Lucy Culliton

Australian Women ArtistsThe podcastEp 75 Lucy Culliton  Lucy Culliton is a gem. It was such an enjoyable conversation – she always has interesting stories, and I was just lucky enough to be sitting on the other side of the table. It becomes quite apparent that Lucy finds a portrait in everything she looks at — a cactus spine, a prize rooster, a knitted doll, a greyhound asleep in the afternoon light. And that’s because she paints with an intimacy that seems to breathe life into those everyday scenes and objects?Lucy Culliton lives and works on a property at the edge of Bibbenluke in the Snowy Monaro. There she has created a beautiful garden, and she also shares the property with cows, sheep, goats, horses, pigeons, ducks and many rescued greyhounds. The farm is not a backdrop to the work. It is the work.Lucy studied at the National Art School, graduating in 1996, and has spent three decades building one of the most beloved and distinctive bodies of work in Australian painting. She is a multiple Archibald, Wynne and Sulman finalist, and this year won the Sir John Sulman Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.Her paintings make you slow down. They make you look harder. And they make the ordinary world feel, somehow, like more than enough.I decided within seconds of starting this conversation that, for listeners to get the full picture, it would best to just let it roll. No editing. It is what it is with Lucy. And aren’t we all the luckier for that. Lucy is represented by @kingstreetgallery in Sydney and @janmurphygallery in BrisbaneHer exhibition, Grasses, Tussocks & Sedges is at King St till 4 July Head to my bio for a link to the podcast episode or search for Australian Women Artists wherever you find your podcasts. Images1.   LC via Painted River Project2.   Bibbenluke Spring 2025 oil on canvas 122 x 993.   Top Swamp II 2023 oil on canvas 199 x 1224.   Toolah, artist assist and and model oil on canvas 140 x140 (winner Sulman Prize 2026)5.   View From The Pavillion Gunningrah 2026 oil on canvas 184 x 1836.   Love lies bleeding 2017 oil on canvas 244 x 183