Luca Maude Berkley
b. 1994
Education
2027 MFA Art + Ecology, University of New Mexico – Albuquerque
2016 BFA Studio Art, University of Texas – Austin
2015 Independent Studio Program, Slade School of Fine Art. University College London, London, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Jen Deere Examines Gender and Labor in the American West, PMR Center for Arts and Agriculture. Sisters, OR
2020 Cowboy Name Draws, St. Louis, MO
2020 Buckaroo Man, Chinati Foundation. Marfa, TX
2019 Jack Lope Attends the Quivira 2019 REGENERATE Conference, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Jack Lope Explains What A Cowboy Wears & What It Means, Pilot Live Arts Festival. Santa Fe, NM
2019 Discussion Between Cowboys About What Can Happen When a Cow is Sick or Injured, Stray Cat Collective. Austin, TX
2017 Deadman Pasture, SE Side, Mescalero-Apache Reservation, NM
2016 Buffalo Wallow & Hidden Draw, Chico Basin Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO
2016 Ponil Legacy Board, Cimarron, NM
Group Exhibitions
2024 At First Sight, John Sommers Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
2024 Where Art and Agriculture Coexist, Pine Meadow Ranch. Sisters, OR
2021 Devin and Vivian’s Wedding of Friendship, St. Louis, MO
2021 Alquimia Rítmica/Rhythmic Alchemy, Austin, TX
2020 The Tragedy of El Paso, Boiz of Austin. Austin, TX
2019 “Stray Cat Collective”, East Austin Studio Tour 2019, Big Medium. Austin, TX
2019 Abigail and Bertie Welcome You, Stray Cat Collective, Austin, TX
2018 Baldy Skyline to Pueblano, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM
2017 Deadman pasture, SE side, Mescalero-Apache Reservation, NM
2016 Now’s the Time, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
2015 Back to the Futurists, Department of Art and Art History, Austin, TX
2014 Les Neuticles, CoLab Projects, Austin, TX
Collectives & Residencies
2022 Pine Meadow Center for Arts & Agriculture. Sisters, OR
2021 Bitres Digital Residency, CoLab Projects. Austin, TX
2019 Boyz of Austin drag troupe. Austin, TX
2019 Immediate Fashion School residency. Austin, TX
2018 Stray Cat Collective. Founding member of co-operative house and art collective. Austin, TX
2015 Felin Bach residency. Llandovery, Wales.
Publications & Interviews
Kiley, Erin. “Mescalero Ranch”, Modern Huntsman: The Women’s Issue. Print. Dec 2019
Maude, Lucy. “Ten Minutes” The Breakup Book, Purpled Palm Press. Print. Oct 2019
“Ag, Drag, and Tenant Labor”, Farm to Taber, farming, history, and politics podcast. Sept 2019
Cover photo and “How to Draw Attention and Acquire Power by Acting Less Like a Woman, More like a Man”, Immediate Fashion School. Zine. June 2019
“Cowboys, Gender, and Sexuality”, Season of the Bitch, socialist feminist podcast. Feb 2019
“Cattle Business”, Everyday Rural America. Web. July 2018
“Going Out and Coming Back”, Halo Magazine. Web. April 2018
Khazan, Olga. “The Difficulty of Getting an Abortion in Texas”, The Atlantic. Web. 2014
Awards & Conferences
2024 Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities Scholarship
2024 Graduate and Professional Student Association scholarship fund grant - University of New Mexico
2022 Mr. Congeniality, Quest for the Best. St. Louis, MO
2021 Winner, Grey Fox Discovery Night. St. Louis, MO
2018 Herd Fellow Scholarship, Grassfed Exchange. Rapid City, SD
2017 TX★17 Texas Biennial 2017, Shortlisted Artist
b. 1994
Education
2027 MFA Art + Ecology, University of New Mexico – Albuquerque
2016 BFA Studio Art, University of Texas – Austin
2015 Independent Studio Program, Slade School of Fine Art. University College London, London, UK
Solo Exhibitions
2022 Jen Deere Examines Gender and Labor in the American West, PMR Center for Arts and Agriculture. Sisters, OR
2020 Cowboy Name Draws, St. Louis, MO
2020 Buckaroo Man, Chinati Foundation. Marfa, TX
2019 Jack Lope Attends the Quivira 2019 REGENERATE Conference, Albuquerque, NM
2019 Jack Lope Explains What A Cowboy Wears & What It Means, Pilot Live Arts Festival. Santa Fe, NM
2019 Discussion Between Cowboys About What Can Happen When a Cow is Sick or Injured, Stray Cat Collective. Austin, TX
2017 Deadman Pasture, SE Side, Mescalero-Apache Reservation, NM
2016 Buffalo Wallow & Hidden Draw, Chico Basin Ranch, Colorado Springs, CO
2016 Ponil Legacy Board, Cimarron, NM
Group Exhibitions
2024 At First Sight, John Sommers Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
2024 Where Art and Agriculture Coexist, Pine Meadow Ranch. Sisters, OR
2021 Devin and Vivian’s Wedding of Friendship, St. Louis, MO
2021 Alquimia Rítmica/Rhythmic Alchemy, Austin, TX
2020 The Tragedy of El Paso, Boiz of Austin. Austin, TX
2019 “Stray Cat Collective”, East Austin Studio Tour 2019, Big Medium. Austin, TX
2019 Abigail and Bertie Welcome You, Stray Cat Collective, Austin, TX
2018 Baldy Skyline to Pueblano, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, NM
2017 Deadman pasture, SE side, Mescalero-Apache Reservation, NM
2016 Now’s the Time, Visual Arts Center, Austin, TX
2015 Back to the Futurists, Department of Art and Art History, Austin, TX
2014 Les Neuticles, CoLab Projects, Austin, TX
Collectives & Residencies
2022 Pine Meadow Center for Arts & Agriculture. Sisters, OR
2021 Bitres Digital Residency, CoLab Projects. Austin, TX
2019 Boyz of Austin drag troupe. Austin, TX
2019 Immediate Fashion School residency. Austin, TX
2018 Stray Cat Collective. Founding member of co-operative house and art collective. Austin, TX
2015 Felin Bach residency. Llandovery, Wales.
Publications & Interviews
Kiley, Erin. “Mescalero Ranch”, Modern Huntsman: The Women’s Issue. Print. Dec 2019
Maude, Lucy. “Ten Minutes” The Breakup Book, Purpled Palm Press. Print. Oct 2019
“Ag, Drag, and Tenant Labor”, Farm to Taber, farming, history, and politics podcast. Sept 2019
Cover photo and “How to Draw Attention and Acquire Power by Acting Less Like a Woman, More like a Man”, Immediate Fashion School. Zine. June 2019
“Cowboys, Gender, and Sexuality”, Season of the Bitch, socialist feminist podcast. Feb 2019
“Cattle Business”, Everyday Rural America. Web. July 2018
“Going Out and Coming Back”, Halo Magazine. Web. April 2018
Khazan, Olga. “The Difficulty of Getting an Abortion in Texas”, The Atlantic. Web. 2014
Awards & Conferences
2024 Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities Scholarship
2024 Graduate and Professional Student Association scholarship fund grant - University of New Mexico
2022 Mr. Congeniality, Quest for the Best. St. Louis, MO
2021 Winner, Grey Fox Discovery Night. St. Louis, MO
2018 Herd Fellow Scholarship, Grassfed Exchange. Rapid City, SD
2017 TX★17 Texas Biennial 2017, Shortlisted Artist