Luke Willis Thompson

Luke Willis Thompson (b. 1988, Aotearoa New Zealand) is an artist of Fijian origin who lives and works in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. He studied at Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland (2006–2010) and at the Städelschule, Staatliche Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Frankfurt am Main (2013–2015). A recipient of Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize (2018) and the Walters Prize (2014), Willis Thompson was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2018.