Tough Luck: A solo exhibition by Jeremy Booth

Jeremy Booth is a Kentucky-based artist whose work reinterprets the American West through a bold, minimal visual language. Known for his graphic approach to cowboys and Western landscapes, Booth reduces familiar imagery into simplified, high-contrast compositions defined by sharp edges, saturated color, and dramatic light. Following his successful February 2025 exhibition with Square One Gallery, Tough Luck marks his sophomore presentation with the gallery, continuing his focus on the figures and environments that define his practice.

Tough Luck presents a new body of paintings that further distill Booth’s approach to image-making. While the subject matter remains rooted in the American West, the work reflects a heightened sense of clarity, control, and restraint, with each composition reduced to its most essential elements. Figures are isolated within fields of color and shadow, where light becomes a defining structure rather than a descriptive detail. Rather than following a single narrative, the exhibition unfolds as a progression, where each work stands independently while contributing to a broader evolution in Booth’s process and perspective.

Across the exhibition, Booth’s use of contrast, scale, and placement creates a sense of immediacy and focus. Large areas of negative space frame his subjects, allowing even the smallest shifts in posture or light to carry weight. The resulting work feels both direct and considered, offering a contemporary view of the American West shaped through reduction, precision, and Booth's distinctly graphic sensibility.

"This body of work continues my exploration of the American West through a simplified, graphic lens. While the subject matter remains consistent, the approach has evolved. The paintings reflect a growing focus on clarity, control, and restraint, reducing each composition to its most essential elements. Rather than being tied together by a single narrative, the exhibition represents a progression. Each piece stands on its own, but collectively they mark a shift forward in both process and perspective. It is less about defining the West, and more about refining how I see and translate it." - Jeremy Booth