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
Teaching
2026 Spatial Graphic Design, graduate assistant to Rambod Vala, University of New Mexico
2025 Intro to Art + Ecology, graduate assistant to Szu-Han Ho, University of New Mexico
Art Practices I, instructor of record, University of New Mexico
2024 Art Practices I, graduate assistant to jessamyn lovell, University of New Mexico
2023 “Gender-Affirming Makeup”, online workshop, Kentucky Health Justice Network.
2022 PINK! drag collective, makeup and performance workshops, University of Louisville.
Performances
2025 Piper Pelligrini Attends the Opening of Her Group Show “Manhandled” at Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
Theodore Roosevelt Teaches Jack Lope How to Be a True American Cowboy, ARTSLAB. Albuquerque, NM
Live Performance Pieces, UNM Johnson Gym. Albuquerque, NM
2024 Jack Lope Introduces Jenn Deere and Piper Pelligrini in Absentia, John Sommers Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
2022 Jenn Deere Examines Gender and Labor in the American West, PMR Center for Arts and Agriculture. Sisters, OR
2021 Devin and Vivian’s Wedding of Friendship, St. Louis, MO
2020 Cowboy Name Draws, St. Louis, MO
Jack Lope is a (Fascist) Buckaroo Man, Chinati Foundation. Marfa, TX
2019 Jack Lope Attends the Quivira 2019 REGENERATE Conference, Albuquerque, NM
Jack Lope Explains What A Cowboy Wears & What It Means, Pilot Live Arts Festival. Santa Fe, NM
Solo Exhibitions
2022 “Drag Kings: A Reckoning” film screening, Scorpio Palace. Denver, CO
2019 “Discussion Between Cowboys About What Can Happen When a Cow is Sick or Injured” film screening, Stray Cat Collective. Austin, TX
2017 Deadman Pasture, SE Side, Mescalero-Apache Reservation, NM
2016 Ponil Legacy Board, Cimarron, NM
Group Exhibitions
2026 Stitches, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
2025 Manhandled, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
Kinetic-Seismic Comity (Weird Workout Like This), with Luc Biscan-White, UNM Johnson Field. Albuquerque, NM
Spells for the New World, ARTSLAB. Albuquerque, NM
No Matter the Weather, Masley Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
2024 At First Sight, First Year MFA Student Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
Where Art and Agriculture Coexist, Pine Meadow Ranch. Sisters, OR
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
Abigail and Bertie Welcome You, Stray Cat Collective, Austin, TX
2018 Baldy Skyline to Pueblano, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, 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
PINK! drag collective, University of Louisville. Louisville, KY
Drag & Friends, drag collective. Galesburg, IL
2021 Bitres Digital Residency, CoLab Projects. Austin, TX
2019 Boyz of Austin drag troupe. Austin, TX
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.
Curatorial
2026 Co-curator, “Stitches”, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
2025 Co-curator, “Manhandled”, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
2018-21 Art editor, Contra Viento Journal
Talks & Presentations
2026 Keynote speaker, Amplify the Arch Conference. St Louis, MO
Publications
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
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
“Cattle Business”, Everyday Rural America. Web. July 2018
“Going Out and Coming Back”, Halo Magazine. Web. April 2018
Bibliography
Beitman, Logan Royce. “A stitch in time: A bold, contemporary embroidery exhibition at Inhabit Galerie“. Albuquerque Journal. Jan 2026.
Katz, Nina. “Red Canyon Reserve.” Resilience: A Voice of the New Agrarianism. Print. Nov 2025.
Maestas, Rica. “Obsession: Luca Berkley.” Southwest Contemporary. 5 Sept 2025.
Beitmen, Logan Royce. “Rhinestones and Rodeo Stars: ‘Manhandled’ at Inhabit Galerie Revisits Cowboy/Cowgirl Culture.” Albuquerque Journal. Aug 2025.
Baker, Ali. “Sydney's drag kings fight to break glass ceiling.” Central News. Web. Feb 2023.
“Ag, Drag, and Tenant Labor”, Farm to Taber, farming, history, and politics podcast. Sept 2019
“Cowboys, Gender, and Sexuality”, Season of the Bitch, socialist feminist podcast. Feb 2019
Khazan, Olga. “The Difficulty of Getting an Abortion in Texas”, The Atlantic. Web. 2014
Awards & Grants
2025 Clarence & Emily Rogers Reseach Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Ralph W. Douglass Endowed Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Joan Gentry Endowed Scholarship, University of New Mexico
College of Fine Art Dean’s Travel Grant Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Graduate and Professional Student Association Grant, University of New Mexico
2024 Phyllis Muth Scholarship, University of New Mexico
2022 Mr. Congeniality, Quest for the Best. 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
Teaching
2026 Spatial Graphic Design, graduate assistant to Rambod Vala, University of New Mexico
2025 Intro to Art + Ecology, graduate assistant to Szu-Han Ho, University of New Mexico
Art Practices I, instructor of record, University of New Mexico
2024 Art Practices I, graduate assistant to jessamyn lovell, University of New Mexico
2023 “Gender-Affirming Makeup”, online workshop, Kentucky Health Justice Network.
2022 PINK! drag collective, makeup and performance workshops, University of Louisville.
Performances
2025 Piper Pelligrini Attends the Opening of Her Group Show “Manhandled” at Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
Theodore Roosevelt Teaches Jack Lope How to Be a True American Cowboy, ARTSLAB. Albuquerque, NM
Live Performance Pieces, UNM Johnson Gym. Albuquerque, NM
2024 Jack Lope Introduces Jenn Deere and Piper Pelligrini in Absentia, John Sommers Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
2022 Jenn Deere Examines Gender and Labor in the American West, PMR Center for Arts and Agriculture. Sisters, OR
2021 Devin and Vivian’s Wedding of Friendship, St. Louis, MO
2020 Cowboy Name Draws, St. Louis, MO
Jack Lope is a (Fascist) Buckaroo Man, Chinati Foundation. Marfa, TX
2019 Jack Lope Attends the Quivira 2019 REGENERATE Conference, Albuquerque, NM
Jack Lope Explains What A Cowboy Wears & What It Means, Pilot Live Arts Festival. Santa Fe, NM
Solo Exhibitions
2022 “Drag Kings: A Reckoning” film screening, Scorpio Palace. Denver, CO
2019 “Discussion Between Cowboys About What Can Happen When a Cow is Sick or Injured” film screening, Stray Cat Collective. Austin, TX
2017 Deadman Pasture, SE Side, Mescalero-Apache Reservation, NM
2016 Ponil Legacy Board, Cimarron, NM
Group Exhibitions
2026 Stitches, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
2025 Manhandled, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
Kinetic-Seismic Comity (Weird Workout Like This), with Luc Biscan-White, UNM Johnson Field. Albuquerque, NM
Spells for the New World, ARTSLAB. Albuquerque, NM
No Matter the Weather, Masley Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
2024 At First Sight, First Year MFA Student Exhibition, John Sommers Gallery. Albuquerque, NM
Where Art and Agriculture Coexist, Pine Meadow Ranch. Sisters, OR
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
Abigail and Bertie Welcome You, Stray Cat Collective, Austin, TX
2018 Baldy Skyline to Pueblano, Philmont Scout Ranch, Cimarron, 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
PINK! drag collective, University of Louisville. Louisville, KY
Drag & Friends, drag collective. Galesburg, IL
2021 Bitres Digital Residency, CoLab Projects. Austin, TX
2019 Boyz of Austin drag troupe. Austin, TX
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.
Curatorial
2026 Co-curator, “Stitches”, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
2025 Co-curator, “Manhandled”, Inhabit Galerie. Corrales, NM
2018-21 Art editor, Contra Viento Journal
Talks & Presentations
2026 Keynote speaker, Amplify the Arch Conference. St Louis, MO
Publications
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
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
“Cattle Business”, Everyday Rural America. Web. July 2018
“Going Out and Coming Back”, Halo Magazine. Web. April 2018
Bibliography
Beitman, Logan Royce. “A stitch in time: A bold, contemporary embroidery exhibition at Inhabit Galerie“. Albuquerque Journal. Jan 2026.
Katz, Nina. “Red Canyon Reserve.” Resilience: A Voice of the New Agrarianism. Print. Nov 2025.
Maestas, Rica. “Obsession: Luca Berkley.” Southwest Contemporary. 5 Sept 2025.
Beitmen, Logan Royce. “Rhinestones and Rodeo Stars: ‘Manhandled’ at Inhabit Galerie Revisits Cowboy/Cowgirl Culture.” Albuquerque Journal. Aug 2025.
Baker, Ali. “Sydney's drag kings fight to break glass ceiling.” Central News. Web. Feb 2023.
“Ag, Drag, and Tenant Labor”, Farm to Taber, farming, history, and politics podcast. Sept 2019
“Cowboys, Gender, and Sexuality”, Season of the Bitch, socialist feminist podcast. Feb 2019
Khazan, Olga. “The Difficulty of Getting an Abortion in Texas”, The Atlantic. Web. 2014
Awards & Grants
2025 Clarence & Emily Rogers Reseach Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Ralph W. Douglass Endowed Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Joan Gentry Endowed Scholarship, University of New Mexico
College of Fine Art Dean’s Travel Grant Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Center for Environmental Arts & Humanities Scholarship, University of New Mexico
Graduate and Professional Student Association Grant, University of New Mexico
2024 Phyllis Muth Scholarship, University of New Mexico
2022 Mr. Congeniality, Quest for the Best. St. Louis, MO
2018 Herd Fellow Scholarship, Grassfed Exchange. Rapid City, SD
2017 TX★17 Texas Biennial 2017, Shortlisted Artist