Luke Mitchell

Art is a gateway to reality. Art gives me access to the unknown and intangible and it has enabled me to communicate in ways that were never possible with words and numbers.

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.

Up until mid-2018 I pursued a career in banking spanning 22 years, working in credit risk management.

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

June 2021: Finding the Light
Camden Image Gallery, London - Joint exhibition with Karen Topp
https://www.camden-image-gallery.co.uk/previous#finding-the-light-2

May 2021: Riparian
Proposition Studios, South Bank, London - Group Pop-up

May 2021: Belief
Proposition Studios, South Bank, London - Group Pop-up

April-June 2021: VAA International Online Art Exhibition
Visual Artists Association - Group Exhibition

April 2021: What is Art II
Boomer Gallery, Whitechapel, London - Group Exhibition

December 2020: Autumn's Palette - A Reflection
Camden Image Gallery, London - Group Exhibition

July 2020: Abstracted Realities

Camden Image Gallery, London - Solo exhibition
February 2020: Parallax Art Fair
Kensington Town Hall

September 2019: The Colour of Perception
Camden Image Gallery, London - Solo exhibition