Lucy McCann was born in Armidale NSW in 1958 and studied fashion and dress design at The National Art School which gave her the grounding in draftsmanship and design. She won a scholarship to model with June Dally-Watkins and continued to model with the agency while designing clothing and accessories with the fashion design label, Cue. At this time Lucy was asked to design images of Australian themes for sloppy joes and sandshoes, so the study of screen printing was undertaken, also at The National Art School. She has been a teacher of art for 19 years, in Australia, New Zealand, Italy and London.
Together with husband Barry McCann, they run McCann Fine Art Gallery and teach in two studio spaces on their property, in Armidale NSW Australia.
Across The Water: China-Australia Modern Masters of
Watercolour 2013-2014
Finalist – Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial China 2013-2014
Finalist - Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition 2012
Exhibitor: Tradition & Transformation: Taiwan - Australia Watercolour Exhibition 2012
Finalist - Landscape & Still Life Mortimore Art Prize 2012
Exhibition: “Something Old, Something New” NERAM April 2011, with Barry McCann
Winner Unpackers Prize, Commended and People’s Choice Norvill Art Prize 2010
Winner Landscape Mortimore Prize 2010
Elected Member AWI 2010
Teaching Italy 2010
Artist in residence – NERAM 2009
Joint exhibitions, with husband Barry, entitled:
“Evolving Views” NERAM 2008
Group exhibition and Moving Art Touring Exhibition and Auction 2006
“Studio Experience” New England Regional Art Museum November 2005
“EnLIGHTened” New England Regional Art Museum January/February 2005
“Through Our Eyes” New England Regional Art Museum (NERAM) 2002
Finalist – Shirley Hannan 2004
Finalist – Portia Geach 2003, 2004
Books
Brushes with history Masters of Watercolour Linda and David van Nunen 2015
Across The Water: China-Australia Modern Masters of Watercolour
Shenzhen Watercolour Biennial China 2013-2014
2nd Shanghai Zhujiajiao International Watercolour Biennial Exhibition
The Album of Exhibits, 2012 China Artists Association China, 2012
Chin-Lung Huang
Traditional & Transformation, Tiawan-Australia Watercolour Exhibition 2012
Taipei City Taiwan 2012
Articles
“The McCann’s a Painting Partnership” New England Country Living
New England Focus
Australian Artists magazine and Artists Palette magazine
Television
Colour In Your Life