Lucy is the director of On Clarence, and is also a painter.

Through a decade of research and practice dedicated to the use of earth pigments, Lucy Hersey has developed her own unique technique for making paint and representative paintings using thoughtfully collected local earth, soils and clay. Her work is deeply connected to the landscape, both in composition and in materiality; explored across large and small scale works, en plein air practice and more recently; sculptural form.

In 2026 Lucy’s work was celebrated with a significant, commissioned solo exhibition at the Latrobe Regional Gallery. Lucy has also held solo exhibitions with Leighton Contemporary, Cook Street Collective and Brunswick Street Gallery and has been a finalist in the John Leslie Art Prize, Ravenswood Australian women’s art prize, Maldon Landscape, Corner Store Regional Art, Fleurieu and Omnia Prizes. Lucy has delivered a large commissions for Farmers Daughters Restaurants in Melbourne, The Mowbray luxury apartments in Brisbane and the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. Her work and practice has been featured in The Design Files, Country Style Magazine, Home Beautiful and used in the ABC production ‘Fisk’.

You can see Lucy’s work on her website, or follow her on Instagram