Luke Elwes Explained

Birth Place:London, United Kingdom
Known For:Contemporary art, Painting
Spouse:Anneke Elwes
Relatives:Simon Elwes (grandfather)

Luke Andrew Cary Elwes (; born 26 July 1961) is a British contemporary artist whose paintings capture his encounters with the landscape and with the elements. He gained prominence in the early nineties when he returned from his travels in India, Asia and North Africa with a series of key paintings.

Biography

Elwes was born in London, where he now works and lives with his wife, Anneke (daughter of Hans du Moulin, of Farnham, Surrey),[1] and their two children Jake Elwes and Toby Elwes. He is the eldest of three sons of Peter John Gervase Elwes (1929–2017),[2] an executive in oil and gas companies and banking from a landed gentry family,[3] and Rosalie Ann, daughter of the Army officer James Hennessy.[4] [3] His grandfather was the painter Simon Elwes RA and he is a first cousin of the actor Cary Elwes.[3] His early years were spent in Teheran, Persia, where the light and space of the desert were a formative influence.[5]

He attended Worth School then between 1979 and 1985 he studied History at Bristol University and Painting at Camberwell School of Art. In 2007 he undertook postgraduate research in Art History at Birkbeck, University of London.[6]

While working at Christie's, he began to travel and write, and after meeting Bruce Chatwin in 1987 he went to the central Australian desert to explore the landscape and its use in indigenous storytelling and artforms.

Since then he has continued to travel extensively, discovering and revisiting remote locations in India, Asia Minor and North Africa. In 1998 he was artist in residence on an expedition to Mount Kailash, a holy mountain in western Tibet.[7]

His work has also been inspired by the landscapes of Osea Island where he rented a cottage with his family for many years.[8] Since 2007 he has worked in the former studio of Nigel Henderson[9] in Landermere on the Essex marshes.[10] In 2015 he was artist in residence at the Albers Foundation.[11] [12]

Since his first exhibition in 1990 he has had over twenty five one man shows in London, Paris and New York City.[13] [14] He also writes about contemporary painting for journals including Modern Painters (magazine), Galleries and the Royal Academy magazine.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions

Selected group shows

Selected collections

Collections include the Bayer Collection; Chelsea and Westminster Hospital; Christie's Contemporary Art Collection; Deutsche Hypo Bank; Luther Pendragon Collection and The National Trust Foundation for Art.

Publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019, ed. Susan Morris, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2019, p. 4811
  2. Web site: Peter John Gervase Elwes Obituary. Legacy. en-GB.
  3. Burke's Landed Gentry, 18th edition, vol. 1, ed. Peter Townend, Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1965, p. 236
  4. Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019, ed. Susan Morris, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2019, p. 4811
  5. Web site: Luke Elwes Overview. 2022-11-17. Frestonian Gallery. en-GB.
  6. Web site: Axis Web - Luke Elwes CV & Education. 2022-11-17. Axis Web. en-GB.
  7. Andrew Lambirth,Psychological Geodesist,Pilgrim, Art First (February 1998),
  8. News: Barkham. Patrick. 2016-10-08. Osea island, Essex: weekend retreat.. en-UK . The Guardian . 2022-11-17.
  9. Web site: The People of Landermere. Inexpensive Progress. en-GB.
  10. Web site: Landermere 2021. 2023-02-17. Frestonian Gallery. en-GB.
  11. Web site: Luke Elwes at the Albers Foundation. 2023-02-17. Rise Art. en-GB.
  12. Web site: Albers Foundation Resident Artists. 2023-02-17. Albers Foundation. en-GB.
  13. Web site: Luke Elwes Biography. 2022-11-17. Frestonian Gallery. en-GB.
  14. Web site: Rise Art - Luke Elwes CV. 2022-11-17. Rise Art. en-GB.
  15. News: So-Young. Moon. 2022-10-24. Contemporary art harmonizes with hanok at two Seoul exhibitions. en-UK . Korea JoongAng Daily . 2022-11-17.
  16. News: Darwent. Charles. 2019-05-09. Another Country: London Painters in Dialogue with Modern Italian Art, Estorick Collection, London. en-UK . The Independent .

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