Bio

Lucy Gerritsen is a contemporary visual artist and art educator.  She was educated at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario Canada, where she received her Honours BFA.
Gerritsen grew up in a small rural village in Ontario, Canada. Having lived in both Japan and Costa Rica, she now resides and works in Hamilton, Ontario Canada. She has exhibited and taught privately and in several institutions in Ontario and Costa Rica.

For the full story of my early life and influences find my profile on the Hamilton Art Council’s “Building Cultural Legacies” online artist project.

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education

1983 McMaster University B.A. (hons.) Art & Art History

exhibitions

2025 Resilience: WAAH Juried Exhibition , Earls Court Gallery, Hamilton, ON 
2023 Shared Space Studios, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON 
2023 Maker’s Market, The Cotton Factory, Hamilton, ON
2022 The Hamilton Arts Council, Building Cultural Legacies, Online Project
2022 The Bigger Picture: Art in Hamilton 1950-2000, Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton, ON
2018 Women of the Harvest, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON
2017 Escarpment as Muse, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON                                                                         
2011 The Whirligig Show, You Me Gallery, Hamilton, ON
2009 Women of the Harvest,  Staircase Theatre: Tapistry Bistro,  Hamilton, ON
2006 Nocturnes, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON
2005 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Open Doors Exhibit, Hamilton, ON
2004 Open Doors Exhibit, Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Hamilton, ON
2004 Sushi, Sake and the Arts, Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, Hamilton, ON
2003 You Me Gallery, Open Group Exhibition, Hamilton, ON
1994 The Escarpment: Recent Works, Chagall’s, Hamilton, ON
1993 Community Celebration, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
1993 Windows of Time, Studio Exhibit, Waterdown, ON
1987 Centennial Juried Exhibition, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
1987 Artist Union Project, A Space, Toronto, ON
1987 Dedication to Abandoned Wood, Gallery 252, Hamilton, ON
1986 Why Landscape, Carnegie Gallery, Dundas, ON
1986 Wet Paint, Hot Cement,  Hamilton Artists Inc., Hamilton, ON
1985 Hamilton Artists Inc. (Third Space), Evolution, Hamilton, ON                 

Teaching

2015-17 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Art Fundamentals Program, Hamilton, ON
2016 Michael’s, Adult Art Classes, Hamilton, ON
2009 Ontario Arts Council, Artist in Education Award, Instructor Grant to work in co-operation with local schools
2008 Royal Botanical Gardens, Hamilton, ON, Art Course and Workshop Instructor
2004-08 Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, Art Fundamentals Program, Hamilton, ON
2006-08 Hope, Inspire, Create: An Art Program for Seniors, Yorkville Place, Dundas, ON
1993-94 Studio Art Classes, Waterdown, ON
1989-91 Esquela Valle Azul (Blue Valley School), Art Program Teacher, San José, Costa Rica
1986-87 Festival of Friends, Hamilton, ON
1985 Burlington Art Centre, Mixed Media/ Hands-on; Women’s Art Association
1985 Hamilton Art School, Co-Director and Teacher

reviews

1993 Flamborough Review, Windows of Time…
1987 Hamilton Spectator, Alumnai Art…
1987 Hamilton Spectator, Dedication to Abandoned Wood
1986 Hamilton Spectator, Why Landscape
1986 McMaster Courier, Art World