Lucas Nagel, born in 1974 and raised in Basel/Switzerland. He grew up in an artistic family, father musician and mother graphic designer, and gained insight into art since childhood.

He has lived and worked in Sweden for the last 30 years. He educated in free arts in Stockholm and on Gotland (1997-2001) and worked as an assistant and apprentice with Bengt Amundin (1915-2011) both in Sweden and in Italy (Pietrasanta) during his studies. After graduating, he started freelancing, bought a studio and did national as well as international exhibitions.

In 2007 he moved to southern Sweden and spent a lot of time with his large family. Nowadays, he works continuously in his studio, teaches as an art teacher and plans upcoming exhibitions.