I’m Chloe Parsons—a self-taught watercolor and floral collage artist based in San Antonio, Texas. I describe my art as “eco-sensual,” focusing on the sensuality of nature and the intimacy of ecology. I am fascinated with what is happening in the unseen places, both the underground and the subconscious. Much of my current work features stark dualities, and I enjoy playing with a blade of contrast to cut into nuanced topics and help us understand more about our vast interrelationships and complex connections.
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2024
Role Call, TheGalleryATX, Austin, TX + Mujer Manifesto, Vol. 4
Realms of Fungi, ArtUsCo, Austin, TX
Interiority, Culturally Arts Collective, Austin, TX
Suboart Magazine, Issue #16 January 2024, International
2023
Everybody, Everybody, Clamp Light Studios, San Antonio, TX
Public Eye SOAR, Gulf Coast State College, Panama City, FL
2020 and Beyond, BRICK, San Antonio, TX
Web of Synthesis, OmniHum Gallery, Taos, NM
Iridescent, CreativeEye, San Antonio, TX
Sojourn, Envision Arts, Denton, TX
Mythical, Envision Arts, Denton, TX
2022
Mush Love, Radical Mycology Convergence, Mulino, OR
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Biography
Chloe is a naturalist and emerging, self-guided watercolor and floral collage artist based in San Antonio, TX with a deep interest in the sensuality of nature and intimate ecological relationships. Her literary academic background, scientific interests, and natural curiosity are reflected in the mythic and narrative style of her work, which aims to foster a sense of interconnection and entanglement required for radical, collective, environmental justice. Her work spans exhibiting, writing, collaborating, and teaching.
Artist Statement
Watercolor is co-creative. No matter an artist’s years of mastery, the artist still works in concert with and at the behest of the water, making perfection and replication an inherent impossibility. The relationship is power-with instead of power-over. As Western society grapples with increased climate catastrophe in dissociative and hyper-individualistic ways, the field of ecology offers scientific and philosophical power-with solutions and an essential perspective shift towards interdependence and imperfect progress. Art bridges the gap between science and embodied awareness.
I aim to show how humanity is a co-creative and essential member of the democracy of species, with the hope that a plural identity shared with our ecologies will embolden us to greater action in preserving ecosystems, indigenous knowledge, systems of mutuality, and sheer pleasure in the sensuality of existing. I meld multi-narrative elements from mythology, ethnobotany, mycology, theology, and psychedelia into vibrant, detailed scenes that celebrate the vitality of decay.
Co-Create With Me
In addition to my own imaginative works that I create, exhibit, and sell, I also offer custom services:
- Original watercolor commissions for personal collections.
- Custom artwork and commercial art licensing for brands, musicians, authors, and more.
- Custom print sizes, embellished prints, and framed prints.
- Art donations to auctions and fundraising endeavors that promote ecological education, conservation, and biodiversity restoration.
Use the contact form below and I will return your correspondence at my earliest convenience.
