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Luke Thurgate

Luke Thurgate is an Australian painter and mural artist.

Luke Thurgate
Alma materNational Art School
University of Newcastle
Known forPainting and drawing

Early life and education

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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

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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

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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

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  • 2018: The Burra Archive, Burra Regional Art Gallery[12]
  • 2017: Seymour College, Adelaide[1]
  • 2017: Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Adelaide[1]
  • 2015: Artlab Australia, Adelaide[1]
  • 2005: Rocket Art, Antique Boys Artist in Residence, Newcastle[4]

Collections

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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

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Selected solo and collaborative exhibitions

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  • 2024: Lucas Grogan and Luke Thurgate: Heralds, Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[18]
  • 2023: Dress Code, .M Contemporary, Darlinghurst, Australia[19]
  • 2023: Adore You, Sydney WorldPride, NAS Gallery, Sydney, Australia[6]
  • 2022: Lisa Jones & Luke Thurgate, .M Contemporary, Darlinghurst, Australia[19]
  • 2018: The Burra Archive, Burra Regional Art Gallery, Australia[12]
  • 2016: Face Off, Floating Goose Studios, Adelaide, Australia[20]
  • 2016: Efface (with Chelsea Lehmann), Strange Neighbour Gallery, Melbourne, Australia[21]
  • 2010: How to Draw Sex, Violence and Death the Luke Thurgate Way, Firstdraft, Sydney, Australia [22]
  • 2005: Yellow Socks Brigade (with Lucas Grogan), Watt Space Gallery, Newcastle, Australia[23]

Selected group exhibitions

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  • 2024: Aotearoa Art Fair, Bergman Gallery, Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand[3]
  • 2023: Sydney Contemporary Art Fair, M.Contemporary, Sydney, Australia[18]
  • 2023: Holy Smokes, Backwoods Gallery, Collingwood, Australia[18]
  • 2023: Pride & Prejudice, Part 1, Bergman Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[24]
  • 2010: Labelled Queer, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Maitland, Australia[5]
  • 2017: The Drawing Exchange, Adelaide Central School of Art & National Art School, Australia[25]
  • 2015: Adorn, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide, Australia[25]
  • 2014: Gematria, Adelaide Central Gallery, Adelaide, Australia[25]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "#2 Come Draw with us: Drawn Together". AGSA - The Art Gallery of South Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Queer Contemporary: Luke Thurgate, Adore You". Art Collector Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Bergman Gallery in Aotearoa Art Fair 2024". artguide.artforum.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  4. ^ a b Lee, Lindy (2010). "15 Years of Contemporary Art" (PDF). Redland: 23.
  5. ^ a b Sharpe, Donna (19 January 2010). "Hunter artwork exposes gay labels". Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Sydney WorldPride (Exhibition) - Luke Thurgate: Adore You". National Art School. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  7. ^ Interactive (https://www.nvinteractive.com), N. V. (18 February 2023). "The More Things Change... part 1". Auckland Pride Festival. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Luke Thurgate". National Art School. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Dobell drawing prize 2019: exploring with light and long shadows – in pictures". the Guardian. 27 March 2019. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  10. ^ "'It'll just be sugar-soaped away': Why four days of work at gallery will just disappear". Western Advocate. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  11. ^ afs888 (1 November 2014). "Luke Thurgate in action". The University of Newcastle, Australia. Retrieved 9 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ a b "LUKE THURGATE – The Burra Archive – Residency". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  13. ^ "The Maitland Archive • MRAG". MRAG. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Vibrations in Australian Drawing". Macquarie University. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Impressions of Shandong & South Australia". Home. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Catherine Croll Collection". Catherine Croll. 27 December 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  17. ^ Middleton, Charlotte (7 October 2020). "At Home With Your Collection: Alex Seton". Art Collector Magazine. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  18. ^ a b c "Luke Thurgate | 2 Artworks at Auction | MutualArt". www.mutualart.com. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Luke Thurgate". MutualArt. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Face Off – Floating Goose Studios Inc". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  21. ^ Says, Aek (12 March 2016). "Efface". Chelsea Lehmann. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  22. ^ "Firstdraft in July – The Art Life". Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  23. ^ "The University of Newcastle" (PDF). UniNews. August 2005. p. 8. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  24. ^ "What's on: Concerts, action-comedies and more good things for the weekend". NZ Herald. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  25. ^ a b c "Luke Thurgate :: biography at :: at Design and Art Australia Online". www.daao.org.au. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
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