Education & related experience

• Luke Abdallah has been a member of Studio ARTES for over 12 years.

Solo Exhibitions

• Luke Abdallah Exhibition, Gallery NWC, St Leonards, 2023

• BigCi Open Day - ColLab Barn, BigCi, Bilpin, 2023

• Luke Abdallah solo exhibition, WOTSO Pyrmont, 2023

• Push & Pull, Stroke & Stab, Goodspace, 2021

• A Guide Through Abstraction, Studio ARTES Northside, 2019

• InternationalDay of People with a Disability - Hornsby Shire Council, Hornsby Library, 2019

Dual Exhibitions

• Imagining Bundanon (Luke Abdallah X Matthew Elliott), 107 Green Square, 2023

Group Exhibitions

• Gallery NWC Launch Party, Gallery NWC, 2023

• Affordable Art Fair, Sydney (Nationwide Curating’s stall), 2023

• Open Field Festival, Berry, 2023

• Nationwide Curating Group Exhibition, Gallery One88 Fine Arts, 2023

• Together Alone, Studio ARTES, Studio ARTES Northside (Hornsby), 2022

• One Day We Will, Studio ARTES, Wallarobba Arts & Cultural Centre, 2021

• Remagine Art Prize, Hornsby Shire Council, Wallarobba Arts & Cultural Centre, 2021

• The Hawkesbury Show Art Prize, Hawkesbury Showground, 2021

• Sea, Space & Beyond, Newcastle Museum, 2021

• ART from TRASH, The Bower Reuse & Repair Centres, Paramatte & Redfern, 2020

• IKOUII OPEN: Collective Impact, online, 2020 https://ikouii.com/ikouii-open-collective-impact/?fbclid=IwAR3GtAkow6Gc6lni9AoAKZG44YyjTPi5ckiSuvFn26aALj64yf6ms_lIkvE

• Back To Nature, Studio ARTES, Hornsby TAFE, 2019

• Abdallah has also been involved in annual exhibitions hosted by Studio ARTES for over a decade.

Awards & achievements

• Grace Cossington Smith Art Award - Finalist (in collaboration with Oliver Fontany), 2024

• Fisher’s Ghost Art Award - Finalist, 2023

• Fisher’s Ghost Art Award - Finalist, 2021

• The Hawkesbury Show Art Prize - Winner (Abstract Art) & Runner Up (Disability), 2021

• Hornsby Shire Council: Remagine Art Prize - Finalist, 2021

• IKOUII OPEN: Collective Impact - Finalist, 2020

• The Bower: ART from TRASH - Finalist, 2020

Residencies

• BigCi (Bilpin International Ground for Creative Initiatives), 2023

• Accessible Arts & Bundanon Trust Artist in Residence program, 2022

Texts/ Publications/ Films

• ‘Award-winning blind artist receives exceptional care from Afea’ Afea Care Services. Publication date: October 9th, 2023. https://afea.com.au/award-winning-blind-artist-receives-exceptional-care-from-afea/

• ‘Inside Their Studio: Artists with Disabilities and their Collaborators’ The IKOUII Creative. Publication date: May 1st, 2020. https://ikouii.com/product/inside-their-studio/

• The Bower, 2020. https://bower.org.au/programs-services/art-from-trash/art-from-trash-artist-spotlights/

• Ikouii Open Awards, 2020. https://ikouii.com/ikouii-open-collective-impact/?fbclid=IwAR3GtAkow6Gc6lni9AoAKZG44YyjTPi5ckiSuvFn26aALj64yf6ms_lIkvE

• Timeout Magazine, 2020. https://www.timeout.com/sydney/art/art-from-trash

• Bundanon Trust, 2021. https://aarts.net.au/news/bundanon-sept-2022/

Collections

• Works are held in public and private collections across Australia, Europe & online.