Cheyney Thompson was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1975. He is a painter whose work concerns the principles of mathematical theories, complex algorithms, and economic formulas. Recent solo exhibitions include Several Bellonas, Lisson Gallery, New York (2022–23); Intervals and Displacements, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York (2022–23); and Intervals, Lisson Gallery, Beijing (2023–24). Recent group exhibitions include those at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (2015); Centre Pompidou, Paris (2016); and Hessel Museum of Art, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York (2016). Thompson lives in New York.