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LUKE THURGATE

SOLO EXHIBITION29 Oct - 12 Nov 2024

LUKE THURGATE
'SOLO EXHIBITION'

Luke’s multi-disciplinary studio practice explores the construction and deconstruction of ‘identity’ in relation to masculinity, sexuality, romance and fear. His current work uses the monster as a surrogate ’other’ to explore tensions between parody and sincerity, menace and pathos, vulnerability and power. Luke’s work borrows from a range of sources, including popular culture, pornography, and queer history.

Luke Thurgate is an artist and educator based in Sydney. He teaches drawing and painting at the National Art School, where he is currently completing his Master of Fine Art. Luke has an extensive exhibition history including recent exhibitions at 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 2020 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award.

Dates & Times

  • OCTOBER29
  • EXHIBITION STARTS
  • NOVEMBER2
  • LIFE DRAWING CLASS, LIMITED TO 15 PLACES
  • NOVEMBER7
  • EVENING RECEPTION TO COINCIDE WITH FIRST THURSDAYS
  • NOVEMBER9
  • ARTIST TALK WITH LUKE THURGATE AND LLYOD HARRIS, 2 - 4PM
  • NOVEMBER12
  • EXHIBITION ENDS

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LUKE THURGATE | SOLO EXHIBITION

Luke Thurgate

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.

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