Cheyney Thompson
Painter
Tuesday, October 3, 2006

In his delicately realistic paintings, Louisiana-born artist Cheyney Thompson challenges both the preconceived notions of visual organization and the presumed parameters for painting through a focus on quotidian objects.   By juxtaposing everyday items and references to art history, Thompson's work presents new strategies for considering the complexities of society.   He is also an editor of Scorched Earth , a magazine that questions drawing's place in theory and practice through dialogue with artists, critics and historians.

Thompson studied at Harvard University and L'Ecole Nationale-Superieur Des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He obtained his BFA from The School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 1997.   His work has been included in group exhibitions such as Greater New York (2005), P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island and La Biennale di Venezia (2003).   He has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Daniel Buchholz Gallery, Cologne, Germany; Raucci/Santamaria Gallery, Naples, Italy; Andrew Kreps Gallery, NY; and Sutton Lane, London.   Currently, Thompson is on faculty at the Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College, NY.