Kyle Lucks

Kyle Lucks was born in 1986 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was the child in class that was always constructing, sketching, modifying – using anything he could to bring his imagination to life. Art runs in Kyle’s family, therefore much of his talent can be attributed to the creative environment he grew up in. When he wasn’t playing sports, he would draw from photographs in his dad’s library of sports books, to the point where he could recreate images from memory.

At age 12, one of Kyle’s hockey drawings was featured in a Sports Illustrated publication. This accomplishment, paired with a passion for sports and a talent for visual art, solidified his calling to become a professional artist. He received his first commission in fourth grade, and a business was born.

Today, Lucks specializes in large scale acrylic portraits of athletes, musicians, cultural icons, and historical figures. With every project, his mission is to capture the emotion within the moment, whether that is a touchdown celebration or an acoustic performance. He balances abstract painting with extreme attention to detail, using bold brushstrokes and splatter paint to capture the energy of the subject. Influenced by his years in advertising, most of Kyle’s pieces feature an illusion of invisible typography, which forces the viewer to have a deeper physical interaction with the painting.

Kyle is proud to have his work hanging in sports stadiums, restaurants, corporate offices, and the homes of private collectors around the world. He currently resides in West Palm Beach, Florida.

EDUCATION
2008 Arizona State University, Bachelor of Science in Marketing

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 September Artist, Hearth & Soul, St. Louis, MO
2022 It All Began With a Pair of Shoes, Jennifer Tattanelli, Palm Beach, FL
2019 Bringing Home the Cup, Angad Arts Hotel, St. Louis, MO
2017 Vladimir Tarasenko, Enterprise Arena, St. Louis, MO
2016 A Sum of Parts, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, MO
2012 St. Louis in Watercolor, Soulard Coffee Garden, St. Louis, MO
2011 St. Louis Cardinals World Series, Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
2010 The First 24, Sven’s Kafé and Gallery, Columbia, MO

GROUP EXHIBITIONS & ART FAIRS
2024 Equestrian Art Show, Jennifer Balcos Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
2024 Contemporaries, Maison Palmer, West Palm Beach, FL
2024 The New & The Known, Maison Palmer, West Palm Beach, FL
2023 NMSAF Goes to South Beach, Miami Beach, FL
2023 November Show, Studio 1608, West Palm Beach, FL
2023 Biennial, Cultural Council for Palm Beach County, Lake Worth, FL
2023 Salvation Army British Invasion, Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
2023 Contemporaries, Maison Palmer, West Palm Beach, FL
2023 Palm Beach Show, Palm Beach Show Group, West Palm Beach, FL
2023 Ripple, Maison Palmer, West Palm Beach, FL
2022 Spectrum, Redwood Art Group, Miami, FL
2022 Restless, Maison Palmer, West Palm Beach, FL
2021 Musical Masterpieces, Palm Beach Symphony, West Palm Beach, FL
2020 42 Doors of Hope, American Cancer Society, St. Louis, MO
2015 Tranquility, Art Saint Louis, St. Louis, MO
2014 The Blooming Artists Project, Clayton Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2013 33February, Old Orchard Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2013 33January, Old Orchard Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2012 Taste of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2010 Artopia, St. Louis Artist Guild, St. Louis, MO

COLLECTIONS
Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
St. Louis Cardinals, St. Louis, MO
Green Bay Packers, Green Bay, WI
Andy Cohen, New York, NY
Ashley Longshore, New Orleans, LA
John O’Leary, St. Louis, MO

PRESS
2021 “Tokens and Talent,” John O’Leary Live Inspired Podcast
2020 “College Golf Fall Preview,” Golf Channel
2020 “Sun Devil Golf Gets Portraits of Greatness,” ASU Thrive, Tempe, AZ
2020 “Living St. Louis,” Nine PBS, St. Louis, MO
2019 “St. Louis artist bleeds blue through his unique paintings,” KSDK Channel 5, St. Louis, MO
2015 “Bonding Through Art,” St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, MO
2014 “About the Artist,” Ladue News Elegant Living, St. Louis, MO
2010 “The First 24,” Columbia Tribune, Columbia, MO