Biography of Chessney SevierA great source of Chessney Sevier’s artistic aspiration comes from her mother’s artistic example and the simple beauty of the Nebraska Sandhills where she grew up. On a rodeo scholarship, Chessney attended Chadron Stage College and later graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Fine Art in 1998. She first began her artistic career as a graphic designer for a leading outdoor recreation company. Later, after moving to Wyoming in 2001 she became a full-time professional painter and printmaker. Today, the Wyoming landscape and culture influence her work more than anything else. Chessney lives outside of Buffalo, Wyoming but spends time with her daughter, Jymie who is going to college in Weatherford, Texas.
Shows and Exhibits:
National Western “Young Guns” 2026
Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Art Market, Santa Fe, NM 2025-2026
“6 x 6” Brinton Museum Miniature Show, 2013-2026
“Trappings of Texas” Alpine, TX, 2012-2025
“Western Visions” National Museum of Wildlife Art 2014-2026
“Moments of Seeing” Ucross Foundation Exhibit with Chessney Sevier and Teresa Jordan, 2014
Buffalo Bill Art Show and Sale, Cody, WY
“We Pointed Them North” Western Art Show and Sale, Cattle Raisers Museum, FT Worth, TX 2011, 2012, 2013
21st Annual Bradford Brinton Memorial Holiday Art Show Exhibiting my work and Bronze sculpture by Hugh Jennings 2011
“Small Works, Great Wonders”, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, November 2010 – 2013
Solo exhibit at the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM, November 2008-April of 2009
Phippen Museum Western Art Show and Sale, Prescott, AZ, 2006
Heard Museum Guild Indian Art Market, Phoenix, AZ, 2002-2011
Santa Fe Indian Market, Santa Fe, NM, 2003-2018
Galleries:
Nathalie’s of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
Bighorn Galleries, Cody, WY & Tubac, AZ
Artist Statement
I knew I was different in high school when we would travel to games in the school bus. Everyone else was focusing on the game and doing what high school kids do and I was
gazing out the window at the landscape, seeing a thousand different paintings.
Art has always been an important part of my life, through the careers and raising my daughter, it’s always been there. My way of life and history here in Wyoming inspires
me and it’s the day to day simple things that I choose to represent.
Primarily a printmaker and painter, I print and paint in my home studio and from life. Being able to express myself through art has been a tremendous gift and I will continue to create as long as possible.
