Ill. p.180.
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Hansen, David. 'Urban Arboreal', City Gallery, Melbourne Town Hall, 29 June – 22 September 2007.
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Howlett, Chris. 'Debut III', Blindside, 1 – 17 February 2007.
[Essay by Chris Howlett]

Bladen, Victoria. 'Animals as Allegory', Machine, Volume 1, Issue 4, 2006, p. 13.
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Muhlberger, Emma. 'Animals as Allegory', QUT Art Museum, 2 February – 9 April 2006.
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Poloni, Olivia. 'Orientalism', un Magazine, Issue 5, Spring 2005, pp. 36-37.
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Matthews, Kirsten. 'A Small Token', Blindside, 21 April – 7 May 2005.
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Milani, Josh. 'A ladybeetle whispers the story of the Rabbit in the Moon to a dead bee', Metro Arts, 5 November – 21 November 2003.
[Essay by Josh Milani]

McColm, Donna. 'Lucy Griggs, The Farm, 14 March – 5 April', Local Art, Issue 2, April 2003, pp. 1-2. ill.
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Gobe, Claire. 'Do you remember bedtime stories when you were a child?', The Farm, 14 March – 5 April 2003.
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Broker, David. 'Fresh Cut 2001', Semper 2001, Issue 1, p.62. col. ill. p. inside cover.

McDougall, Ruth. 'Fresh Cut 2001', Institute of Modern Art, 8 February – 17 March 2001, ill. p. cover.
[Essay by Ruth McDougall]