Draft:Luke Rudman

Luke Rudman's practice sits at the juncture of painting and performance Luke Rudman. is a visual-and-performance artist based in Gqeberha, South Africa. He completed his BVA Fine Arts postgraduate degrees at NMU in 2023. Rudman has a background of working within spaces of environmentalism, drag and performance art – often working within the intersections of these spaces. Rudman’s cross-disciplinary history influences his practice of creating art that sits within the intersection of painting, photography, performance, and installation. This multi-modal, ‘non-binary’ approach to artmaking is reflective of the themes within his art - such as the complex and nuanced relationship between conceptions of nature and of queer identity.

Highlights include being selected as a Design Indaba Emerging Creative, been a regular collaborator with environmental organizations such as Greenpeace Afrique and The Sustainable Seas Trust. Rudman has been the recipient of the Abe Bailey Travel Bursary and Golden Key Outstanding Member Award and has presented work on platforms such as Turbine Art Fair, Arcade Live Art Festival and Google Arts & Culture