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 Harper’s Gallery, New York (2025), Los Angeles (2023), East Hampton (2023); Armory, New York (2024); Mighela Shama, Geneva (2023); Morgan Presents, New York (2023); NADA, New York (2023-4), Miami (2022); Art Brussels (2024); Micki Meng + Parker Gallery, New York (2023); and Jack Siebert Projects, New York (2022). Her work has appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Colossal, ArtMaze Magazine, and Booooooom.