Born in Chicago IL, Luke Buffenmyer earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design and a Master of Fine Arts from the School of Visual Arts at Syracuse University. As a visual artist and designer, he works in a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, photography printmaking, and digital imaging. Having survived numerous cold and snowy winters in the north, Luke moved to the south in 2016 in search of a warmer gentler climate.