MFA, Merit Scholarship, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
BFA, Printmaking ,Tyler School of Art, Temple University

Taught : Tyler School of Art, The School of the Art Institute.
Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, Anchor Graphics/ Columbia College. North Park University Chicago

Awards: 3 C.A.A.P Grants, Gibbs Foundation Project Grant and Dew Foundation.

Director of Printmaking Lillstreet Art Center, Founder and Master Printer of Hummingbird Press L.A.C.. Printing editions for Kerry James Marshall, Richard Hunt, Barbara Jones-Hogu, William Conger. Lucas’s own artworks included in various private and public collections, exhibits nationally and abroad. Represented by Lusenhop Fine Art and Nicole Gallery Chicago.