ABOUT
The more marks one makes, the more real our existence becomes. – Lucky Rapp
Lucky Rapp is a San Francisco based visual artist with a background in both fashion and art. Her self-taught style is often characterized as being text-based. Her methodology incorporates layers of resin, paint, and acrylic forms that create texture and depth within the dialogue of her work. Lucky’s approach is process-oriented and physical. The end result combines inquisitive statements that play with both language and the potency of graphic communication, while the three-dimensional nature of the layered resin fosters a sculptural reflective quality.
photography by Jane Shircliff
Lucky’s work has been exhibited in solo and group shows across the United States and Europe, including: Adeeni Design Galerie, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, ARC Gallery, Art Market San Francisco, ArtHaus Gallery, ArtZone 461 Gallery, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Campfire Gallery, DVC Gallery, DZINE Gallery, Gallery 35, Houston Art Fair, h u g o m e n t o, James Bacchi Contemporary, Los Angeles Affordable Art Fair, Minnesota Street Project Editions, Museum of Sonoma County, NY Affordable Art Fair, Palette Gallery, Palm Springs Museum, Playground Global, Poliform, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, Sausalito Center for the Arts, Slate Contemporary Gallery, Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, StARTup Art Fair San Francisco, Themes & Projects Gallery, Voss Gallery, and Wescover Gallery. Lucky’s work is in numerous private and corporate collections, including Springline Menlo Park, Vita Brevis Club, and all of Michelin Chef Dominique Crenn’s restaurants (Atelier Crenn, Bar Crenn, and Petit Crenn).
An active member of the San Francisco art community Lucky regularly donates works to annual auctions at Art for Aids, ArtSpan, Hospitality House, and Root Division.
Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she resides, Lucky has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia, and has lived and worked in Mannheim and Paris.
EXHIBITIONS / INSTALLATIONS / AUCTIONS
2024
Sausalito Center for the Arts, ‘Pride, Not Prejudice’, Sausalito, CA
Museum of Bakersfield, ‘Resonantly Me’, group show, Bakersfield, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘4squared’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art Works Downtown, ‘Process’, group show, San Rafael, CA
Poliform, Designer Showroom, San Francisco, CA
Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, Designer Showroom, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, The Shops at 1345, Palm Springs, CA
Vita Brevis Club, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, Scout + Design, Palm Springs Modernism Show, Palm Springs, CA
Holly Reeves, The Space by RGH Designs, San Francisco, CA
2023
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, ‘NEO-MODERNISM’, Palm Springs Modernism Show, Palm Springs, CA
Root Division, 2023 Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
Alix Gallery, ‘BEYOND MODERNISM”, Palm Springs, CA
Dialecto Gallery, New York, NY
Springline, Springline Grand Opening Art Gala, Menlo Park, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, ‘PROMISE THE MOON’, Palm Springs Modernism Show, Palm Springs, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, Jury Award and Live Auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, Artist Talk at Poliform, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, ‘THE HEAT’ group show, The Shops at 1345, Palm Springs, CA
Dialecto Gallery, ‘Affordable Art Fair’, New York, NY
James Bacchi Contemporary and Holly Reeves, ‘FOURplay’, The Space by RGH Designs, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 38th Annual THHE Auction, Live Auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Studio 401 Gallerie, ‘Is, Was, and Always Will Be’, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Juried Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, The Shops at 1345, Palm Springs, CA
Vita Brevis Club, San Francisco, CA
Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, Designer Showroom, San Francisco, CA
Poliform, Designer Showroom, San Francisco, CA
2022
Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, group show, San Francisco, CA
Vita Brevis Club, ‘Holiday Field Trip: Artists in their Studios’, San Francisco, CA
Poliform, Designer Showroom, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan, SFOS Showcase Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Root Division, 2022 Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, Jury Award and Live Auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, The Shops at 1345, Palm Springs, CA
Vita Brevis Club, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary with Scout Design Studio, Palm Springs, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘4squared’ group show, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Juried Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 37th Annual THHE Auction, San Francisco, CA
Museum of Sonoma County, ‘Agency: Feminist Art and Power’, Artist Panel, Santa Rosa, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary collaboration with HSH Interiors, ‘Reasons to be Cheerful in the Year 2022’, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus Consulting, Pop-Up, San Francisco, CA
James Bacchi Contemporary, Collectors salon, Palm Springs, CA
Museum of Sonoma County, ‘Agency: Feminist Art and Power’, group show, Santa Rosa, CA
2021
James Bacchi Contemporary, Collectors salon, Palm Springs
DZINE Gallery, Closing Exhibition group show, San Francisco, CA
Vita Brevis Club, fnnch & friends art show and auction, San Francisco, CA
SF Proper Hotel, ‘Similarities and Differences’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Root Division, 2021 Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, Jury Award and Live Auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, “this too shall pass…” collaboration with C2 Paint, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Juried Benefit Art Show & Auction, Live Auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 36th Annual THHE Auction, LIVE Auction, San Francisco, CA
ArtRage Gallery, ‘Deadlocked and Loaded: Disarming America’, group show, Syracuse, NY
ArtHaus, ‘SILVER ANNIVERSARY RETROSPECTIVE’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, Bone Black group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, REIMAGINED 2021 group show, San Francisco, CA
2020
ArtHaus, ‘OFF THE RACK 2020’ group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘REIMAGINED 2020’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, Live Auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
SF Decorator Showcase, Virtual Tour, San Francisco, CA
‘Oh Say Can You See’, Online Show
Art Market San Francisco, ArtHaus, San Francisco, CA
Museum of Sonoma County, ‘WAVES: Feminism, Art and Power’ group show, Sonoma, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, Preview Art Market 2020 group show, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 35th Annual THHE Auction, The Phoenix Hotel, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Juried Benefit Art Show & Auction, Live Auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
Edgewise Arts, group show, San Francisco CA
Voss Gallery, ‘The Essentials’, group show, San Francisco, CA
Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Bone Black’ group show, San Francisco, CA
2019
Palette Gallery, ‘Resolution’, group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘UNDER THE TREE’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Wescover Gallery, ‘West Coast Craft’, group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Size Matters’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Voss Gallery, ‘The Down Low’ group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Bone Black’ group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘The Vault’ group show, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, San Francisco, CA
ICA, Art Auction, San Jose, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘FourSquared All-Stars’ group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, Artists in Conversation, ‘Water Music’ San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘SUMMERTIME’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 34th Annual THHE Auction, live auction selection, The Midway, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Water Music’, group show, San Francisco, CA
Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, group show, San Francisco, CA
Art Market San Francisco, ArtHaus, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2018
Minnesota Street Project Editions Holiday Pop-Up Show, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘X Materia’ group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtLaunch SF Open Studios Exhibition, group show, SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘FAST FORWARD’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, Artists in Conversation, ‘Cracking Nutshells’ San Francisco, CA
Themes & Projects Gallery, ‘Rewind’ solo show, Minnesota Street Projects, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 33rd Annual THHE Auction, live auction selection, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Cracking Nutshells’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art Market San Francisco; ArtHaus, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan’s Exclusive Spring Fling At Bella Fontana, Calistoga, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘MARKING TIME’, group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Show & Auction, live auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘48 PILLARS’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art Palm Springs, Themes & Projects Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
DZINE Gallery, Artists in Conversation, ‘Tracks & Echoes’ San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘SHINE’ group show, San Francisco, CA
2017
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘NEW WORKS’, group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Tracks & Echoes’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Headstand 7th Annual Gala, St. Regis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘Oceans 12’, group show, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, Artists in Conversation, ‘BURNING BRIGHT’, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘Summer of Love’, group show, San Francisco, CA
h u g o m e n t o, ‘Visions and Reflections’, group show, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘METROPOLIS’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 32nd Annual THHE Auction, Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘BURNING BRIGHT’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art Market San Francisco; ‘ICONIC IMPRESSIONS’ ArtHaus, San Francisco, CA
stARTup Art Fair SF; ArtSpan, San Francisco CA
ArtHaus, ‘HEAVY ROTATION’, group show, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Show & Auction, live auction Selection, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, Artists in Conversation, ‘ROCK PAPER SCISSORS’, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘20th Anniversary Show’, group show, San Francisco, CA
Adeeni Design Gallery, ‘Vienne 1900-San Francisco 2016’ group show, San Francisco, CA
2016
hugomento, group show, San Francisco CA
SLATE Contemporary, ‘philARTropy’ group show, Oakland, CA
1890 Bryant Street, Holiday Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
SLATE Contemporary, ‘Truth & Irony’ group show, Oakland, CA
Adeeni Design Gallery, ‘Vienne 1900-San Francisco 2016’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘Sacred & Profane’, National Juried group show, Juror Selection by Kim Larson, San Francisco, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘rock + paper + scissors’ group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtlyOwl, Terrific Street, premier pop-up group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtHaus, ‘SIZE small’, group show, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘4squared’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 31st Annual THHE Auction, The Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art Market San Francisco; SLATE Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
stARTup Art Fair SF; ArtSpan, San Francisco CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit art show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘#portrait’ group show, San Francisco, CA
SLATE Contemporary, ‘Minimal’ group show, Oakland, CA
SLATE Contemporary, Art Show & Sale, Tahoe, CA
Bausman and Company Showroom, San Francisco, CA
Roche-Bobois, European design furniture showroom, San Francisco, CA
Lisa Saltman Art Showroom, Los Angeles, CA
2015
Lisa Saltman Art Showroom, Los Angeles, CA
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Revelation Companies, Mill Valley, CA
1890 Bryant Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
DZINE Gallery, ‘Pattern Language’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Bausman and Company Showroom, San Francisco, CA
a.Muse Gallery, group show, San Francisco, CA
Roche-Bobois, European design furniture showroom, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 30th Annual THHE Auction, White Walls & Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘Artifacts’ group show, San Francisco, CA
SLATE Contemporary Gallery, ‘Color Charts’ group show, Oakland, CA
2014
Campfire Gallery, ‘Calibrated’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Slate Contemporary Gallery, ‘Visual Language’ group show, Oakland CA
Art in Action Auction, exclusive juried auction at Sunset Magazine HQ, Menlo Park, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 29th Annual THHE Auction, White Walls & Shooting Gallery, SF
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Campfire Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013
Art Zone 461, solo show, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Houston Fine Art Fair, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, Houston TX
Arc Gallery, ‘4squared’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, ‘word perfect’ Danielle Steel group show, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 28th Annual THHE Auction, White Walls & Shooting Gallery, SF, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit art show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
Art Zone 461, group show, San Francisco, CA
2012
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘4squared’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Hospitality House’s 27th Annual THHE Auction, Nine Four One Geary Gallery SF, CA
ArtSpan Benefit art show & Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Affordable Art Fair L.A., Los Angeles, CA
2011
Gallery 35, solo show, Mannheim, Germany
Spectrum Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
DVC Gallery, solo show, Antwerp, Belgium
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit art show & Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Art for AIDS Auction, live auction selection, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion, ‘none of the above’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion, ‘thinking figurative(ly)’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘the guerilla show’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Roche-Bobois, European design furniture showroom
2010
W Hotel, ‘smile’ solo show, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion, ‘holiday show’ group show, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition art action, ‘Winterfest’, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, ‘Dollhouse’ Jack Fischer juried art contest, San Francisco, CA
Michael Mut Gallery, ‘4 you’ solo show, New York, NY
The Warehouse Gallery, art auction ‘Art for Haiti’, Oakland, CA
Roche‐Bobois, European design furniture showroom, San Francisco, CA
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Show & Auction, San Francisco, CA
DVC Gallery, ‘Who is New in Town’ group show, Antwerp, Belgium
Art Explosion ‘winter series’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Spectrum Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
2009
Reaves Gallery, ‘ride green, green ride’ installation, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion winter group show, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition art action, ‘Winterfest’, San Francisco, CA
Gallery 560, ‘shifting pride paradigms’ group show, San Francisco, CA
Reaves Gallery, ‘a piece of my mind’, San Francisco, CA
2008
Reaves Gallery, ‘eleven 11’ group show, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Bicycle Coalition art action, ‘Winterfest’, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Art Explosion Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
Prior
2003‐07 ‐ Art Explosion Open Studios
2003 ‐ 10th Street Gallery, group curated by Jonathon Keats, San Francisco, CA
Awards/Representation/Media
2021
Art for AIDs
Jury Award Winner
2019
Gateway Magazine
Winter Issue 2019, Page 43
2018
Elise Bovin, Founder & CEO at Artly Owl
Top five studios to visit for ArtSpan’s Open Studios
2016
ArtHaus
Representation; 2016-present
2015
Philip Bewely Consultancy, Curator
Representation; 2015-present
2013
Slate Gallery
Representation; 2013-2017
2013
Pottery Barn Teen
Representation; 2013 – present
2013
San Francisco Chronicle, Miss B (Catherine Bigelow)
2013
Examiner.com; Nancy Ewart
2012
San Francisco Chronicle; Ahn‐Mihn Le; Mention in article on Anne Sage’s Profile; Top Picks for ‘Cheat Sheet’
2012
San Jose Mercury News; Bonny Zanardi; FourSquared exhibit mention
2011
Kriste Michelini Interiors blog; Item of Week
2010
Art Addict.eu
Representation; 2010 – present
2009
Caroline Lizarraga, Interior Decorator
Representation; 2009 – present
2009
Reaves Gallery
Representation; 2009 – 2011
2009
Stephanie Breitbard Fine Arts
Representation; 2009 – 2012
2008
ArtBusiness.com ‘ride green, green ride’ installation
2001
Decoration Competition in all of Germany for the film “Crouching Tiger,
Hidden Dragon” (2nd Prize), Mannheim, Germany
2001
Meier Magazine, Soho Club monthly listing, design and creative story text,
Mannheim, Germany (June, July, August)
1999
Schaufenster Shop & Design Magazine, Cover and feature article for window concept from Englehorn & Sturm
1998
Schaufenster Shop & Design Magazine, Feature article and image for window concept from Englehorn & Sturm
1998
Original concept and story for Christmas Book and CD sold by Englehorn & Sturm: (“Magic Elfs”) “Elfen‐Zauberhafte Geshopfe der Dammerung under der Nacht”;
1997
Meier Magazine, full‐page interview and article, Mannheim, Germany
1996
Original concept and Christmas story book and audio sold by Englehorn & Sturm: (“The Story from the little Christmas star”) “Die Geschichte vom Kleinen Weihnachtsstern”
Experience
2002 ‐ Present
Lucky Rapp, San Francisco, CA
Artist ‐ Art, Design, and Installations for contemporary galleries, art auctions, and private collections and on commission
2002 ‐ 2009
Stitch Mon Coeur, San Francisco, CA
Designer/Owner ‐ Fashion T‐shirt design and productionphases of art creation, design and business operations
2001
Soho Club, Mannheim, Germany
Designer ‐ Nightclub Bar and Lounge area, lounge areas, new furnishings and new marquee. Also designed supporting marketing materials including new logo.
1997 – 2003
Gallery 7 Art Gallery, Mannheim, Germany
Founder/Director ‐ Art Gallery specializing in concept presentations of local and international artists. Created concept presentations, curated exhibited work, organized events and gallery openings. Also controlled all aspects of promotion, advertising and sales of artwork. Designed and created all visual installations and exhibits.
1995 – 1999
Engelhorn & Sturm, Mannheim, Germany
Concept Creator/Decorator ‐ Leading Luxury Department Store in Europe. Responsible for the image of the “Trendhouse”, an upscale department fashionstore.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1998
Certificate for German Language, Goethe‐Institut, Mannheim, Germany, 1999
German Language, Inlingua International, Mannheim, Germany, 1996
French Language, Alliance Francaise, Berlitz, Paris, France, 1995
