(born 1975, Lafayette, LA) has developed a unique transformation of a quotidian material, having adopted the chenille stem as a basic unit for creating soft, brightly colored, sculptures and as a tool for stamping and applying paint to canvas. The quirky, web-like sculptures activate the architecture of the gallery space, resembling organic, cellular structures anchored in the corners of the room, while sculptural attachments on his paintings appear to grow out of the surface of the canvas. DeBellevue engages sculpture and painting in a generative process of creation, using humble materials to develop a sophisticated practice and body of work.

Lucky DeBellevue has exhibited extensively throughout the US and Europe and was the subject of a solo exhibition at The Whitney Museum of American Art, in New York. He was the recipient of the prestigious Rome Prize at the American Academy in Rome, Italy, and recently completed a residency in Giverny, France.