Luke Chueh

Luke Chueh (born in Philadelphia) is a Chinese-American painter associated with lowbrow and pop surrealism. He grew up in Fresno, California.

Luke Chueh studied graphic design at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. The guitar string maker Ernie Ball hired him as a graphic designer and illustrator. His work for the brand appeared in the Communication Arts and Print annuals.

In 2003, he left for Los Angeles and turned to painting. He first exhibited with Cannibal Flower, a collective from the alternative scene. Corey Helford Gallery then gave him several solo exhibitions, including "Intensive Purposes" in 2021 and "Peering Through the Darkness" in 2023. In 2008, he created the cover for Fall Out Boy's album "Folie à Deux". In 2025, Harman Projects devoted the exhibition "Making Light of the Darkness" to him.

Luke Chueh paints bears and rabbits with simple outlines, against backgrounds of few colours, caught in situations that go wrong. The bear is often a self-portrait. He names Mark Rothko among his influences. His characters also move into three dimensions: he produces the vinyl figure "Low Fidelity" himself, a white bear in a black hoodie.