Lucy PAPALIA

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Lucy was born in Perth.  She graduated from Perth Technical College in 1975 having completed a Diploma of Graphic Design. Her specialist interests were drawing, etching and photography. Lucy worked in the advertising industry before travelling overseas and starting a family. 

 After returning to the advertising industry as a senior artist she decided to experiement with a variety of mediums to broaden her artistic outlook including acrylic, watercolours, pastels and pen and ink before deciding to specialize in watercolour.

Lucy is an active member of a number of community based art clubs and was invited to join the Watercolour Society of WA and has successfully exhibited works in both general and restricted art exhibitions and has won awards for her works.

She has taught watercolour painting and drawing since 1992. In 1999 she was commissioned to provide artwork for a new Telstra administration building and has been commissioned by private collectors.

Her first solo exhibition was in 2001 and Lucy has been invited to judge art competitions for the Joondalup and Wanneroo Councils in public exbibitions. She has conducted and organized art and art history tours to Salzburg, Tuscany and France. 

EXHIBITIONS

2001  Accent Fine Art Gallery              
2002  Accent Fine Art Gallery   
2002  Houghton Winery Art Gallery
2003  Houghton Winery Art Gallery
2004  Houghton Winery Art Gallery
2005  Old Royal George Gallery
2006  Houghton Winery Art Gallery 
2007  Lumiere Gallery


PRIZES

2003    Mindarie Art                                                             First Prize Watercolour
2004    Beverley Art Gallery Purchase Exhibition                        First Prize Watercolour
2004    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Best Marine Painting
2004    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Watercolour Award
2005    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Laurie Bennett Award
2005    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Honourable Mention
2005    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Watercolour Award
2005    The York Society Art and Craft Awards Exhibition          Highly Commended
2006    The York Society Art and Craft Awards Exhibition          Watercolour Award
2006    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Honourable Mention
2007    West Australian Society of Arts Annual Exhibition           Overall - First Prize
2007    Watercolour Society of WA Annual Awards Exhibition     Overall - First Prize

 

Demonstrated Watercolour painting at Art Clubs

  • Trigg Art Society
  • Atwell Gallery
  • Armadale Art Club
  • Watercolour Society of WA
  • Bassendean Art Club
  • Wanneroo Art Society 
 
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