— 2026 IBPA BOOK AWARD WINNER —
and shit glitter!
About Luke Stoffel
Luke Stoffel (b. 1978) is an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award-winning author, GLAAD-honored artist, and creative director working across publishing, technology, and visual art.
He is the author of a best-selling book series spanning memoir, SciFi, and choose-your-own-adventure. His debut earned praise from Kirkus Reviews and scored 9.5 out of 10 from Publishers Weekly BookLife. His Pop Art Tarot is published by Rockpool Publishing and distributed worldwide by Simon & Schuster.
His paintings and photography have appeared in The New York Times, Huffington Post, and on Bravo Television. His work has been commissioned by the Ralph Lauren family and the Hong Kong Ballet, and showcased by the American Foundation for AIDS Research and the Matthew Shepard Foundation.
Stoffel was creative director for Mozilla's Builders program and has directed campaigns for the U.S. Open, Coca-Cola, and Whole Foods. He speaks on AI and creative practice, and building a career by hacking systems that weren't designed to let you in.
The ways in which this world has created beauty through devotion to the unknown is what inspires me the most. I am fascinated by society’s interpretations of God, and how we infuse dance, song, and ritual with such profound meaning, even for something or someone intangible. My goal is to convey these ideas through visual art. Not only do I strive to interpret the cultural significance of various religions and traditions, but I also aim to challenge viewers to question the very essence of “who or what is God?” I’m less interested in making work that is purely commercial, and more interested in opening a dialogue.
Lucas Stoffel
Contemporary Artist / Painter
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What Inspires You?
Travel Photography
Twenty years of wandering through Asia, Europe, and beyond — not as a tourist, but as a witness. These photographs trace the moments between monuments: temple valleys at dawn, night markets in motion, the quiet geometry of streets that don't know they're beautiful. The same eye that paints geishas and monks, the same restlessness that wrote seven books.
Photography Gallery
