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American digital artist and illustrator (born 1988)
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Sam Spratt (born August 30, 1988) is an American digital artist based in New York City. Trained in classical oil painting at the Savannah College of Art and Design, Spratt translates traditional techniques into digital media, producing work that has appeared across music, film, publishing, video games, and fine art. He has created album cover art for Logic, Kid Cudi, Childish Gambino, Janelle Monáe, and 070 Shake, and has worked commercially with clients including Marvel, Netflix, Rockstar Games, Warner Bros., and National Geographic.[1][2] He is known for his ongoing series of digital paintings, Luci, with works exhibited at the Toledo Museum of Art and during the 60th Venice Biennale, and auctioned at Christie's.[1][3][4]
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| Born | August 30, 1988 Eugene, Oregon, U.S. |
| Education | Savannah College of Art and Design (BFA, 2010) |
| Occupations | Digital artist, illustrator |
| Known for | Luci series, album cover art for Logic and Kid Cudi |
| Website | samspratt |
Early life and education
Spratt was born in Eugene, Oregon.[5] He has described himself as an aimless high school student who was nudged toward art by a girlfriend who wanted to attend design school.[5] He enrolled at the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD), where he studied oil painting rooted in Renaissance and Baroque techniques.[2] He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in illustration.[2]
Career
Commercial illustration
After graduating from SCAD, Spratt quickly established a career in commercial illustration. Within two years he was working with clients including Warner Bros. and Game Informer. His client list expanded to include Marvel, Netflix, Rockstar Games, National Geographic, FX, and Universal Music Group, among others.[1] His editorial work has appeared in publications such as Rolling Stone, Variety, and The Wall Street Journal.[6]
Album cover art
Spratt became a prominent figure in hip-hop visual culture through his album and mixtape artwork. His most sustained collaboration has been with rapper Logic, for whom he created the cover art for Under Pressure (2014), The Incredible True Story (2015), Bobby Tarantino (2016), Everybody (2017), Bobby Tarantino II (2018), No Pressure (2020), and Bobby Tarantino III (2021).[5][7] The cover for Everybody referenced Paolo Veronese's The Wedding at Cana.[8]
Spratt also painted the cover for Childish Gambino's 2012 mixtape Royalty, Janelle Monáe's album The Electric Lady (2013), 070 Shake's Modus Vivendi (2020), and Kid Cudi's Man on the Moon III: The Chosen (2020).[9] The Man on the Moon III commission came through Logic's recommendation.[9]
Luci series (2021–present)
In October 2021, Spratt debuted Luci (pronounced "Lucy"), a series of digital paintings released as non-fungible tokens on the platform SuperRare. Each painting is accompanied by a written psalm, and the works are released episodically as chapters of an evolving narrative centered on a figure named Luci — a creature navigating questions of identity, human connection, and the rediscovery of ancient values in a post-historic world.[1]
VII. Wormfood was sold at Christie's in June 2022, as part of the "Cartography of the Mind" benefit auction for the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), with all proceeds donated.[4] X. Masquerade, an interactive digital painting, was acquired by the collector group Kanbas in February 2025 for $3 million, at the time the highest sale for a one-of-one digital artwork in three years.[10]
The Luci ecosystem includes several additional layers. The Skulls of Luci is a set of 50 unique paintings gifted to early supporters who placed bids on the first three Luci works.[citation needed] Holders of the Skulls form the Council of Luci, a group that participates in governance and creative decisions within the project.[11]
The Monument Game and The Masquerade
In August 2023, Spratt launched The Monument Game, an interactive artwork and participatory experience built around the ninth painting in the Luci series. Collectors could purchase one of 256 "Player" editions — Spratt's first editioned artwork — which granted them the ability to leave written observations directly on the digital painting. The Council of Luci then voted on the three most compelling observations, whose authors were awarded the remaining Skulls of Luci.[11]
The artwork was exhibited physically for the first time in Venice during the 60th Venice Biennale in 2024, presented by 1OF1 Collection at the Docks Cantiere Pietro Cucchini.[3] The exhibition was curated by Lukas Amacher and supported by collector Ryan Zurrer.[3] ARTnews and Art Basel covered the show as a significant intersection of blockchain-based art and traditional exhibition contexts.[3][12]
The Masquerade, the sixth chapter of Luci, followed in early 2025 and expanded the participatory model further with 613 unique Masks of Luci that transformed based on holder participation.[10] The accompanying painting, X. Masquerade, was shown at the Toledo Museum of Art's Infinite Images exhibition.[13]
Spratt developed a custom generative AI engine trained exclusively on his own archive of brushstrokes to help produce the Masks, describing the process as an effort to work with rather than hand off creative control to the machine.[14]
Artistic approach
Spratt's technique is rooted in classical oil painting, translated to digital tools. He has described his work as an attempt to preserve the tactility and values of physical media within digital space.[1] His stated aim is to communicate the space between the physical world and its extension into digital networks.[1] The Luci series blends references to Renaissance and Baroque painting with narrative structures drawn from mythology, psalms, and personal autobiography.[3]
Personal life
Spratt lives and works in New York City with his wife Rachel Spratt, who serves as his creative partner and studio collaborator. They have one daughter. [15]
Exhibitions and public appearances
Exhibitions
- Sam Spratt: The Monument Game, Docks Cantiere Pietro Cucchini, Venice, Italy (April–June 2024), presented by 1OF1 Collection during the 60th Venice Biennale[3]
- Infinite Images, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio (2025)[13]
Panels and talks
- The Gateway 2022: Closing Panel, Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL (December 2022), alongside Roger Dickerman, Blake Kathryn, and Raf Grassetti[15]
- Consensus 2023, Austin Convention Center, Austin, TX (April 2023), speaker[15]
- When Worlds Collide: Bridging the Gap Between the Traditional and Digital Arts Markets, Christie's Art+Tech Summit, Rockefeller Center, New York, NY (July 2024), panel with Beeple, Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile, and Colby Mugrabi, moderated by Nicole Sales Giles[15]
- A Shifting Paradigm: Unpacking the Rise of Digital Art, Art Basel Miami Beach Conversations, Miami, FL (December 2024), panel with Alex Witkoff, moderated by Tara Harris[12]
- Infinite Images: Opening Conversation, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (July 2025), panel with Adam Levine (Museum Director), Casey Reas, and Operator[15]
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