Luke Thurgate

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Luke Thurgate
Alma mater National Art School and University of Newcastle
Known forPainting, drawing

Luke Thurgate is an Australian painter and mural artist.

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Early life and education

Luke Thurgate graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts from University of Newcastle, Australia in 2007, and went on to do a Masters of Fine Arts at the National Art School, where he also teaches drawing. [1]

Career

Thurgate's extensive exhibition history including exhibitions at Burra Regional Art Gallery, Backwoods Gallery, National Art School, and Adelaide Central Gallery. [2]

His works are often featured in LGBTI+ festivals and events such as Sydney Mardi Gras, [3] Sydney WorldPride, [4] and Auckland Pride Festival. [5]

Recognition

In 2009, Thurgate was a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize. In 2020, he was a finalist in the Tom Bass Figurative Sculpture Prize and the Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award. [6]

Thurgate's finalist 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize entry was featured in The Guardian . [7] His finalist 2023 Dobell Drawing Prize was a performance piece drawn on the opening night, a big mural that is semi-permanent, where it was eventually covered with wall paint, and no traces of the drawing would remain. [8] This is common with Thurgate's work, where it is drawn on the walls with charcoal and displayed for a limited time only. [9]

Residencies

Collections

Thurgate's works are in numerous private and public collections, including National Art School, [2] Maitland Regional Art Gallery, [11] Macquarie University, [12] University of South Australia, [13] Catherine Croll Collection, [14] and Alex Seton Collection [15]

Exhibitions

Selected solo exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

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