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Chloe Macaulay is an artist based in Boston, MA. Her oil painting practice is rooted in materially driven processes that embody the layering of skin and body, reflecting her experiences with Classical Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome. Her research draws from art history, philosophy, and the sciences to explore the connections between art and medicine. Fragile internal networks and incidental biological mimicry inform her intuitive biomorphic abstractions, through which she investigates the psychological and physical dimensions of enduring pain, fear, and resilience.
An incoming MFA candidate at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she previously earned her BFA in Painting and Art History from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating magna cum laude and receiving the Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting. Chloe’s work has recently been featured at Mr. Z Gallery in SoWa, Boston in the group exhibitions Keepsake at the Des Lee Gallery in St. Louis. Her work is held in the collection of Washington University in St. Louis.
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Education
2028, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, MFA in Printmaking
2025, Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, BFA in Studio Art: Painting Concentration, Second Major in Art History
2023, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy
Solo and Semi-Solo Exhibitions
2024, Exile: The Philosophy of Medicine, Wilson Hall, The Philosophy Department,
Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2026, Selections from Internality Exposed, Mr. Z Gallery, SoWa, Boston, MA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026, SMFA Art Show, SMFA at Tufts, Boston, MA
2025, Keepsake, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2025, Link, Link Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2025, Adrenaline Junkie, Norman Rea Gallery, York, United Kingdom
2024, Ouch, Des Lee Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2024, Plurality, Given Hall, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2023, The Subconscious State of Being, SRISA Gallery, Florence, Italy
2023, Nature of Memory, Wilson Hall, Philosophy Department, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2023, Sophomore Show, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2022, Foundations Exhibit, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2021, Scholastic Art Gold Key Exhibition, SMFA Tufts, Boston, MA
Awards
2025, Hazel H. Huntsinger Memorial Prize in Painting, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
2025, Art Honors: Magna Cum Laude, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2022-24, Deans List, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
2021, Two Gold Keys, and Two Silver Keys, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, Boston, MA
2020, Linda Alles Memorial Award for Studio Art, The Winsor School, Boston, MA