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Luke Cornish

'I love getting into the Salon as a street artist because the whole ethos of that award is the refused, the rejected'
Portrait story

Luke Cornish, aka E.L.K. describes his street art and portraiture
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Luke Cornish

Biography

Luke Cornish (b. 1979) is a Sydney-based handmade stencil artist. A self-described former blue-collar worker from Canberra, under the name of E.L.K he began experimenting with stencil cutting and spray paint in his mid-twenties.

1 portrait in the collection

Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke
Bob Hawke

Bob Hawke, 2012

Luke Cornish
Portrait, hand-cut acetate stencil, aerosol enamel on canvas

Purchased 2013

Brandon with light, 2024 Luke Austin

Brandon with light

Luke Austin
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Through a child's eyes, 2023 Luke Currie-Richardson

Through a child's eyes

Luke Currie-Richardson
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Shorty, 2024 Luke David Kellett

Shorty

Luke David Kellett
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Mr. Zee, 2021 Luke Ray

Mr. Zee

Luke Ray
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Monkey business, 2011 by Alina Gozin'a

Monkey business, 2011

by Alina Gozin'a
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Harold Cazneaux
Harold Cazneaux
Harold Cazneaux

Harold Cazneaux, 1928

Monte Luke
Portrait, gelatin silver photograph on paper

Purchased 2015

Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born
Romance Was Born

Romance Was Born, 2025

Samuel Hodge
Portrait, photographic installation, collaged pigment prints, wallpaper

Commissioned with funds provided by Hayley Baillie 2025

Luke and Nacoya, 2016 by Daniel Sponiar

Luke and Nacoya, 2016

by Daniel Sponiar
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Luke Brookes and Ellen Buswell, 2021 Elizabeth Looker

Luke Brookes and Ellen Buswell

Elizabeth Looker
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Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave
Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave
Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave

Nick Cave, Susie Bick and Luke Cave, 1998 (printed 2020)

Dominique Issermann
Portrait, inkjet print on Hanhnemühle paper

Purchased 2022

Katie and Jaylen Cornish, 2012 by Morganna Magee

Katie and Jaylen Cornish, 2012

by Morganna Magee
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Rosie Batty

Rosie Batty AO

Biography

Rosie Batty AO (b. 1962), campaigner against family violence, became well known to the Australian public in early 2014, when her eleven-year-old son Luke was murdered by his father as she stood waiting to take him home from cricket practice.

1 portrait in the collection

Hiljaisuus: Four Walks, 2016 by Luke Aleksandrow, video: 9 minutes

Hiljaisuus: Four Walks, 2016

by Luke Aleksandrow
General content

Finalist, DPA 2016
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