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
HERE'S SOME RELEVANT SH*T:
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
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
ILLUSTRATED BOOKS BY YOURS TRULY:
Rebel Girls Celebrate Pride: 25 Tales of Self-Love and Community, Rebel Girls / DK Publishing, May 2023
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
LOOK, MA, I'M IN THE NEWS:
"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
"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
"Gender neutral bathrooms are on the rise in Madison restaurants," The CapTimes, May 12, 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
"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
"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
NOTABLE AWARDS & GRANTS:
2023 Best of Show (Digital Art), 65th Annual Art Fair on the Square, Madison, WI
Finalist, Women Artists Forward Fund, Madison, WI
Winner, Amy Awards, Madison Magazine, Madison, WI
2022 Bronze - Best Local Artist, Best of Madison, Madison Magazine, Madison, WI
2020 DANG! Grant, Dane Arts, Madison, WI
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