Luke Scholes was Curator of Aboriginal Art and Material Culture at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory between 2015 and 2021. During this time he curated the Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Awards. Between 2003 and 2007 he worked as a field officer and later as Assistant Manager at Papunya Tula Artists. In 2008 he worked for Martumili Artists in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. During 2010 and 2011 he was Project Officer, Indigenous Art, at the National Gallery of Victoria.
