Luke was Australian Fellow and studio resident at P.S.1 Studio, Institute of Contemporary Art, New York in 1996-97

He was an Australian representative at the 2002 Biennale of Sydney. His installation ‘Greetings from Amnesia' was installed at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

His work has featured in the 2nd Asia-Pacific Triennial, Queensland Art Gallery in 1996 and in two Australian Perspectas, 1991 & 1995, at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

Luke studied Fine Art at the Julian Ashton School in Sydney and the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University, Brisbane. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree from Queensland University of Technology. He was accepted as a PhD candidate by Griffith University in 2008 and has postponed this opportunity for the present.

The Institute of Modern Art (IMA) is featuring a large show of his work at the end of the year. Luke has been working with fellow photographer John Elliott from late 2008 into this year producing new work for the exhibition. Much of this photographic project has been centred around Central and Western Queensland including Rockhampton.

The IMA show is in conjunction with the Australian Centre for Photography (ACP) and will be shown at the ACP in 2011. A publication on Luke's work will be part of this project. The Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, published Vanitas, a monograph on his work in 1999. He has had two previous solo shows at the IMA; one in 1982 and then in 1996.

Luke has exhibited publicly since 1975. His first major public exhibition "Pope Alice presents Luke Roberts" was in 1980. He exhibted at Bellas Gallery and then BellasMilani Gallery from 1987-2005 and Philip Bacon Galleries from 2006 - 2008. He is currently represented by Milani Gallery, Brisbane.

He has received various public art commissions from the Queensland State Government and the Brisbane City Council, including Roma Street Parklands and West End.

From 1984-1987 he lived and worked in Europe.

In 1992 Luke featured in Tracey Moffatt's film ‘Bedevil'.  

In 1995 his painting of Mother Mary MacKillop was a prizewinner in the exhibition Mother Mary: A Tribute at the Powerhouse Museum Sydney. This exhibition was visited by John Paul II as part of the celebrations around the beatification of Mother Mary MacKillop.

Luke's work includes painting, installation, photography and performance. He is particularly well-known for his Wunderkammern (Cabinets of Curiosity) installations and his creation of the performance persona and spiritual leader Her Divine Holiness Pope Alice.

His work is held in numerous public collections nationally and internationally including:

Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney

Griffith University, Brisbane

Kamloops Art Gallery, British Columbia, Canada

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, Spain

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra

National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane

Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane

University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane