Luke Rudman is a South African visual-and-performance artist whose work marries painting, installation, portraiture and queer performativity. He completed his BVA Fine Art Honours degree at NMU in 2023 and is currently pursuing his Fine Art Master’s degree at Stellenbosch University. His career highlights include being selected as a Design Indaba Emerging Creative in 2022, being selected to contribute to the international Colours of Africa exhibition by Google Arts & Culture, collaborating with Rich Mnisi, and maintaining a 4+ year working relationship with Greenpeace Africa and other environmental organizations.

Recognized for his commitment to addressing the climate crisis, Rudman was the recipient of a STOMP! award in 2019. Subsequently, he was awarded the Abe Bailey travel bursary in
2022 and the Golden Key Outstanding Member award in 2023. At only 24 years old, Luke Rudman’s queer-ecological artwork has already been included in the NSC examination syllabus more than once – most recently in the 2024 NSC Fine Art matric examination paper. Rudman has presented his research at various national and international conferences, including the 17th International Conference on the Arts in Society at San Jorge University, Zaragoza, Spain. Notable performances include Arcade Live Art Festival 2023/2024, Turbine Art Fair and The ICA Live Art Festival 2024.