Luke van Gelderen (b. 1997, Dublin, Ireland) works across film, sculpture, and digital media, creating immersive installations that examine the performance and mediation of contemporary identities through technology. Converging celebrity culture, alienation, masculinity and violence, his work is grounded in his own experience of recurring intrusive thoughts and images amplified by the internet. Recent solo exhibitions include: ‘Romeo Save Me’ Pallas Projects/Studios, (2024); 'unrecognisable (spillway)', Ormond Art Studios (2020); ‘My Activity', Rua Red (2019); and 'Chatroulette', K4 Galleri, Oslo (2019). Recent group exhibitions include: ‘Staying With the Trouble', Irish Musuem of Modern Art, Dublin (2025); ‘Planned Obsolescene’ SEAGER, London (2025); ‘All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun’, Dublin Castle, OPW (2025); ‘*-*’ Catalyst Arts, Belfast UK (2024); ‘Uncanny Valley’ Palazzo Bronzo, Genoa, Italy (2024); ‘REAL’, B63, Witten, Germany (2024); 'this is perfect, perfect, perfect, Transmediale, Berlin (2024); 'Manslows Hammer–Periodical Review 13', Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin (2023); 'LOCKJAW', Ranelagh Arts Centre, Dublin (2023); 'FAKE BODY", Platform Arts, Belfast (2023) and 'Rendering New Realities', The Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin (2021). Recent screenings include: Goldsmiths, University of London (2025); D-AZ, Kunsthaus Zürich, Switzerland (2024); UNTHINKABLE, Hull, UK (2024); Kassel Documentary Film and Video Festival, Germany (2024) and Toxi Space, Zurich (2024). Luke is a co-founder of CRUX, an off-site curatorial collective. He lives and works in Dublin and is a current studio member in Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. His work is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.  





UPCOMING

2027    Solo Exhibition, The Complex, Dublin, IRL
2025    Solo Screening, FACT, Liverpool, UK
2025    Solo Screening + Workshop, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, IRL
2025    Group Screening, Dissoultions Film Festival, IRL


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024    Romeo Save Me, Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin, IRL
2020    unrecognisable (spillway), Ormond Art Studios, Dublin, IRL
2019    My Acitvity, Rua Red, Dublin, IRL
2019    Chatroullete, K4 Galleri, Olso Art Weekend, NO


GROUP/DUO EXHIBITIONS

2025    Staying with the Trouble, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, IRL
2025    Planned Obsolescenece, SEAGER, London, UK
2025    All flowers in time bend towards the sun, The Coach House Gallery, Dublin Castle, IRL
2024     *-*, Catalyst Arts, Belfast, UK
2024    BRAVO, Humber St Pop-up space, Hull, UK
2024    Uncanny Valley, Palazzo Bronzo, Genova, IT
2024    Real, CRUX, B63, Kulturforum Witten, DE
2024    this is perfect, perfect, perfect, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Transmediale, Berlin, DE
2023    Periodical Review 13—Manslow’s Hammer, Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin, IRL
2023    LOCKJAW, Ranelagh Arts Centre, Dublin, IRL
2023    FAKE BODY, with Lana May Fleming, Platform Arts, Belfast, NI
2022    you breathe differently down here, Draíocht, Dublin, IRL
2021    Periodical Review 11—Return to Disintegration, Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin, IRL
2020    Rendering New Realities—Access and Alterity, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, IRL
2020    crux.project, Rathmicheal Ring Fort, Dublin, IRL
2020    Appraisal, Pallas Projects/Studios, Dublin, IRL
2020    Afterthought, United Art’s Club, Dublin, IRL
2019    Nothing to Declare?, Control Tower, Dublin Airport, IRL
2019    How’s your da?, MLV Studio, Dublin, IRL
2019    Hvar endar Þetta, LHÍ Gallery, Reykjavík, IS
2019    MyndaMál, The House of Collections, Reykjavík, IS
2019    Hljóðön, Hafnarfjördur Centre of Culture and Fine Art, IS
2019    Viðir Happening, Reykajvík, IS
2018    Winter Open, Rua Red, Dublin, IRL
2018    FORETHOUGHT, United Art’s Club, Dublin, IRL
2017    Claremorris Open Exhibition, Claremorris, IRL


SCREENINGS

2025    Spring/Summer School, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, IRL
2025    Goldsmiths University of London, UK
2025    FACT, Liverpool, UK
2025    Rough Cut, aemi, Dublin, IRL
2024    Kasseler Dokfest, Kassel, DE
2024    DA Z - Digital Art Zürich, Kunsthaus Zürich, CH
2024    Artists Screen Artists, Toxi Space, Zurich, CH
2023    END IN BURNING FLAMES OR PARADISE, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, IRL


GRANTS & AWARDS

2025    Professional Devlopment Grant, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council        
2024    Visual Arts Bursary, Art’s Council of Ireland
2024    2nd Prize- Video, Digital Art Zurich
2024    Culture Moves Europe Individual Mobility
2024    Project Funding for Wittens Free Scene, Kulturforum Witten, Germany
2024    Professional Development Grant, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
2024    Zeitgeist Irland 24’, Culture Ireland and Embassy of Ireland in Germany Funding
2023    Visual Arts Bursary, Art’s Council of Ireland
2022    Emerging Artist Grant, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
2022    Visual Arts Bursary, Arts Council of Ireland
2021    Agility Award, Arts Council of Ireland
2020    RDS Visual Art Awards: Shortlist
2020    Student of the Year, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
2018    Winter Open Winner, Rua Red
2017    1916 Leaders and Learners Bursary


RESIDENCIES

2025    Evolve Practice Residency, Fire Station Artists Studios, Dublin, IRL
2024    Production Residency, Kulturforum Witten, DE
2024    Three Year Studio, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, IRL
2024    Micro Residency, Cow House Studios, IRL
2023    Project Studio, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, IRL
2022    Studio Residency, SÍM, Reykjavík, IS
2022    Recent Graduate Residency, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin, IRL
2022    Studio Residency, BEK—Bergen Centre for Electronic Arts, NO
2020    Graduate Residency, Ormond Studios, Dublin, IRL
2020    Online Digital Residency, SPUR.WORLD


PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

2025    All Flowers in Time Bend Towards the Sun review,    The Irish Times, (print)
2025    Hardcore Fencing, Sean Kissane, Visual Aritst News Sheet (Print)
2024    Uncanny Valley, The Italian Art Guide
2024    The Master of Noise, Sadbh O’Brein, Commissioned Text, IRL (print)
2024    Howling Influencers, Tilman Baumgärtel, Die Tageszeitung, DE
2023    Maslow’s Hammer, Sara Muthi, Periodical Review 13, PVA/ Pallas Project Studios
2023    An Interview with: Luke van Gelderen, Ellen O’Connor, Screen Service, IRL (online)
2023    RTÉ Nationwide, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 40th, IRL (TV)
2022    Visual Artist’s Newsletter, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios 40th, (print)
2022    Unable to Exhibit Indoors,  Claudia Dalby, Dublin InQuirer, Ireland (online)


ARTISTS TALKS & LECTURING

2025    Visiting Lecturer, IADT, IRL
2025    Panel Discussion with Vivienne Dick, Cian McCarthy, IADT, IRL
2025    Artist Talk, Goldsmiths University of London
2025    Artist Talk, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios
2024    In Conversation with Nora O Murchú, Pallas Projects/Studios, IRL
2024    Visiting Lecturer, IADT, IRL
2023    Open Studio + Talk, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin, IRL


EDUCATION

2020    1st Class Hons, BA Art, IADT, Dublin, IRL
2019    Erasmus+, Iceland University of the Arts, Reykjavík, ISL


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2025    Technichan, National Museum of Ireland
2022    Gallery Assistant & Fabricator, Aldea, Bergen, NO
2021    The Douglas Hyde Student Forum III
2020    co-founder of CRUX, curatorial platform/collective