Chuck Webster was born in Binghamton, NY and received a BA from Oberlin College in 1992 and a MFA from American University in 1996. He has had numerous solo exhibitions, including those at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2019 print survey), Planthouse, New York (2021, 2020), Zevitas Marcus, Los Angeles (2021, 2015), Ziehersmith, New York (2012, 2011, 2008, 2006, 2005, 2003), Betty Cuningham, New York (2017, 2013) and Salander O’Reilly (2007).

The artist’s work can be seen in numerous public collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art; Baltimore Museum of Art; the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; and the Dallas Museum of Art. He has been the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Milton and Sally Michel Avery Visual Arts Fellowship at Yaddo, 2010 and 2000; the NAAF Fellowship at The American Academy in Rome; the Rosenthal Family Foundation Award in Painting at The American Academy of Arts and Letters; and the Winter Fellowship at the Fine Art Works Center in Provincetown MA, 2004. He has engaged in collaborations with artists including Eddie Martinez and most recently, with writer and art critic John Yau. Webster lives and works in New York City.