Luke Hillestad
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Contact Information
contact name: Luke Hillestad
phone: 612 965-9994
email: lukehillestad@gmail.com
location address:
100 W 46th St
Minneapolis MN 55419
open to public: yes
hours: Mondays: 12-8, Wednesdays: 12-5
Experience
Luke Hillestad is a North Minneapolis based, figurative painter.
In 2006 he left his full-time job as a land surveyor, to focus on painting. Since then his work has been represented by Flanders Contemporary Art in Minneapolis, exhibited in Larvik, Norway, and the international Kitsch Biennale in Munich, Germany. In 2008, Luke spent 5 months as an apprentice of internationally acclaimed, Norwegian painter Odd Nerdrum at his farm in Stavern, Norway. Luke works live from the model with Oil on hand stretched and primed linen.
If you would like to inquire about painting prices, commission a work, study with Luke, or talk about painting, Luke would love to hear from you at:
lukehillestad@gmail.com
Awards
PAINTER'S STATEMENT
The most beautiful objects in the world are paintings,
and the most beautiful subjects should be painted.
This is why I paint.
Few things give a person more dignity than a well-painted portrait,
This is also why I paint.
I believe in the "masterpiece" - that it is not an unattainable dream of the past. I consider painting to be a craft - a practice. So, I seek to emulate what has been done before me and practice that which is earnest, sentimental, and epic.
I am an apprentice, and I will be for some time. My devotion is to portraiture and narrative painting.
Exhibitions/Performance History
2009
10.10 - 414 Soundbar
2008
12.5 - Grainbelt Holiday Gala
9.11 -kitschbiennale 08- Pasinger Fabrik - Munich, Germany
7.14 - Larvik, Norway
3.25 - "the nomad's benefit show" -Homewood Gallery
1.21 -Hardtimes
1.19 - opening reception -Wilde Roast Cafe- 7-9pm
2007
12.13 - Winter Bazaar - RSP
9.15 - "beauty walks a razor's edge" -Flanders Gallery- 6-9pm
8.18 - "creme de la gala" - CW Lofts - 6-9pm
7.21 - fallout art fest - Fallout Center
4.01 - fridge festival - Loring Playhouse
1.20 - paintings from 2006 - solomon's porch gallery
2006
11.11 - "peace and war" - solomon's porch gallery
* all shows located in Minneapolis, MN unless listed
Biographical Information
Country of Citizenship:
United States
Birth Place:
Minnesota
Birth Date:
February 10, 1982
Gender:
Male
Active Place:
minneapolis
Minnesota County:
Hennepin
Artist Information
Roles
Painter