Jacob Lovett (b. 1995) is an American artist best known for his contemporary Western oil paintings. Born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, Lovett grew up surrounded by the Western lifestyle — always at arm’s length, close enough to observe but never fully immersed. It wasn’t until later in life that he came to recognize how profoundly this world had shaped his perspective and, ultimately, his artistic practice. In 2018, he picked up a paintbrush for the first time, initiating a creative journey that would evolve into a distinctive visual language — one in which the American West remains both subject and catalyst.

Lovett’s work serves as both personal reflection and narrative vehicle — a means of honoring and interpreting the lives, labor, and landscapes that define this evolving frontier. Over the past four years, he has deeply engaged with the region, traveling across its expanse capturing these scenes — from secluded ranches to iconic landscapes — while forging meaningful relationships with the cowboys, wranglers, and Western communities whose stories continue to shape his practice.

These firsthand experiences are embedded in his paintings, enabling him to render rugged terrain and moments of stillness with emotional clarity and narrative depth. His work extends an invitation not only to witness but to reflect — to consider one’s own relationship to time, place and purpose. Central to his visual approach is what he calls, Western Windows: a signature synthesis of classical oil painting techniques and a minimalist, contemporary aesthetic, where his compositions often resemble the experience of looking through, entering, or exiting a window — serving simultaneously as literal framing devices and metaphoric thresholds.

In a relatively short period, Lovett’s work has garnered national recognition, with features in leading publications including Southwest Art Magazine ("21 Under 31: Young Artists to Watch"), Western Art and Architecture, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, Western Art Collector, Cowgirl Magazine, and Fort Worth Magazine. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions across the United States, including the 2024 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale’s Young Guns Show in Denver, Colorado, and the 2023 C.M. Russell First Strike Friday in Great Falls, Montana.

Today, his work is held in public and private collections nationwide and beyond, and he is currently represented by Commerce Gallery in Lockhart, Texas, and The Gallery at Bowie House in Fort Worth, Texas.