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Luke Baggott

Education

2019 MFA, New York Academy of Art
2014 Master of Arts by Coursework and Research Report in Digital Arts, University of the Witwatersrand
2011 Honours in Fine Art, University of the Witwatersrand
2010 Diploma in Music Performance, Associated Board of The Royal Schools of Music, London

Professional Experience

2014 - Present Artist/Painter
2012-2013 Feature Animation Lighter, Renderer, Compositor at Triggerfish Animation Studios for the feature film Khumba starring Liam Neeson, Steve Buscemi and Laurence Fishburne IMDB
2009-2011 Music Teacher - taught part-time at schools during my Fine Art studies training musicians for ABRSM Music Exams; Member of professional Sax Ensemble


Scholarships and Awards

2019-2020, 2018-2019 and 2017-2018 Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant
2019 Thea Petschek Lervolino, Patron of the Arts Award
2019 -2020 Resident Fellow, International House
2018 David Schafer Collector Scholar Award, New York Academy of Art
2017-2019 Academy Scholar Award, New York Academy of Art
2018 Summer Fellow, International House, New York
2017 Ruebhausen Fund Scholarship, International House, New York
2016 “The Marker” selected finalist Barclays l’Atelier Exhibition
2015 The Hudson River Fellowship, Grand Central Atelier, New York
2015 “Bless” Finalist Sanlam Portrait Competition
2008 Martienssen Prize Finalist, University of the Witwatersrand

Exhibitions

2020 Tapestry of Discord, solo Exhibition, Steven Amedee, New York
2020 Altered States, Pleiades Gallery, Chelsea New York
2019 Awake, Dacia Gallery, New York
2018 Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, Chelsea, New York
2017 Dislocation, solo exhibition, Wolfe Street Studios, Cape Town
2016 Barclays l’Atelier, Johannesburg
2015 Sanlam Portrait Competition Exhibition Top 40, Rust-en-Vrede Gallery, Cape Town

Publications

The South African Artist, Issue 50, Artist Feature
Art Times, "Young South African Artist’s Exploration of Alienation Resonates with New Yorkers"
TriBeCa Original magazine front cover feature.
Sanlam Portrait Competition 2015 Exhibition Catalogue
Barclays l’Atelier 2016 Exhibition Catalogue
Summer Exhibition Exhibition Catalogue, Flowers Gallery
Summer Exhibition Exhibition Catalogue
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TriBeCaTrib, South African Artist at Steven Amedee Gallery
WWD Magazine. Naomi Watts, Brooke Shields Support Emerging Artists at the 2018 Tribeca Ball
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Newsletter
Official Grand Central Atelier Blog
Sanlam Portrait Competition