Teens only Charcoal Drawing Class with Luke Thurgate

Sunday 14 July

12:30 pm – 3.30 pm

A workshop especially for teens aged 15 to 18 years with Dobell Drawing Prize #23 finalist Luke Thurgate. In this observational drawing class using still life set ups as the basis for exercises you will experiment with tonal values and learn how to convey subtle effects of light and shadow. Through demonstration and group discussions, Luke will introduce techniques used by various artists to add to drama and tension to drawings. In a fun and relaxed atmosphere, similar to the holiday classes at the National Art School, Luke will guide students to develop an individual approach to mark-making and composition.

Artist Bio:

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’s extensive exhibition history includes recent projects 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 2023 Dobell Drawing Prize, the 2022 Jacaranda Acquisitive Drawing Award, and the 2020 Tom Bass Figurative Sculpture Prize.

Luke’s multi-disciplinary studio practice explores the construction and deconstruction of ‘identity’ in relation to sexuality, romance, and power. Working across drawing, painting, sculpture and performance, his works appropriates the signifying capacity of the western canon, referencing processes, materials and imagery from Renaissance and Baroque art making.

Luke is represented in NSW by .MContemporary Gallery and in New Zealand by Ben Bergman Gallery.

Extra info: This workshop is designed for older teenagers.

Cost: $50

Please note, InSight members need to add a promo code when booking in order to access the member discount. Please call us on 4780 5410 if you are unsure of your member promo code.

IMAGE CREDIT: Adore you (install image), 2023, charcoal on gallery wall, The Drawing Gallery, National Art School. Photo by Tim Connolly.