Luke Thurgate

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Luke Thurgate
Alma mater National Art School
University of Newcastle
Known forPainting and 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 in Australia and New Zealand including exhibitions at Burra Regional Art Gallery, Bergman Gallery, Backwoods Gallery, National Art School, Adelaide Central Gallery, M.Contemporary, Mop Project Space, John Miller Gallery, Watt Space Gallery and John Paynter Gallery. [2] [3] [4]

His works are often featured in LGBTI+ festivals and events such as Sydney Mardi Gras, [5] Sydney WorldPride, [6] and Auckland Pride Festival. [7]

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. [8]

Thurgate's finalist 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize entry was featured in The Guardian. [9] 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. [10] This is common with Thurgate's work, where it is drawn on the walls with charcoal and displayed for a limited time only. [11]

Residencies

Collections

Thurgate's works are in numerous private and public collections, including National Art School, [2] Maitland Regional Art Gallery, [13] Macquarie University, [14] University of South Australia, [15] Catherine Croll Collection, [16] and Alex Seton Collection. [17]

Exhibitions

Selected solo and collaborative exhibitions

Selected group exhibitions

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