About

 

  

Lucy Farmer is a performance artist, visual artist and jewellery designer, based in Melbourne, Australia.

Lucy's primary artistic interest is exploring the relationship between the artist, the artists' medium and the audience, and how artists can 'navigate' their audience through their work. This is a running theme throughout her performance and visual art work.

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:


2010 (March)
'Review', Platform Gallery, Degraves St Subway, Melbourne (1 - 26 March, opening night: Friday 19th March)
2009     'You're Portrait', TROCADERO Art Space, Footscray (8 - 25 July)
2006    'Bear (15) Pt 1: The (Dirty) Mirror' solo exhibition/performance by Lucy Farmer, at Dante's Upstairs Gallery, Fitzroy (part of The Age Melbourne Fringe Festival)


DANCE VIDEOS:


2009  'Tuesday' Choreographed and Directed by Lucy Farmer and Carla Chianese, Musical score by Lucy Farmer
2007 'Bear Me: Me Bear' Choreographed and Directed by Lucy Farmer
2005 'For Bear' Choreographed and Directed by Lucy Farmer


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:


2008   'Building 49…', RMIT School of Art Gallery, Melbourne
2008   'Wallpaper 08' Group Exhibition at TROCADERO Art Space, Footscray


SELECTED PERFORMANCES:


2010  (February)

Performer in 'Head in a Bucket Filled with Snow' at La Mama, Carlton
2008   Choreographer for 'Made in Melbourne: An Independent Designer Showcase' fashion parade
2007 Performer in 'Head in a Bucket Filled with Snow Pt 2: Now with Feeling!' Master of Choreography performance work by Danelle Lee (VCA)
2006  'Animal' Choreographed by Jo Lloyd and 'Pause and Diversion' Choreographed by Tim Harvey, performed at Dancehouse
2005 'Claire' in 'Satellite', feature film by Ben Speth, premiering in the Melbourne International Film Festival at ACMI


SELECTED DANCE VIDEO SCREENIGS:


2009  'Bear Me: Me Bear' screened in 'It was Cold Outside but I Looked Within and it was Warm' at LOOP Bar and Art Space
2009   Segment from 'Tuesday' in 'The Gertrude St Projection Festival'
2008  'Bear Me: Me Bear' screened in 'Danceflicks' at Dancehouse
2008 'For Bear' and 'Bear Me: Me Bear' screened in Made in Melbourne:  An Independent Designer Showcase', at The Order of Melbourne
2007 'Bear Me: Me Bear' screened in John Cage's 'Musicircus' at Federation Square in the Melbourne International Arts Festival


BIBLIOGRAPHY:


2009  'Thro' Painted Windows Clear, Shadows of the World Appear' - Catalogue essay by Jessica Piesse for 'You're Portrait' Exhibition, published on www.artinfo.com.au


EDUCATION AND TRAINING:


2008 Master of Fine Art (by Coursework) Painting, RMIT University
2003-2006  Bachelor of Arts: Performance Studies (Hons), Victoria University
2008  'Reel Dance' workshop with Katrina McPherson and Simon Fildes
2007 Learning Curve I at Dancehouse with Ros Warby
2007 Learning Curve II at Dancehouse with Brian Lucas
2006 Grad Lab #2 with Jo Lloyd and Grad Lab #3 with Tim Harvey, performing in the Graduate Showcase at Dancehouse
2005  Diploma in TV Acting and Drama