The Live Auction Collection:
Curated by Luke painter

Luke Painter is an artist and professor in Toronto. His practice explores a wide range of historical and contemporary subjects in relation to pattern, ornamentation, interior design, technology and his own personal history. His work has been shown in local and international exhibitions including Moving Images at Patel Brown Gallery in Montreal, Ways of Something at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Five Years of Contemporary Canadian Drawing at the Art Gallery of Sudbury. Luke has received grants from Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and the Toronto Arts Council and was nominated for the K.M. Hunter Award in the Visual Arts through the Ontario Arts Council. His work has been reviewed by Canadian Art, Border Crossings and The Globe and Mail. Luke is an Associate Professor in the Experimental Animation program at OCAD University in Toronto.

Curatorial Statement

This collection of work reflects my own interests in decoration, ornamentation and figuration, The themes here range from humorous, formal, dramatic, gentle and highly tactile in their appearances. These are artists that I have followed for years and I often think about their practices when I am making in the studio myself. I consider the Art Attack auction as the most fun and engaging auction in Toronto, and I am honoured to be a part of it.