Luke Thurgate | |
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Alma mater |
National Art School University of Newcastle |
Known for | Painting and drawing |
Luke Thurgate is an Australian painter and mural artist.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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Luke Thurgate | |
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Alma mater |
National Art School University of Newcastle |
Known for | Painting and drawing |
Luke Thurgate is an Australian painter and mural artist.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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