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Ko Wharepapa te maunga
Ko Maitai te awa
Ko Ngāti Tama, ko Te Ātiawa nga iwi
No Whakatū ahau
Kei Māpua ahau e noho ana
Ko Luke Mitchell taku ingoa
I paint abstract and figurative works inspired by nature, landscapes, buildings, people and maps. I think about colour interactions and movement. And I'm really interested in painting multiple layers which represent to me the influences of personal experience, economic, cultural and social factors which make us who we are and inform our perceptions and interactions.
I work in banking by day. I love animals, gardening and music, and hanging out with my partner. I find the best music for painting is jazz and classical.
December 2025
Mapua Community Library
Exhibition 6 December to 17 January
I'm excited to announce that there's an exhibition of my paintings at Māpua Community Library at the corner of Aranui Rd and Toru Street every day 2.00-4.30pn until January 16. Pop in and have a look.
Many thanks to Yvonne Jardine for coordinating this kaupapa and to the many volunteers and supporters of the library, nga mihi nui!
September 2025
Tasman National Art Awards
Māpua Community Hall
It was an honour to have 2 paintings featured in the 2025 edition of this long-running and prestigious group exhibition open to artists across Aotearoa. The painting Ko Wharepapa te Maunga sold to local collectors shortly after the exhibition.
June 2024
Maramataka Matariki
Te Ataarangi Matariki Calendar 2024-25
It was a great honour to participate in the group kaupapa Ki te Ohu Weka 2024 led by Mat Tait and Robin Slow at Onetahua Marae between December 2023 and February 2024. The theme was wai or water. All the artworks in the calendar were produced by a process so that the kaupapa is truly a team effort. The exhibition of artworks Ki te Ohu Weka 2024 is showing at ArtVault Tākākā in June/July 2024 and at Refinery ArtSpace in Nelson from 17 July with opening Friday 19 July 2024 at 5pm.
https://www.tereomaori.org/product/maramataka-matariki-2024-2025/
https://www.facebook.com/p/Art-Vault-Takaka-100066493763576/
https://www.acn.org.nz/exhibitions.html
Previous Exhibitions
November 2022 : Guest Exhibit
Hidden Sculpture Garden and Gallery
Motueka Valley Highway, Tapawera
A guest exhibition of old and new works at the incredible Hidden Sculpture Garden and Gallery. Many thanks to Rachel and David Carson for your support.
July 2022: Journeys in Psychic Landscapes
The Refinery ArtSpace
Hardy Street, Nelson
A solo exhibition of works relating to places and movement through space and time.
http://www.acn.org.nz/the-refinery-artspace.html
January 2022: DiEM Voice Online Exhibition
"274 Kabul Rescue Mission" 90x110cm was chosen to be shown in the DiEM Voice online exhibition: https://voice.diem25.org/diem-project/kabul-rescue-mission/ https://voice.diem25.org/gallery/
October 2021: Inaugural Exhibition at TheBrick
74 Clerkenwell Road, London https://www.instagram.com/thebrickldn/
October 2021: Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall, London
https://www.parallaxaf.co/index.php
June 2021: Finding the Light - joint exhibition with Karen Topp
Camden Image Gallery, London
https://www.camden-image-gallery.co.uk/previous#finding-the-light-2
June 2021: Riparian
Proposition Studios Gallery - Group Exhibition
A project examining the relationship we have with our rivers and waterways with Hamley Jenkins, Leila Dear, Jon Faragher, Mercedes Balle, William Templeton, Simon Ling and Luke Mitchell
https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCbJFqHS2r/
May 2021: Lief
Proposition Studios Gallery - Group Exhibition
A group exhibition exploring questions of faith, love and belief with Francesca de Fontenelle, Gabriella Jeans, Kate McCormick and Luke Mitchell
https://www.instagram.com/p/COnEG-9ndWU/
April-June 2021: VAA International Online Art Exhibition
Visual Artists Association - Group Exhibition
https://visual-artists.org/online/
April 2021: What is Art?
Boomer Gallery, London - Group Exhibition
January 2021: Respiro
S. Eufemia Art Gallery, Venice and May/June 2021 at MyMicroGallery in Milan.
Virtual Gallery in April 2021
Group Exhibition curated by Stefania Carrozzini
https://www.eufemiastudio.it/respiro
https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/3546763/respiro
December 2020: Autumn's Palette - A Reflection
Camden Image Gallery, London
Group exhibition
https://www.camden-image-gallery.co.uk/
July 2020: Abstracted Realities
Camden Image Gallery, London
Solo exhibition
https://www.camden-image-gallery.co.uk/previous#abstracted-realities-3
February 2020: Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall, London
September 2019: The Colour of Perception
Camden Image Gallery, London
Solo exhibition
http://www.camden-image-gallery.co.uk/the-colour-of-perception-2
Education
City Lit, London 2018 - 2020
Short courses - Abstract painting, focus on colour and large-scale techniques, Experimental painting techniques, Drawing perspective, Art and creative thinking, Mindfulness and creativity, Painting: focus on light and shade, Introduction to painting intensive, Painting 2, Contemporary Drawing Sketchbook
PRM Designation - Professional Risk Managers' International Association, 2015
BA Political Science - University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 1994