LUKE EDWARD HALL

Early Years

Luke Edward Hall was born in 1989 and grew up in Basingstoke and has said that magazines such as Dazed and i-D were his route to discovering art and culture. He studied menswear fashion design at Central St Martins, and after graduation he worked for the architect Ben Pentreath. He set up his studio in 2015.

Luke Edward Hall: Artworks

Luke Edward Hall creates a visual language that combines mythology, folklore and real life. He foregrounds emotion and sensuality, celebrating the fluidity of identity and an ongoing sense of wonder. Working in pastels, watercolour and gouache, he creates romantic, playful portraits and still lifes. His projects (whether interiors, fashion or artworks) begin with painting and drawing, as well as research, which includes looking through his personal collection of notes, sketches, books and collected items.

He also owns his own brand, Chateau Orlando, which specialises in clothing and homewares, and has collaborated with brands including Burberry, Lanvin and Ginori 1735.

• Boy with Magazine (2024) is an example of Luke Edward Hall’s portraiture. In this painting, a pink-hued figure stares dreamily towards the left of the canvas, comfortable in a chequered armchair.
• In 2025, Luke Edward Hall took over the archive gallery at Glyndebourne, creating a site-specific mural and a series of works on paper that complemented the opera house’s Oliver Messel: Designer, Maker, Influencer exhibition.
• The works featured in Luke Edward Hall’s 2025 exhibition The Silver Vale told the story of The Silver Vale itself, an enchanted landscape where queer identity is celebrated. The god Pan appears in many of the pieces, notably the large-scale There Was a Spirit Hidden in the Rustling Trees and the Grass Under His Feet (2025).

Luke Edward Hall: Select Exhibitions

Select Solo Exhibitions

• The Silver Vale, Patricia Low Venice (2025)
• I Walk Over the Mountains and the Waves, The Breeder, Patmos (2024)
• 300,000 Kisses, The Breeder, London (2023)
• Gardeners and Astronomers, Daniel Cooney Fine Art, New York City (2023)
• The Hunter Hunts in a Pink Mist, The Breeder, Athens (2022)
• Figs and Honey and Sailing, The Breeder, Athens (2021)

Select Group Exhibitions

• CAN Art Fair Ibiza (2026)
• Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), Cob Gallery, London (2024)
• Lover’s Eye, Sargent’s Daughters, Los Angeles (2023)

Further Reading

• Luke Edward Hall’s website
• Luke Edward Hall’s Instagram
• Artist profile page at Patricia Low Contemporary
• Interview about his house in the Guardian (2023)
• Interview in The Gentleman’s Journal (2025)

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