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During Luke Lindoe's childhood, Lindoe’s father was completely absent, and his mother was frequently away. During her absences, Lindoe lived with an assortment of relatives. At the age of 20, Lindoe decided to try his hand at homesteading; however, Lindoe and his animals barely made it through the winter of 1933. In the spring of 1934, Lindoe sold everything he owned and jumped on a freight train. Lindoe located his father in Coleman, Alberta and spent a period of time mining. He eventually left mining and decided to study Art at the Department of the Provincial Institute of Art and Technology (today Alberta College of Art and Design), where he met his first wife.
Lindoe stayed in Calgary and became the first ceramic instructor at the Art Institute from 1947-1957. During this time he also opened a business called Lindoe Studios, which later became Ceramic Arts. In his career, Lindoe completed 13 large-scale architectural commissions; one such work featuring replications of Southern Alberta Petroglyphs can be viewed at the Alberta Provincial Museum and Archives in Edmonton. Although Lindoe is noted for his exceptional skills as a ceramic artist, Lindoe also painted scenes of the Alberta prairies with oils, as well as watercolour paints. Lindoe eventually moved to Medicine Hat, and in 1964, he opened up his own company, called Plainsman Clays. This entrepreneurial endeavor was highly successful, and today Plainsman Clays continues to sell clay to potters and ceramic artists in Canada, as well as the United States.
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