Drawing on the resoundingly familiar

Lucy Culliton and her travelling menagerie arrive at Mosman Art Gallery for her first survey: 130 paintings both beautiful and resilient.
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Detail of Lucy Culliton’s Self with cock (2005); private collection, courtesy the artist and Mosman Art Gallery

‘Nothing comes from imagination,’ said Lucy Culliton. ‘I just look at it and paint it’

Clearly, Culliton looks a lot with over 130 paintings in her first survey painting, presented by the Mosman Art Gallery. She is not only prolific but has an incredible passion for paint.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina