V. Cayse Cheatham was born in west Texas but grew up in Dallas. His earliest memories are of drawing and JFK being shot. Cayse received a BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute and an MFA from Yale University. Before moving to Atlanta, he lived in New York City where he worked as a preporator and art handler at Pace Wildenstein Gallery. For nine years he worked as a studio assistant and then studio manager for the artist Chuck Close. This is his first solo exhibition.