CV/Resume
T.L. Luke is a Madison, WI based full-time professional illustrator and muralist most well known for her sharp, detailed, comic-like designs, fast project turnarounds, and open communication with her clients. She also works alongside graphic designers (most notably Gold Spark Design in Brooklyn, NY) to add illustrative elements to product labels, trace client sketches into clean vector files, and more.
CV / RESUME
T.L. Luke | tl@tl-luke.com | + 1 262 893 7784 | Madison, WI
HERE'S SOME RELEVANT SH*T:
2018 - Present Owner, T.L. Luke Art, Madison, WI
2014 - 2016 Exhibitions Manager, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
THESE GUYS SELL MY ART &/OR REP ME:
Anthology, Madison, WI
Supply Chain Collective, Madison, WI
Communication: The Shop, Madison, WI
Green Life Trading Co., Madison, WI
Wheeling Artisan Center Shop, Wheeling, WV
Kismet Bookshop, Verona, WI
UnderBelly Artist Collective, Madison/Milwaukee, WI
LOOK, MA, I'M IN THE NEWS:
"Local Artist Paints Hydrant Painting Project As Bad Deal", WORT 89.9FM Madison, June 7 2022
"LGBTQ+ History", Wisconsin Historical Society, June 3 2022
"Comic: When a "public art" call is a bad deal", Tone Madison, June 2 2022
“Art Fair on the Square returns after hiatus”, Spectrum News 1, September 25 2021
“Wis. artists capture history through pandemic posters”, NBC15 (WMTV), September 25, 2021
“Artists are back - in person”, Wisconsin State Journal, September 24 2021 (front page)
"T.L. Luke Art Sustainability Story", Sustain Dane, August 27 2021
"Discover the fantastical, reflective worlds behind the art of T.L. Luke", Madison Magazine, April 21 2021
“Meet T.L. Luke”, Voyage Denver, March 17 2020
Featured Illustrator, UnderBelly Zine, December 1 2019
“T.L. Luke’s Unexpected Liftoff”, Tone Madison, July 11 2019
Illustration Contributor, Daddy Zine, June 16 2019
Madison Arts Commission, Downtown Doors 2019, Madison, WI
Illustration Contributor, Daddy Zine, February 4 2019
SOME FREE WORKSHOPS I DID:
Commissions 101: T.L. Luke, Wisconsin Visual Artists, May 17, 2021
DABL 2020: Commissions 101 with T.L. Luke, Dane Arts Buy Local, September 23, 2020
ART EXHIBITIONS (NOT MARKETS, GO HERE):
2021 Exhibiting Artist, Madison Gallery Night, 100state, Madison, WI
2019 Featured Artist, Communication 1-Year Anniversary, Madison, WI
Solo Exhibition, Black Locust, Madison, WI
2017 Solo Exhibition, Art In, Madison, WI (with live music from Drug Spider & Tippy)
2014 Alumni Exhibition, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
2013 Senior BFA Exhibition, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Best of the Best Show, Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Student Juried Show, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
(Juror: Colin Matthes, Professional Artist; Award: Chancellor’s Award)
2012 SAA Group Exhibition, SweetSpot, Whitewater, WI
INK’D, Section 708 Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Best of the Best Show, Fiskum Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Student Juried Show, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
(Juror: Fred Stonehouse, Professional Artist; Award: Honorable Mention)
UWW Invitational Group Exhibition, Studio 84 Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Thee Event Juried Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, Whitewater, WI
2011 Student Juried Show, Student Union Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
(Juror: UMass Faculty)
Student Juried Show, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
(Juror: Kristen Farell, Professional Artist)
Side by Side, Jing Shi Gallery, Beijing, China
2010 Section 708 Opening Exhibition, Section 708 Gallery, Whitewater, WI
Question: Identity - Fences: Wrong Answer, Crossman Gallery, Whitewater, WI
LAST & LEAST, SOURCE OF MY DEBT:
2016 - 2018 University Special, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Chemistry, Art History, Linguistics
2013 BFA Painting, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, Whitewater, WI
Magna Cum Laude
2011 NSE Studio Arts, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA
National Student Exchange Scholarship