“The mystery of Art is that it makes us one” Bill Henson, Credo, Monthly Magazine
Lucy Barker is contemporary Sydney artist. Her professional background is in design and advertising with international training in traditional oil painting and a design degree in visual communications. Lucy returned to art after the birth of her first child in 2005. Since then she has been represented at Sherman Art Galleries (Art Box), Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize 2008, Willoughby Art Prize (winner 2003) and Sculpture By The Sea for 3 years consecutively since 2009. This year she is also a finalist in the Paddington Art Prize and has a solo exhibition at Maitland Regional Art Gallery running from 11th Nov 2011 – 19th Feb 2012. The opening celebration is from 3-5pm on Saturday 10th Dec.
Lucy’s work is characterised by its playfulness and accessibility, both conceptually and visually. Her materials work in unison with her ideas to create work that speaks on many different levels to a wide audience in a typically quirky and vernacular manner.