Join us for a discussion between Luke Thurgate and collector Lloyd Harris in conjunction with the exhibition, The ghost of you. Lloyd, a former Anglican Franciscan friar and long-time supporter of Luke’s practice, will offer his perspective on the theological undercurrents in this new series. They will also discuss the recurring themes of monstrosity, otherness, and queer subjectivity in Luke’s work.
Luke Thurgate is an artist living and working on Gadigal Land (Sydney). He teaches drawing and painting at the National Art School, where he graduated in 2021 with a Master of Fine Art. Luke has an extensive exhibition history including recent exhibitions at Grafton Regional Gallery, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, Backwoods Gallery, Burra Regional Art Gallery, National Art School and Adelaide Central Gallery. He was a finalist in the 2019 Dobell Drawing Prize, the 2020 Tom Bass Figurative Sculpture Prize and the 2022 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.