About
Lucy Tolan is an artist based in Naarm (Melbourne). She completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at RMIT in 2018 specialising in ceramics.
Lucy wants her work to occupy the space where architecture and landscape meet. With repetitive patterns and bold colour, her objects are informed by modernist architecture and have textile like qualities, combining soft and hard. She is concerned with juxtaposing form and texture to create both tension and harmony.
Lucy hand builds her work using a combination of pinch and slab building techniques. She collects and creates repetitive textures using natural and self-made objects.
CV
Education
2015–2018
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Ceramics)—RMIT University
Exhibitions
2022
- It’s not just blue—Craft Victoria, Melbourne
- A Gentle Unwinding—Modern Times, Fitzroy
- Vivid Nostalgia—Modern Times, Fitzroy
2021
- HB Archive Pop Up—Subject Studio, Brunswick East
- Radiant Dreams—Modern Times, Fitzroy
- ROADMAP - State of Disaster—Kensington
- The Corner Suite—No Order Market, Melbourne
- Rock, Paper, Scissors—Red Gallery, Fitzroy North
2020
- Talismans, Rafts, Mementos—Modern Times, Fitzroy
- Craft Victoria Poster Gallery—Melbourne Streets
- Seams—Craft Victoria Vitrine Gallery, Melbourne
- Potters in Protest (Fundraiser for Australian Conservation Foundation)—Piccolina Gelateria, Collingwood
- Kindled Spirits (Fire Relief)—Clifton Hill
2018
- RMIT Fine Art Graduate Exhibition—RMIT University, Melbourne
- Resting Place—First Site Gallery, Melbourne
- Figuration—27–29 Johnston Street, Collingwood
2017
- Around The Table Exhibition—Assembly Point, Melbourne
- Hybrid Practice: Playground Exhibition—RMIT University, Melbourne
2016
- MOBJECTS Exhibition—RMIT University, Melbourne
Roles
2018
- Vice-President of the RMIT Ceramics Club
Awards
2021
- The Design Files + Laminex Awards—Handcrafted Finalist
2015
- Top Arts Shortlist—Studio Art
- Top Arts Shortlist—Art
Residencies
2020
- Virtual Makers in Residence—Craft Victoria, Melbourne