CV/Resume
T.L. Luke (she/they) is a queer illustrator and political activist based in Madison, WI. Her personal work ranges from whimsically dark illustrations of fearless girls adventuring precarious unknowns with their larger-than-life-size animal companions, to comics that help explain state politics so readers can enact legislative progress in their local communities. Luke enjoys making complicated subjects more digestible for visual learners, all while encouraging critical thinking and radical creativity.
CV / RESUME
T.L. Luke | tl@tl-luke.com | Madison, WI
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE:
2023 - Present Commissioner, Madison Arts Commission, Madison, WI
2018 - Present Owner & Illustrator, T.L. Luke Art, Madison, WI
2016 - 2018 Revenue Agent, Wisconsin Department of Revenue, Madison, WI
2014 - 2016 Exhibitions Manager, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
PUBLISHED ILLUSTRATIONS
October 2024 Cover, Isthmus Madison, October 4, 2024
“Auntie Luke explains the lifecycle of an absentee ballot,” Isthmus Madison, October 4, 2024
“Auntie Luke explains recent changes in Wisconsin absentee ballot rules,” Isthmus Madison, September 13, 2024
“Auntie Luke explains November’s Madison school district referendums,” Isthmus Madison, August 8, 2024
“Auntie Luke explains what the Dane County executive does,” Isthmus Madison, July 5, 2024
“Auntie Luke explains how August referendums could affect emergency aid,” Isthmus Madison, June 10, 2024
“Auntie Luke explains why constitutional referendums are so confusing,” Isthmus Madison, May 6, 2024
"5 characters you meet at a Badgers tailgate," Madison Magazine, August 25, 2023
"Comic: Auntie Luke's Guide to Wisconsin's Art Economy: Communication as a case study," Tone Madison, June 15, 2023
"Comic: Auntie Luke's Guide to Wisconsin's Art Economy: Misconceptions and reality checks," Tone Madison, June 6, 2023
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community, Rebel Girls / DK Publishing, May 2023
"Comics from Daniel Kelly’s Closet, Part Three: Our path to a better Wisconsin," Tone Madison, April 3, 2023
"Comics From Daniel Kelly’s Closet, Part Two: A judge at the center of Republican election tampering," Tone Madison, March 23, 2023
"Comics From Daniel Kelly’s Closet, Part One: This right-wing judge wants to map you out," Tone Madison, March 17, 2023
"Comic: When a "public art" call is a bad deal", Tone Madison, June 2 2022
How to be a Difficult Bitch: Claim Your Power, Ditch the Haters, and Feel Good Doing It, Halley Bondy, Mary C. Fernandez, Sharon Lynn Pruitt-Young, Zara Hanawalt, Lerner Publishing / Zest Books, April 2022
IN THE NEWS
"Wisconsin pro soccer team gives JK Rowling the middle finger over trans rights", Outsports, February 21, 2025
“Comics with a cause: T.L. Luke creates points of entry for complex topics,” Isthmus Madison, March 11, 2024
"The Amy Awards: T.L. Luke creates clarity and conversation through art," Madison Magazine, October 31, 2023
"Mary Bero, Babette Wainwright named 2023 Forward Art Prize winners," The CapTimes, October 27, 2023
"2023 Great Madison+ LGBTQ+ Artist Survey: T.L. Luke," Our Lives Magazine, September 1, 2023
"Gender neutral bathrooms are on the rise in Madison restaurants," The CapTimes, May 12, 2023
"Best of Madison 2022 Winners," Madison Magazine, September 5, 2022
"Local Artist Paints Hydrant Painting Project As Bad Deal", WORT 89.9FM Madison, June 7 2022
"LGBTQ+ History", Wisconsin Historical Society, June 3 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
“T.L. Luke’s Unexpected Liftoff”, Tone Madison, July 11 2019
Madison Arts Commission, Downtown Doors 2019, Madison, WI
NOTABLE AWARDS & GRANTS
2023
2022
2020
FREE WORKSHOPS
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):
2024 Solo Exhibition, Let Auntie Luke Explain, Giant Jones, Madison, WI
Solo Exhibition, Delta Beer Lab, Madison, WI
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
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
EDUCATION:
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