NAS alum Lucy Vader talks to Ch 9 News about going ahead with her exhibition despite losing almost everything in the Lismore floods
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NAS alum Lucy Vader talks to Ch 9 News about going ahead with her exhibition despite losing almost everything in the Lismore floods
NAS alum Lucy Vader, a flood devastated artist from Lismore has opened a ‘La Nina’ themed exhibition in the NSW Southern Highlands, showcasing the only items she has left to her name, after becoming a victim of the exact weather system she spent months painting.
Lucy lost everything – except her artwork and dog – in the worst floods to hit Lismore in history.
“I feel like the weather has mocked me … I’ve always loved rain and I paint whatever weather system we’re in at the time,” Ms Vader told 9News.
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