06/19/2026
We are thrilled to welcome Luci Westphal (Luci Westphal Creative Lab) to the WADA board! She is also our teaching artist for senior residents at Jordan Park.
BIO:
Luci Westphal is a photographer, filmmaker, interdisciplinary artist, and entrepreneur whose work centers on storytelling, visual and biophilic art, and immersive installations to foster people’s well-being and deepen their connection to the outdoors and to one another.
Originally from Hamburg, Germany, she moved to the USA to attend Film School at Florida State University. Over the following dozen years, she produced and directed documentaries, music videos, and web series while living in Brooklyn, Berlin, and eventually Colorado, where her focus shifted to photography.
In 2018, she was drawn to the nature and culture of the St. Pete - Clearwater area and has found her creative happier place in the St. Pete Kenwood Artist Enclave with a studio on the ArtsXchange campus. Her work has been broadcast internationally and exhibited in group and solo exhibits. She has received multiple grants, incl. from the Jerome Hill Foundation, St. Pete Arts Alliance, and Creative Pinellas, among other. She’s the founder of outdoor lifestyle brand Happier Place and memoir video service Recorded Lives.
A seasoned community builder, she is deeply embedded in St. Pete's creative ecosystem - having served on multiple arts committees, organizing artist initiatives, and advocating for the city's creative future.
