lugufelo Art Studio

lugufelo Art Studio is the working studio and gallery space of sculptor Luis Guillermo Fernandez Lovera, an American-Venezuelan artist who works under the name Lugufelo, located on Nokomis Avenue South in downtown Venice. Rather than a traditional gallery showing a rotating group of artists, the studio functions as a single artist’s working space, giving visitors a chance to see sculpture being made rather than only viewing finished pieces on display.

Lugufelo’s sculptural work is built from materials including aluminum, stainless steel, and wood, formed into geometric shapes designed to interact with light, movement, and natural surroundings rather than sit as static objects. His pieces range from smaller works suited to residential interiors to larger commissions intended for commercial spaces and public art installations, giving the studio a broader range of scale than a typical small gallery focused only on wall-hung work.

Because the studio doubles as a working space rather than a pure retail gallery, it fits into a small but distinct category of Venice arts businesses built around watching an artist’s process rather than only browsing finished inventory. That kind of studio visit tends to appeal most to collectors interested in commissioning original work, since seeing an artist’s materials, techniques, and current projects in person gives a clearer sense of what a custom commission might look like than photographs alone.

The studio’s location on Nokomis Avenue South places it within Venice’s compact downtown arts district, near Venice Art Center, Collector’s Gallery & Framery, and the smaller galleries along Miami Avenue, making it an easy addition to a longer walk through the neighborhood’s gallery row. Given that the space centers on active studio work, hours can be more limited or appointment-driven than a standard retail gallery, so calling or messaging ahead is worth doing before a dedicated visit.

Lugufelo maintains an active presence across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube, where he shares process videos and finished installation photos, giving prospective clients and collectors a way to follow new work between studio visits. For anyone in Venice interested in contemporary sculpture, particularly geometric and metal work built for both indoor and outdoor settings, the studio offers a direct look at that process from a working artist based in the city.

Working studios like this one add a different texture to Venice’s downtown arts district than its galleries and framing shops. Rather than a finished retail experience, a visit means stepping into an active fabrication space, with tools, raw material, and works in progress standing alongside completed sculpture. For a city whose downtown core already supports a nonprofit art center, several galleries, and a run of custom framers within a few blocks, having a working metal and wood sculpture studio in the same footprint speaks to the range of art being made and sold in Venice rather than only displayed.