{"id":591,"date":"2017-12-13T08:37:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T08:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5692.temp.domains\/~reubenc2\/?page_id=591"},"modified":"2026-07-28T20:17:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:17:06","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/reubencheatem.com\/?page_id=591","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"591\" class=\"elementor elementor-591\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1582c1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1582c1f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e47264\" data-id=\"9e47264\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb5c8e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb5c8e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example1.jpg?fit=1024%2C941&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-693\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example1.jpg?w=1072&amp;ssl=1 1072w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example1.jpg?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example1.jpg?resize=1024%2C941&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example1.jpg?resize=768%2C706&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example1.jpg?resize=600%2C551&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b70feff\" data-id=\"b70feff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8fcf17a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8fcf17a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dfcad0\" data-id=\"6dfcad0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ce91c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8ce91c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reuben Cheatem was born and raised in Des\u00a0 Moines, IA. He received his B.F.A. from The University of Kansas in 2003.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a508a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87a508a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>His work is characterized by a distinct attention to detail and masterful use of color. His preferred bright palette is a reflection of his desire to let his environment influence and inform his artistic choices. His use of color reflects the vibrancy of everything from the architecture, to the local clothing and textiles, to even the food of\u00a0 his favorite places he&#8217;s lived, in New Orleans and Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. His use of stripes echoes the rhythms of New Orleans brass bands and jazz music and the waves of the Caribbean Sea, where a short walk from home would take him for daily morning meditation in admiration of the sunrise. \u00a0In the fall of 2022, Reuben was diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and spent the next year in treatment and recovery, including 3 surgeries and chemotherapy. He carries on today, healed and thriving!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f110a33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f110a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Reuben_Cheatem-CV26.pdf\">Reuben Cheatem CV 2026<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9e924dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9e924dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7b97413\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_1371\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTc5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvcmV1YmVuY2hlYXRlbS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjZcLzAxXC9JTUdfMTM3MS1zY2FsZWQuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdiOTc0MTMifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1371-scaled.jpeg?ssl=1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/IMG_1371-scaled.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_1371\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 14\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7b97413\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"example8\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjM5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvcmV1YmVuY2hlYXRlbS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9leGFtcGxlOC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2I5NzQxMyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example8.jpeg?ssl=1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example8.jpeg?fit=1024%2C908&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"example8\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 14\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7b97413\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"example3\" 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data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njk3LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvcmV1YmVuY2hlYXRlbS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9JTUdfODEwNS5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiN2I5NzQxMyJ9\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8105.jpeg?ssl=1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_8105.jpeg?fit=763%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMG_8105\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 14\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7b97413\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"example10\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjM0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvcmV1YmVuY2hlYXRlbS5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjFcLzA1XC9leGFtcGxlMTAuanBlZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjdiOTc0MTMifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example10.jpeg?ssl=1\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reubencheatem.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/example10.jpeg?fit=985%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"example10\" \/><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 14\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7b97413\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"websitespike\" 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