St. Lewis' artistic precociousness was noticed early on and he was enrolled in the Gifted and Talented Program at Western Carolina University at age 12. He attended Stanford University as well as the North Carolina School of the Arts where he was chosen for a special fine arts curriculum. The works of Louis St. Lewis are included in several notable museum collections, among them are The Ogden Museum for Southern Art; a Smithsonian affiliate, The New Orleans Museum of Art, The Morris Museum of Southern Art, The Masur Museum of Art and The Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina. He has been praised by legendary artists Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana and Judy Chicago and is represented in a bevy of notable private collections both here and abroad.
Louis St. Lewis has been the subject of over 100 stories in all media from print, film to internet. His artworks have been seen or reviewed in countless publications including ARTFORUM, ARTPAPERS, THE SUN, THE NEW YORK TIMES, as well as a plethora of regional publications.
"Louis St.Lewis is a man of great original style!" Andre Leon Talley, Editor-at-Large VOGUE Magazine
" Louis St.Lewis sets a very high standard for experimental artists in North Carolina. His assemblage are the strongest I have seen anywhere in decades". Judy Chicago upon awarding St.Lewis 1st prize at the 51st DAG juried art competition