Opening Launch - Lucy Culliton: Close to Home

Lucy Culliton: Close to Home

Lucy Culliton, one of Australia’s leading contemporary painters, has lived at Bibbenluke, about an hour’s drive south-west of Bega, since 2008. Her relocation to Eden-Monaro came with a sturdy old house on a block she could fill with flowers, space to nurture as many animals as she liked and a site for a big, bright studio to paint in. Over the years she’s lived here, she’s made arresting views of the broad plains of the Monaro; studies of weathered tractors and sheds; perspectives on the glorious garden she’s planted; and intimate renderings of her animal companions, kitchen utensils, tools, household hardware, woolen objects and curios. SECCA’s large-scale exhibition of Lucy’s art, the first to be held so close to her home, includes many works that have never been shown before. It presents an unmissable opportunity, not only for her many long-term admirers, but for those who have yet to experience her joyful paintings and drawings.

Exhibition Launch Party

Fri 12 Dec, 5.30-8.00pm.

• Hear key exhibition insights with an exhibition preview tour led by guest curator Dr Sarah Engledow at 5.30pm.

• To be opened by special guest speaker, acclaimed artist Ben Quilty for the official launch event from 6pm, including BVSC Director of Community Environment and Planning, Emily Harrison and Gallery Director, Janice Falsone.

• Includes a FREE signature cocktail on arrival courtesy of North of Eden Distillery (available until supply expended).

FREE event, all welcome.

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Exhibition dates 13 Dec 2025 — 28 Feb 2026
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Supported by Bega Valley Shire Council and Create NSW

Image: Lucy Culliton, Spring picture, 2025, 1220 x 1980 mm. Photo by Brenton McGeachie.