Lutz Bacher is an artist closely associated with Berkeley, California since the 1970s, and who now lives and works in New York. The name Lutz Bacher is a pseudonym, and the artist does not publicly reveal a former name. She was once considered a figure with "cult" status—known for being "legendary but elusive" in the California art scene—but as of the first few years of the 2010s has increasingly gained mainstream recognition.