Luke Gumaelius, Ph.D.

Central Coast, California

gumaeliusart@gmail.com

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Sculpture ❖ Fine Art ❖ Art as Activism

Scientist turned artist compelled to create by the suffering brought about through the decline of empathy, compassion, and the spiritual connection with nature. Pieces are designed to share knowledge, reveal inequities and injustice, and inspire commitment to creating a better world.

Bio

Luke Gumaelius, Ph.D. is a former scientist, builder, and lifelong artist. He has a long history of producing art that disrupts myopic belief systems and challenges people to face the harsh realities of life for most of our brothers and sisters on the planet. His years of research in molecular biology inform his work as an artist in how they represent the fundamental interconnectedness and mutual dependency of the larger world. Luke’s early work was in the form of murals, public art sculptures, and furniture as art. Current work is fine art with a social commentary and sculptures in dead fall wood and stainless steel that double as percussion instruments. Luke received a BA in Biology, MA in Entomology, and Ph.D. in Plant Pathology from Purdue University.

Exhibition History

Dec 2020 – Jan 2021                Postcards from Around the World

Art Scene West Gallery

Solana Beach, California

Nov 2020                        Classic Blue: Shades of Peace and Tranquility

Art Scene West Gallery

Solana Beach, California

July 2020                        Reawakening... to the Beauty of the West Coast

Art Scene West Gallery

Solana Beach, California

Collections

Feb 2020                         Remnants of the Anthropocene Preserved in Plastic

Mixed media of natural and human-made materials

College of Science, Cal Poly

San Luis Obispo, California

May 2019                         Remnants of the Anthropocene Preserved in Plastic

Mixed media of natural and human-made materials

The Central Coast Aquarium

Avila Beach, California

Art in Performance

2019                                Shawn Myer

                                Jazz Drummer

San Francisco, California

Steel and wood sculptures as percussion instruments

2018                                Crazy Doberman

                                Free Jazz Band

                                Lafayette, Indiana

                                Steel and wood sculptures as percussion instruments