Email: lucyjuhnke@gmail.com
Instagram: @thelucyexpress
Lucy Juhnke is an emerging artist living and working in the Mid North Coast, originally from the Hunter Region. Since 2021 Juhnke has exhibited widely across regional New South Wales and was a finalist in Northern Exposure 9 at the Glasshouse Regional Gallery in 2026. She has held 2 solo exhibitions: Facts and Figurines, and The Elephant in the Room.
Working primarily with interiors and everyday objects, Juhnke examines the home as both a physical and psychological environment — a place that shapes and is shaped by its inhabitants. Juhnke's subject matter reflects a generation engaged in ongoing negotiations of identity. Domestic space becomes a site for shaping comfort, autonomy, and belonging, as well as a space containing tension, obligation, and isolation.
Juhnke's approach to painting is robust, intuitive, and dynamic, blending abstraction with still life and portraiture. Her work engages the senses, and embodies a heightened emotional landscape. Mainly working with acrylic on wood panel, she emphasises a practical and fluid approach to making, incorporating mixed media, found or repurposed objects, distressed materials, and collage. This extends to the frames, most of which are custom made in house from vintage or found materials.
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Alongside her studio practice, Juhnke has developed an independent curatorial practice focused on activating regional spaces and supporting emerging artists. Working in collaboration with local businesses and community venues across Port Macquarie, she has presented a series of exhibitions that expand opportunities for artists outside traditional gallery settings. These projects foster accessible cultural experiences while contributing to a growing network of artist-led initiatives within the region.
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Juhnke's visual arts practice is in a flow of communication with her work as a musician, through indie aesthetics, activation of community spaces, emphasis on regional arts culture, and storytelling approach. In the contemporary era of economic pressure, social media, and constant access to flow of information, Juhnke has coined the term 'New-Age Multi-Hyphenate' to describe a generation of creatives influenced by 'hustle-culture'. She is a member of the bands Mikk and Chinwag on keys, as well as fronting budding project the Bindis.
Artist CV
Solo Exhibitions
2026 The Elephant in the Room at Slingtown Espresso, Newcastle
2025 Facts and Figurines at MAKE/SPACE, Port Macquarie
Collaborative Exhibitions
2025 DREAM, Lucy Juhnke and Kiata Mason, Roto House, Port Macquarie
Group Exhibitions
2026 Fairy Floss Fantasy, The Laneway Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2026 Balance the Scales, MAKE/SPACE, Coffs Harbour
2026 Northern Exposure, Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
2025 Summer Salon, Straitjacket, Newcastle
2025 Presence, Tyger Gallery, Yass
2025 Summer Show, Kaleidoscope, Port Macquarie
2025 Inverell Art Prize, Inverell
2025 Compact, MAKE/SPACE, Port Macquarie
2025 There Might Be Cake, the Laneway Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2025 Out of this World ,Artwalk Four Espresso, Port Macquarie
2025 Love Letters to Nature, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2025 Gathering, Four Espresso, Port Macquarie
2025 Forster Art Prize, Forster Art Gallery, Forster
2025 Transience, Brew Box, Port Macquarie
2025 International Women’s Day, MaCleay Valley Community Art Gallery, Gladstone
2025 In Skin, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2025 Heatwave, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2025 Bonny Hills Art Prize Exhibition, Port Macquarie
2024 Life in Colour, Tyger Gallery, Yass
2024 Drawn From Here Art Journal Project, Sunset Framing and Gallery, Port Macquarie
2024 Spring Renewal, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2024 Artwalk, Four Espresso, Port Macquarie
2024 Bonny Hills Art Prize, Port Macquarie
2024 The Power of Purple, Wauchope Creative Hub, Port Macquarie
2022 Purple Rain, Group Exhibition Wauchope Creative Hub, Port Macquarie
2021 Summer Show, Sunset Framing and Gallery, Port Macquarie
2026 Balance the Scales, MAKE/SPACE, Coffs Harbour
2026 Northern Exposure, Glasshouse, Port Macquarie
2025 Summer Salon, Straitjacket, Newcastle
2025 Presence, Tyger Gallery, Yass
2025 Summer Show, Kaleidoscope, Port Macquarie
2025 Inverell Art Prize, Inverell
2025 Compact, MAKE/SPACE, Port Macquarie
2025 There Might Be Cake, the Laneway Gallery, Coffs Harbour
2025 Out of this World ,Artwalk Four Espresso, Port Macquarie
2025 Love Letters to Nature, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2025 Gathering, Four Espresso, Port Macquarie
2025 Forster Art Prize, Forster Art Gallery, Forster
2025 Transience, Brew Box, Port Macquarie
2025 International Women’s Day, MaCleay Valley Community Art Gallery, Gladstone
2025 In Skin, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2025 Heatwave, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2025 Bonny Hills Art Prize Exhibition, Port Macquarie
2024 Life in Colour, Tyger Gallery, Yass
2024 Drawn From Here Art Journal Project, Sunset Framing and Gallery, Port Macquarie
2024 Spring Renewal, Roto House, Port Macquarie
2024 Artwalk, Four Espresso, Port Macquarie
2024 Bonny Hills Art Prize, Port Macquarie
2024 The Power of Purple, Wauchope Creative Hub, Port Macquarie
2022 Purple Rain, Group Exhibition Wauchope Creative Hub, Port Macquarie
2021 Summer Show, Sunset Framing and Gallery, Port Macquarie
Curation
2026 The Space Between Us, Jane Whitfield, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Tethered, Erica Blanch, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 From the Stars to the Sea, Leana Brown, Andrew Lister, Melanie Webb, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Contemporary Landscapes, Judy Jelsma, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Therapy, Serena Entwistle, Rotary Hall, Port Macquarie
2025 Out of this World Artwalk Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Gathering Group Exhibition at Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Everything the Light Hits by Melanie Webb at Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Transience one night group exhibition event at Brew Box , Port Macquarie
2025 Tethered, Erica Blanch, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 From the Stars to the Sea, Leana Brown, Andrew Lister, Melanie Webb, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Contemporary Landscapes, Judy Jelsma, Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Therapy, Serena Entwistle, Rotary Hall, Port Macquarie
2025 Out of this World Artwalk Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Gathering Group Exhibition at Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Everything the Light Hits by Melanie Webb at Murray Street Gallery, Port Macquarie
2025 Transience one night group exhibition event at Brew Box , Port Macquarie
Murals
Four Espresso collaboration with Brad Collins
Workshops and Facilitation
2025 2 Hour Private Group Still Life Workshop
2025 2 hour Still Life workshop at Tyger Gallery
2025 2 hour Still Life workshop at Tyger Gallery
Professional Development
2026 Shared Practice Mentorship Program, Arts Mid North Coast
2026 Launch Pad Young Entrepreneur Mentorship with Julie Humphris
2025 Emerging Artist Master Class with Amber Creswell Bell
2025 How to Develop an Arts Career with Courtney Novak and Sandy Sanderson
2024- Ongoing Life Drawing Classes with Carly Marchment
2024- 2025 Life Drawing Sessions with Archive Mid North Coast
2024 Learn to Draw the Scientific Way with Antonija Gross
2024 Textile Art Workshop with Anne de Nooijer
2024 Still-Life Painting Masterclass with Kiata Mason
2022 Drawing and Watercolour Classes with Gaye Leanne
2025 Emerging Artist Master Class with Amber Creswell Bell
2025 How to Develop an Arts Career with Courtney Novak and Sandy Sanderson
2024- Ongoing Life Drawing Classes with Carly Marchment
2024- 2025 Life Drawing Sessions with Archive Mid North Coast
2024 Learn to Draw the Scientific Way with Antonija Gross
2024 Textile Art Workshop with Anne de Nooijer
2024 Still-Life Painting Masterclass with Kiata Mason
2022 Drawing and Watercolour Classes with Gaye Leanne