Photo by Brea Youngblood
Chloe West (b. Cheyenne, WY) lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri. She received a BFA from the University of Wyoming in 2015, and an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis in 2017. Her figurative paintings are continually inspired by European art from the Medieval and Renaissance eras as well as her upbringing in Wyoming. Her works often reference 17th-century Flemish and Dutch painting through her use of iconographies associated with memento mori and vanitas paintings. Her careful depictions of the nude figure and dramatic lighting recall Baroque traditions and her Western landscapes converse with the sublime. Most recently, West’s work has been exhibited at Galerie Mighela Shama, Geneva (2023); Morgan Presents, New York (2023), Harper’s Gallery, Los Angeles (2023), East Hampton (2023), New York (2022); NADA, New York (2023), Miami (2022); Micki Meng + Parker Gallery, New York (2023); Jack Siebert Projects, New York (2022); PM/AM, online (2021); UNIT, London (2021); No Place, Columbus (2021); projects+gallery, St. Louis (2021); Monaco, St. Louis (2020); and PRACTISE, Chicago (2019). Her work has appeared in publications such as ArtMaze Magazine, Booooooom, and Silver Space.
@chloe.m.west